The kingdom portrays the story of an elite martial arts fighter named Alvey Kulina (Frank Grillo), who runs a mixed martial arts gym called Navy St. MMA. He trains fighters to compete in professional bouts while also trying to balance his own personal life, which consists of tending to his drug-addict daughter, raising two sons as a single father and generally serving as the father figure that many other men in his community lack or neglect their duties towards.
Release date:
Early 2022.
Cast and characters:
– Jonathan Tucker as Bobby Brown, an ex-Navy seal who served in Afghanistan. He is Alvey Kulina’s right-hand man and best friend since they were teenage boys. While on tour with the military, he had to kill a child soldier during battle, which he still feels guilty about because of the child’s age.
– Matt Lauria is Ryan Wheeler, a former UFC fighter who becomes involved in the underworld of mixed martial arts when he decides to train two of Jay Kulina’s fighters.
– Nick Jonas as Nate Kulina: Alvey’s oldest son and Lisa Prince’s brother who takes up his father’s cage fighting business after he kills himself to avoid going back to jail for a crime that Jay committed. He has an addiction to painkillers and recreational drugs and is often seen partying with Ryan Wheeler until they develop feelings for the same woman.
– Kiele Sanchez as Lisa Prince: Alvey’s ex-wife and mother of Jay, Nate, and Christina. She is a former nurse who becomes involved in Alvey’s MMA world when she begins dating him again after the death of her husband.
Plot details:
The kingdom is an American drama television series created by Byron Balasco. It premiered on October 11, 2014, on the Audience Network and concluded after six seasons in December 2017 with its 100th episode. The show tells the story of Alvey Kulina (Frank Grillo), a mixed martial arts fighter. He owns a Navy St. MMA training facility with Jay Kulina (Jonathan Tucker) and Nate Kulina (Nick Jonas).
What’s new in season three?
This season, there is a new female coach and a potential love interest for Jay. Christina’s character enters the kingdom as she begins dating Alvey after his wife dies of an overdose.