Kaamelott
Seen it?2005 | 6 seasons | 40 min | Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh and sci-fi fans. If you loved Bewitched, start here.
- The mood
- Darkly funny.
- The pace
- 6 seasons and 458 episodes: a long-haul commitment, episodes of about 40 minutes, about 305 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- A big time investment at 6 seasons.
- It's in French, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Kaamelott is a French comedy medieval fantasy television series created, directed, written, scored, and edited by Alexandre Astier, who also starred as the main character. The series, which originally ran for six seasons (referred to as 'books'), ran from January 3, 2005, to October 31, 2009, on M6. In this offbeat account of King Arthur's quest for the Grail, virtually every journey, battle or adventure is stopped dead in its tracks by the knights of the round table's most worldly traits: cowardice, greed, idiocy or misplaced chivalry. As a consequence, instead of epic adventures we are treated with the characters' pragmatic and anachronistic take on each and every event in the Grail legend, true to the purest sitcom tradition.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesSolid
8.5 out of 10
- AwardsWeak
1 win and 0 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
- Reach & staying powerSolid
Ran for 6 seasons and reached a modest audience; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 36K people sought it out in the past year
Season by season
The show overall is a Weeknight Watch. Here's how each season stacks up; Livre III is the high point.
Livre I2005 · 100 episodes · 8.5 out of 10Friday- Livre II2005 · 100 episodes · 9.8 out of 10Friday
- Livre III2006 · 100 episodes · 10.0 out of 10Friday
- Livre IV2006 · 99 episodes · 10.0 out of 10Friday
Livre V2007 · 50 episodes · 7.4 out of 10Sunday- Livre VI2009 · 9 episodes · 8.3 out of 10Friday
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Cast & crew
Created by Alexandre Astier
- Alexandre AstierRoi Arthur
- Anne GirouardGuenièvre
- Lionnel AstierLéodagan
- Joëlle SevillaSéli
- Thomas CousseauLancelot
- Franck PitiotPerceval
- Jean-Christophe HembertKaradoc
- Nicolas GabionBohort
- Alexis HénonGalessin
- Stéphane MargotCalogrenant