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Knightfall

Knightfall

2017–2019Ended2 seasons18 episodes~60 min/epTV-14Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all shows

Go deep into the clandestine world of the legendary brotherhood of warrior monks known as The Knights Templar.

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Where can I watch Knightfall?

As of October 24, 2026, MovieCove lists Knightfall streaming on Tubi (free) and to rent or buy on Apple TV and Prime Video.

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Highlights

What stands out about Knightfall?

Knightfall earns 2 badges, led by Bittersweet and Preferred by Under-30s.

  • Reception
  • Craft and mood

Reception

Is Knightfall worth watching?

Knightfall's Midcredits score is the 45th percentile of all shows, from 24K ratings across 2 sources. 70% liked it (rated it 7 or higher out of 10).

Midcredits score

How well it was received

45th percentile

Better received than 45% of shows

37th percentile among Action43rd percentile among 2010s
Acclaim (how much people like it)41st
Approval (how many liked it)50th

Acclaim

Mixed: Rating-distribution shape vs the catalog

How much people like it

69 /100

41st percentile of all shows

35th percentile among Action40th percentile among 2010s

Rating distribution

A broad spread centered near 7.2 — solid but not unanimous.

Approval

How many liked it

70% liked it

50th percentile of all shows

38th percentile among Action48th percentile among 2010s
70% rated it 7–1030% rated it 1–6

Reach

How many have seen it

91st percentile

23K ratings across platforms

70th percentile among Action91st percentile among 2010s
TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Up 33% in 30 days

What reviewers say

Common ground

Both sides agree the show is historically inaccurate yet attempts visual authenticity, and that entertainment value splits the difference.

Fans praised

  • diverting medieval yarn with epic battle moments
  • season 2 tightens focus on Templar trials and drama
  • entertaining mix of grail legend and court intrigue

Detractors panned

  • writing derails plot logic and character choices
  • first season opens on a clunky, low-budget note
  • historical liberties undercut the Templar premise

What stands out

Acting72

solid cast, some forced early performances

Atmosphere72

immersive medieval world-building

Effects and spectacle65

battles and action, mixed CGI in early episodes

Characters62

grounded arcs, but motivation varies

Pacing62

season 2 tightens, first season drags

Plot and story58

grail hunt/court schemes, inconsistent logic

Originality52

derivative of other historical dramas

Dialogue48

stiff and forgettable at times

Preferred by

Under-30s vs over-30s

Preferred by Under-30s

Under-30s scored it 10 points higher than over-30s.

No notable difference between the other groups: each pair ranks it within 10 percentile points.

  • Women vs men 4 points apart
  • Critics vs users 9 points apart
  • US vs non-US 5 points apart

Episodes

2 seasons

Season 2 · 2019 · 8 episodes · 8.0 average across 5 rated episodes

  • S2E1

    God's Executioners

    Jul 4, 201946 min
  • S2E2

    The Devil Inside

    Jul 4, 201945 minTMDB rating 7.9
  • S2E3

    Faith

    Jul 4, 201945 minTMDB rating 7.7
  • S2E4

    Equal Before God

    Jul 4, 201946 min
  • S2E5

    Road To Chartres

    Jul 4, 201946 min
  • S2E6

    Blood Drenched Stone

    Jul 4, 201945 minTMDB rating 8.0
  • S2E7

    Death Awaits

    Jul 4, 201945 minTMDB rating 8.2
  • S2E8

    While I Breathe, I Trust the Cross

    Jul 4, 201943 minTMDB rating 8.2Finale

Watch experience

What is Knightfall like to watch?

Conclusions only — categories and positions, no plot detail.

Earnest, serious and charged — an even-paced watch that leaves you bittersweet.

