Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital
Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital
TV-14 | 03 March 2004 (USA)
SEASON & EPISODES
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  • Season 1 : 2004 | 13 Episodes

    EP1 Thy Kingdom Come Mar 03, 2004

    Artist Peter Rickman is run down by a stoned, two-time loser driving a minivan. He is admitted comatose to Kingdom Hospital, but not before encountering a frightening, ghostly figure whose mission is to use him to rid the hospital of malevolence, both human and inhuman, and to free its nine-year old mistress, Mary, from the hospital's haunted halls. When he awakens in an altered state with newfound but not necessarily welcome telepathic powers, Rickman finds he can communicate with the spirits, good and evil, man and beast, inhabiting the hospital.

    EP2 Death's Kingdom Mar 10, 2004

    Despite being forcibly discharged from the hospital by Dr. Stegman, Mrs. Druse recruits the semi-conscious, telepathic Peter to join her at a seance to identify the spirit whose cries continue to haunt the hospital's elevator shafts. Meanwhile, the man responsible for Peter's condition becomes acutely aware of a much stronger and frightening presence at Kingdom Hospital.

    EP3 Goodbye Kiss Mar 17, 2004

    After seeing a girl and finding a toy doll in the elevator shaft, Dr. Hook is convinced to help Druse stay in the hospital while she finds the source of the haunting. Meanwhile, a prisoner and his girlfriend plan out a suicide pact that goes wrong when he is saved by the Kingdom Hospital staff, in a not so common fashion. We also learn that Dr. Stegman killed a patient while in surgery at his last job in Boston, and is now being accused of messing up another surgery with a young girl. The mother now has plans to sue for malpractice. And finally, Peter Rickman is visited in his mind by the beast in his painting, and also comes in contact with Mary and Paul.

    EP4 The West Side of Midnight Mar 24, 2004

    The ex-wife of Dr. Traff dies from a heart attack in his care, while his son Elmer has a dream involving the anteater. Lenny passes onto the other side, and tries to help Druse find out more about Mary. After a night of anger and harrassment, Stegman goes off the deep end and starts trying to find out who defaced his car. Finally, while Druse finds out through Lenny that Rickman knows what's going on in the hospital, Paul starts to use Pedersen to make sure Druse doesn't find out.

    EP5 Hook's Kingdom Mar 31, 2004

    The psychic Mrs. Druse is called to assist when the trapped evil spirit of a tortured teenaged boy wreaks havoc on the staff, patients and innocent spirits inhabiting Kingdom Hospital. Meanwhile Dr. Hook forges a relationship of the mortal variety.

    EP6 The Young and The Headless Apr 08, 2004

    Using Peter Rickman's drawings as a guide, Mrs. Druse and Hook make contact with Mary and her nemesis, Paul, and begin to navigate through the trenches of Kingdom Hospital's horrifying past. Meanwhile, Dr. Traff's attempt at a love prank on sleep psychologist Dr. Lona Massingale goes terrifyingly wrong!

    EP7 Black Noise Apr 15, 2004

    Still unable to speak, Peter gets a message to Dr. Hook and Mrs. Druse that a very dark presence within Kingdom Hospital is channeling his evil through a hallucinating alcoholic and pyromaniac to harm patients, staff and their most powerful spiritual allies, Mary and Antibus. And Dr. Stegman's unethical medical practices and questionable past begin to haunt him at every turn.

    EP8 Heartless Apr 22, 2004

    An attorney in need of a heart transplant rues the day he checked into Kingdom Hospital. Meanwhile, Hook discovers authentic newspaper clippings inside Mary's doll that reveal the horrific details of the 1869 Gates Falls Mills fire that killed scores of children on the very ground where the hospital now stands.

    EP9 Butterfingers Apr 29, 2004

    When a retired major league baseball player attempts to take his own life and is admitted to Kingdom Hospital, he begins a chain reaction that opens up some horrific old wounds and reverses history for those -- living and dead -- who inhabit the hospital.

    EP10 The Passion of Reverend Jimmy Jun 24, 2004

    When the reverend of the Christ-Oly-Christ mission is sacrificed, new life resurges in and around Kingdom Hospital and the mystery behind Mary's death is revealed. Meanwhile, maintenance man Jack Handlemann delivers a very destructive blow to Stegman's ego and most prized possession.

