Netflix’s The Letter for the King Season 1 - Blu-ray Forum

JohnAV · 03-21-2020, 02:55 AM

Netflix now available

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A young knight in training contends with ancient prophecies, magical powers and fickle companions as he sets out on an epic quest to save his kingdom.

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Dutch author Tonke Dragt‘s beloved 1960s fantasy novel De brief voor de Koning, AKA The Letter for the King, has already been adapted into a movie, but now it’s heading to Netflix as a six-episode streaming series. Between this and The Witcher, Netflix is sparing no expense when it comes to feeding fantasy fans’ appetites while they wait for HBO’s Game of Thrones spin-offs. This thing looks like it cost more than Ozark, GLOW, and American Vandal put together. Check out the new trailer below.

JohnAV · 03-22-2020, 07:49 PM

I got done watching all 6 episodes. A bit of coming of age for the principle character and peers. This is a young persons adventures novel where Tiuri, a teenage squire, answers a call for help that sends him on a perilous mission across the three kingdoms to deliver a secret letter to the King.

This deviates a bit from the book from Dutch writer Tonke Dragt, first published in 1962. The next book if it is converted to film would be the The Secrets of the Wild Wood (1965) which concerns "One of the King's most trusted knights has vanished in the snow, so young Sir Tiuri and his best friend Piak must journey into the shadowy heart of the forest to find him. The Wild Wood is a place of mysteries, rumours and whispered tales. A place of lost cities, ancient curses, robbers, princesses and Men in Green."

So these comparisons to game of thrones in the long run would be very inaccurate, its a series of young peoples novels that concerns the adventures of the young knight.

Its was certainly worth streaming, just don't expect it as a LOTR or GoT clone, it is not.

03-22-2020, 07:49 PM	#2
JohnAV Blu-ray Knight Member since:Sep 2009 Location:Silicon Valley - where you never run out of toys! 4K collection:322 Blu-ray collection:964 MA collection:80 Digital collection:243 Blu-ray reviews:31 Trading Score:2	I got done watching all 6 episodes. A bit of coming of age for the principle character and peers. This is a young persons adventures novel where Tiuri, a teenage squire, answers a call for help that sends him on a perilous mission across the three kingdoms to deliver a secret letter to the King. This deviates a bit from the book from Dutch writer Tonke Dragt, first published in 1962. The next book if it is converted to film would be the The Secrets of the Wild Wood (1965) which concerns "One of the King's most trusted knights has vanished in the snow, so young Sir Tiuri and his best friend Piak must journey into the shadowy heart of the forest to find him. The Wild Wood is a place of mysteries, rumours and whispered tales. A place of lost cities, ancient curses, robbers, princesses and Men in Green." So these comparisons to game of thrones in the long run would be very inaccurate, its a series of young peoples novels that concerns the adventures of the young knight. Its was certainly worth streaming, just don't expect it as a LOTR or GoT clone, it is not.

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