ToneFeelDemandexact position · filled zone: the category

What it asks of you

What it feels like

Moods
TenseDreadContemplative
Heaviest: middle
Register
Melodramatic · 9% of shows: Heightened emotion, played large.Solemn: Grave and dignified; treats its subject with weight and respect.Adventurous · 15% of shows
Told as
Three-act: Setup, confrontation, resolution — the default Hollywood shape.SerializedOne continuous story
ToneThe series treats its historical-mythological material with earnest melodrama, playing the drama straight without irony.
The rideThe series maintains tension and dread as the political and religious pressure builds through the middle seasons, with contemplative moments on faith and duty.
StructureThe story unfolds in a straightforward chronological narrative across two seasons, following the Templars' rise and fall in linear order.
Episode formatThe show is serialized, with each episode advancing a continuous narrative of the Templars' conflict and downfall.
Season formatBoth seasons continue the same central story and cast, depicting the ongoing persecution of the Knights Templar.

How it leaves you

what you carry away
BittersweetHaunting · 9% of shows
Why it leaves you this wayThe series ends with the downfall of the Templars, leaving a bittersweet and somber reflection on loyalty and fate.
How it ends · evidence
Tragic ending

Story archetype

where it sits among all shows
Monster — 18% of shows. A threat menaces the hero's world and must be defeated.Rags — 3% of shows. A rise from lowliness to fortune, status, or recognition.Quest — 6% of shows. A journey toward a defined objective, with companions and obstacles.Voyage — 2% of shows. Into a strange world and back again, changed.Comedy — 12% of shows. Confusion and cross-purposes resolved into harmony.Tragedy — 4% of shows. A flaw or fixation drives the protagonist to ruin.Rebirth — 7% of shows. A stalled or darkened life reopened and renewed.Mystery — 8% of shows. A question drives the story — who did it, what happened, what is real — until it is answered.No archetype — 40% of showsPredator — 7% of shows. A creature or killer hunts the protagonists (Jaws, Alien).Tyrant — 3% of shows. A human villain holds power over the hero's world (Die Hard).Invasion — 2% of shows. An external force attacks the home or world (Independence Day).Oppressive state — 3% of shows. A government, its agencies or a secret faction inside them is the monster (V for Vendetta).Corporate villainy — 1% of shows. A company or its bosses are the monster (Erin Brockovich).Institutional injustice — 1% of shows. A court, prison, police force, school or church is itself the enemy (Spotlight).Class system — under 1% of shows. The gap between rich and poor, or a rigid hierarchy, is the monster (Parasite).Technology turns — under 1% of shows. Technology people rely on becomes the threat (The Terminator).Inner demon — 1% of shows. The monster is within — addiction, illness, a dark double.Underdog triumph — 2% of shows. Rise through competition or contest (Rocky).Social ascent — 1% of shows. A climb in class or status (Pretty Woman).Fame and fortune — under 1% of shows. An artistic or showbiz rise (A Star Is Born).Rise and fall — under 1% of shows. Wealth or power gained, self lost (Scarface).Hidden worth revealed — under 1% of