    EP11 Seizure Day Jul 01, 2004

    When two different patients have seizures, they awaken to frightening visions of the living dead haunting Kingdom Hospital's halls, and the reverberations from Mona Klingerman's seizure brings Dr. Stegman's worst nightmares to the surface.

    EP12 Shoulda Stood in Bed Jul 08, 2004

    When Peter Rickman has yet another seizure, he witnesses the eventual fate of Kingdom Hospital and makes a tangible connection with its frightening past. When Peter awakes, his drawings help Mrs. Druse make a direct connection to Mary, and serve as the key to correcting evil deeds done by the Kingdom's forefathers. Meanwhile, Brenda and Dr. Hook finally make public Stegman's guilt in the Mona Klingerman medical malpractice incident -- and send him on a crazed and violent tear for vengeance.

    EP13 Finale Jul 15, 2004

    The future of Kingdom Hospital is changed forever when Dr. Hook and Peter are sent back to the Old Kingdom, where they find the answers to the secrets of the Gates Falls Mills fire.
    Reviews
    lisajoann

    OK so I read maybe 20+ reviews before buying the series and one in particular was accurate, the first 2 episode are soooooo bloody boring! It was the last few mins of episode two that caught my attention! Episode 3 was pretty good, I loved the the idea of everyone being possessed and singing and dancing to a song! That whole scene was pure genius! Yet here I am on episode 8 (all in one evening btw) and I am back to bored!! The story is non existent really.... It's haphazardness in the way it's put together means you can't get to know or like any of the characters!The whole thing is ridiculous and to top it all off ... Then there is the anteater....!!!!It's absolutely bloody beyond words stupid!!!!!! Anteaters don't have full on mouths or teeth that can devour you!!!! A wolf would have worked better! This show isn't scary at all, more laughable!!! American horror story got every single thing right- this show got every single thing wrong! Never been more disappointed!!The only reason it gets 3* s is Diane Ladd! She is the saving grace of a show that's terrible beyond words!!!

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    vzz4

    I just got this on DVD, have been wanting to see it again for years. It is pure genius and a masterpiece. Think Stephen King channeling Quentin Tarantino. Although, I want you to realize, that Kingdom Hospital is pure King and the previous comment is just an analogy. King has let us glimpse this genius in his writings, but he let it all loose in Kingdom Hospital. I must see for lovers of the shadows and things that go bump in the night.Well, they are saying I have to have 10 lines for a post, so I continue. To really see this genius in writing, read Hearts in Atlantis. The movie they made from Hearts was a tiny part of the book, and then it was dumbed down, very disappointing. The book was so good, I had to reread it again as soon as I finished the first read. Kingdom Hospital is King's genius on film. It does not get better than this.

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    skyfish66

    This fantastic mini-series had me hooked right form the very first episode for so many reasons, the story for one thing. wanting more after each episode. I am so glad i rented out both volumes at once on D.V.D. so I wouldn't have been left hanging for the next episode.I LOVE this show, it has sadness, serenity, horror, twists & turns, and even a little bit of dark humour which is sure to be put a different perspective on things.You will love "Kingdom Hospital" from beginning to end. You would surely be a fool to not watch this, it's a real treasure, television at it's best, kudos to the cast and crew for their outright extraordinary work on this piece, and again, without spoiling anything or giving anything away, the ending is sure to have you guessing, but in a good way, because no matter what those criticisers say, they will not hurt my respect and love of Stephen King's: "Kingdom Hospital". It is a great show with great acting, great music, and a great storyline, one for the ages. For a mini-series, this is utterly perfect, and is even better than a lot of feature films out there.WATCH KINGDOM HOSPITAL ! ! ! 9/10Adios ! Y'all

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    renyard01

    Probably one of the best video representations of Stephen King's writing style (although he did not write the original novel), "Kingdom Hospital" definitely worth the watching! Granted, this mini-series is not for everyone. If you're into short, powerful horror films that end with all the loose ends neatly tied up, this one just won't be for you. Just as in his novels, King takes his time to explore characters, situations, the macabre, and so on. Like his novels, this is a rich exploration that takes the time and patience of the viewer.What I liked the most about this series were the running motifs that tied the numerous subplots together in very subtle ways. Things like secret hand-signs, recurring phrases, and soundtrack songs like "Red Dragon Tattoo" by Fountains of Wayne. I also like the way that black humor was woven into situations in ways that seemed appropriate, and yet not overdone.I'm sure that "Kingdom Hospital" will never win any artistic awards, but the quality of this piece surpasses much of what one can expect from American television miniseries.

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