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Dirty cops, family ties, and the lies that bind—Canadian crime TV finally grew a backbone.
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Would Be Kings (2008)

gritty cousin dramaslow-burn corruptioncop show with teeth

Latest Episode

120 min

Season 1 • Episode 2

Latest

Episode 2

Jan 28, 2008

Overview

Drama

Would Be Kings is a Canadian 4-hour television mini-series directed by David Wellington which aired on CTV on January 27 and January 28, 2008. It stars Currie Graham and Ben Bass as two cousins and best friends working in a corrupted drug-squad .

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Content warning
policedirty copminiseries
moral compromiseloyalty vs. legalityinstitutional rotblood ties

Standout Aspects

Acting

Graham and Bass sell the cousin chemistry hard

Writing

Tight 4-hour arc, no filler episodes

Best for:Solo: Late-night spiral into moral gray zones·Binge: Both episodes back-to-back, no escape
Heads up:Violence: Police brutality and drug-related shootings·Drug Use: Copied corruption, addiction subplots
First AiredJan 27, 2008
StatusEnded

Vibe

Paceslow
Intensitymedium
Tonedark
Feelheavy
Seasons1·Episodes2
CTV

Top Cast

Natasha Henstridge

Natasha Henstridge

Ben Bass

Ben Bass

Jamie Collins

Currie Graham

Currie Graham

Patrick Lehane

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Cultural

One of the few Canadian crime mini-series to take on police corruption this directly, predating the global prestige cop wave by years.

Trivia

David Wellington also directed episodes of Orphan Black and Saving Hope—this was his darkest swing.

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