shows. The protagonist's true value finally recognized.Treasure hunt — 1% of shows. Retrieve an object of value (Raiders of the Lost Ark).Rescue — 2% of shows. Retrieve or save a person (Saving Private Ryan).Mission — 4% of shows. Accomplish or destroy a defined objective (Mission: Impossible).Journey home — under 1% of shows. The goal is getting back (Finding Nemo).Pilgrimage — under 1% of shows. The journey itself transforms; the destination is symbolic.Portal fantasy — under 1% of shows. Transported into another world (The Wizard of Oz).Fish out of water — 1% of shows. Displaced into an unfamiliar social world (Elf).Survival ordeal — under 1% of shows. Trapped in a hostile environment, fighting back (Cast Away).Time displacement — under 1% of shows. Unstuck in time (Back to the Future).Descent — under 1% of shows. A night-journey into an underworld or subculture (After Hours).Romantic comedy — 2% of shows. Lovers kept apart by confusion, united at last.Comedy of errors — 3% of shows. Mistaken identity or misunderstanding drives the plot.Farce — 2% of shows. Escalating absurd chaos and coincidence (The Hangover).Buddy comedy — 1% of shows. A mismatched pair forced together (Rush Hour).Comedy of manners — 2% of shows. Social codes and class satirized (Clueless).Hubris — 1% of shows. Pride or ambition invites the fall (There Will Be Blood).Obsession — under 1% of shows. A fixation consumes the protagonist (Black Swan).Corruption arc — 1% of shows. Step-by-step moral decay (The Godfather).Doomed love — 1% of shows. Love destroyed by circumstance (Brokeback Mountain).Crushed by fate — 1% of shows. Destroyed by forces beyond the protagonist's control.Redemption — 1% of shows. Moral reawakening of a hardened soul (A Christmas Carol).Healing — 3% of shows. Recovery from grief or trauma (Good Will Hunting).Liberation — 2% of shows. Breaking free of a confining life (Room).Second chance — 1% of shows. A stagnant life re-opened to love or purpose (Groundhog Day).Puzzle — 1% of shows. A clue-by-clue puzzle you can try to solve before the reveal (Knives Out, Clue).Investigation — 6% of shows. A long pursuit of the truth that may never be fully solved (Zodiac, Memories of Murder).Enigma — 1% of shows. The mystery is what is real, or what is actually happening (Mulholland Drive).Tragedy
Every story archetype, clockwise from the top
  • Monster 18%: Predator 7% · Tyrant 3% · Invasion 2% · Oppressive state 3% · Corporate villainy 1% · Institutional injustice 1% · Class system under 1% · Technology turns under 1% · Inner demon 1%
  • Rags 3%: Underdog triumph 2% · Social ascent 1% · Fame and fortune under 1% · Rise and fall under 1% · Hidden worth revealed under 1%
  • Quest 6%: Treasure hunt 1% · Rescue 2% · Mission 4% · Journey home under 1% · Pilgrimage under 1%
  • Voyage 2%: Portal fantasy under 1% · Fish out of water 1% · Survival ordeal under 1% · Time displacement under 1% · Descent under 1%
  • Comedy 12%: Romantic comedy 2% · Comedy of errors 3% · Farce 2% · Buddy comedy 1% · Comedy of manners 2%
  • Tragedy 4% (this title): Hubris 1% · Obsession under 1% · Corruption arc 1% · Doomed love 1% · Crushed by fate 1% (this title)
  • Rebirth 7%: Redemption 1% · Healing 3% · Liberation 2% · Second chance 1%
  • Mystery 8%: Puzzle 1% · Investigation 6% · Enigma 1%
  • No archetype 40%

