Kralj

Sotra is an expert to take a theme that could be filmed as an epic block buster and make a school recital out of it. Some very important parts of Serbian (and Balkan) history are waiting for a more capable film maker.

This TV series has a very boring storyline and the dialogue is fake and unnatural like the dialogue in any other TV series that is not interesting. Try to avoid it.

I came across the movie at first while zapping through some Serbian TV-channels. I didn't know much about the movie or the book, but since I left Yugoslavia as child in the 90s, I felt really intrigued by the plot. Went online and did a bit of research and found out about the series instead.

I watched the whole thing and really enjoyed it. I was actually sad when it ended, as I wanted to know more. :)

Yes, the production and acting aren't Netflix level, but very much watchable. I came for the history, I wanted to know, to learn a bit more of how my former state was founded. There were plenty of interesting facts and moments that I never knew about.

I believe this series is more for someone who has ties to the region or is just generally very interested in Yugoslav-history. There are no epic battles or fight scenes if that's what you are looking for.

What I didn't like is that they used actors as narrators, like the reporters (Mesecina). I really wish they used a proper narrator to fill in the gaps of the story as it unfolded, that would have been more original. Felt a bit weird to listen to the by-standing reporters explain to the viewer what the King felt in a certain situation. And perhaps adding a bit graphics to the mix, to show how the borders moved through the years for example, would have been a plus.

But all in all I liked it, and it left me wishing for more. I really wanted to see what happens until the start of WW2. How Paul led the country and what happened to Peter II.

It's like watching a bad, boring theatrical play... Dialogs are poor and artificial, the acting is unconvincing.. I doubt that the upcoming episodes will be any better. So far, every episode made me angry because I felt like I'm wasting my time :D I expected more.

So poorly directed and acted.

Since book come out i wanted to read it, then after i didn't manage to get my hands on book i saw that there is series made by book. So knowing that Draskovic book is good and that whole that story about first state of Yugoslavia must be interesting and good, i was totaly dissapointed after i watched few episodes of it. It's so boring, acting is so amateur, there is no contact between actors they r all so empty, i doubt it was idea to do it like that.

One aweful thing is when King and other Serbian actors speak on foreign language it's like robots , lilke they are reading it from "idiot", like kid in 1st grade word by word so poor.

All in all i quit after 8eps, couldnt stand it anymore,

i think book by Draskovic is only solution so far, and this great story should be given to some serious director to do a movie or a series that will be worth watching,