Tragedy: A flaw or fixation drives the protagonist to ruin. · Crushed by fate: Destroyed by forces beyond the protagonist's control.

4% of shows fit this archetype

A loose fit — the map only half-holds this one.

Why this archetypeThe series follows the Knights Templar in their final years, with their doomed struggle against the French throne and a quest for the Holy Grail, ultimately ending in their tragic destruction.

What it's about

7 groups · 53 themes
Bonds — 31% of showsSelf — 27% of showsPower — 7% of showsMorality — 11% of showsSurvival — 9% of showsSociety — 10% of showsIdeas — 5% of showsRomantic love — 10% of showsMarriage — 2% of showsFamily bonds — 22% of showsParenthood — 1% of showsFriendship — 18% of showsLoyalty — 7% of showsIdentity — 20% of showsComing of age — 9% of showsAging — under 1% of showsSelf-worth — 7% of showsAmbition — 14% of showsPurpose — 16% of showsMemory — 3% of showsObsession — 2% of shows. A fixation consumes the protagonist (Black Swan).Power — 5% of showsCorruption — 3% of showsGreed — 2% of showsClass — 4% of showsOppression — 2% of showsFreedom — 4% of showsJustice — 14% of showsDuty — 2% of showsRevenge — 1% of showsGuilt — 1% of showsRedemption — 3% of shows. Moral reawakening of a hardened soul (A Christmas Carol).Forgiveness — under 1% of showsSacrifice — 2% of showsBetrayal — 3% of showsDeception — 6% of showsSurvival — 12% of showsWar — 1% of showsViolence — 2% of showsMortality — 2% of showsGrief — 4% of showsTrauma — 5% of showsMental illness — under 1% of showsAddiction — under 1% of showsIllness and disability — under 1% of showsCommunity — 25% of shows. Consequences reach a town, institution or group.Isolation — 3% of showsPrejudice — 2% of showsDisplacement — 1% of showsFaith — 1% of showsTradition vs change — 3% of showsFame — 5% of showsLegacy — 3% of showsFate — 1% of showsFree will — under 1% of showsTruth — 6% of showsHope — 4% of showsNature — 3% of showsArt — 2% of showsTechnology — 1% of showsSelf
Every theme, clockwise from the top
  • Bonds 31%: Romantic love 10% · Marriage 2% · Family bonds 22% · Parenthood 1% · Friendship 18% · Loyalty 7% (this title)
  • Self 27%: Identity 20% · Coming of age 9% · Aging under 1% · Self-worth 7% · Ambition 14% · Purpose 16% · Memory 3% · Obsession 2%
  • Power 7% (this title): Power 5% · Corruption 3% · Greed 2% · Class 4% · Oppression 2% (this title) · Freedom 4%
  • Morality 11%: Justice 14% · Duty 2% · Revenge 1% · Guilt 1% · Redemption 3% · Forgiveness under 1% · Sacrifice 2% · Betrayal 3% · Deception 6%
  • Survival 9%: Survival 12% · War 1% · Violence 2% · Mortality 2% · Grief 4% · Trauma 5% · Mental illness under 1% · Addiction under 1% · Illness and disability under 1%
  • Society 10%: Community 25% · Isolation 3% · Prejudice 2% · Displacement 1% · Faith 1% (this title) · Tradition vs change 3% · Fame 5% · Legacy 3%
  • Ideas 5%: Fate 1% · Free will under 1% · Truth 6% · Hope 4% · Nature 3% · Art 2% · Technology 1%

Power

Oppression · 2% of showsLoyalty · 7% of showsFaith · 1% of shows
Mourns its theme: Grieves its theme, or what has been lost of it.Societal stakes: Consequences reach a whole social order.Dual lead
How it treats its themeThe series explores how a powerful religious-military order is systematically oppressed and destroyed by political and ecclesiastical powers, testing the loyalty of its members.
StanceThe series mourns the fall of the Knights Templar, presenting their destruction as a tragic loss to the oppressive forces of Church and Crown.

The world

MedievalInstitutionalRealistic
Orchestral classicalSupportive music · original score
Setting14th-century France, the crumbling of the Knights Templar

Content guide

Is Knightfall okay for kids?

TV-14

Knightfall is rated TV-14. As of August 29, 2026, Midcredits content scores put its violence at intense (70/100), sexual content at moderate (47/100), language at moderate (36/100), drug and alcohol content at mild (29/100) and frightening material at moderate (46/100). Overall it is heavier than 59% of TV-14 shows.

Ratings in 23 other countries
  • UK18
  • AustraliaMA 15+
  • Germany16
  • Ireland18
  • New Zealand16
  • South Korea19
  • Brazil16
  • ArgentinaSAM 16
  • Austria16
  • Denmark15
  • FinlandK16
  • Greece16
  • Hungary16
  • Netherlands16
  • Norway15
  • Poland16
  • Portugal16
  • SingaporeNC16
  • Spain16
  • SwedenFrån 15 år
  • Taiwan15+
  • THน 15+
  • Türkiye18+
Overall
Moderate · all five categories
Heavier than 46% of all showsHeavier than 59% of TV-14 shows
Violence & Gore
Intense · audience split: No severity level holds a majority of voters
heavy for a TV-14 show
heavier than 81%
Sex & Nudity
Moderate · audience split: No severity level holds a majority of voters
typical for a TV-14 show
heavier than 72%
Profanity
Moderate
typical for a TV-14 show
heavier than 38%
Alcohol & Drugs
Mild
typical for a TV-14 show
heavier than 26%
Frightening / Intense
Moderate
typical for a TV-14 show
heavier than 47%

Point along a line to see a well-known title at that level.

The reason to think twice is violence. Everything else sits at or below what TV-14 shows usually carry.

Source: Midcredits content scores, 0 (none) to 100 (severe) per category, with each standing ranked against other shows that have them.

What content warnings does Knightfall have?

Not screened for content warnings yet.

Cast and crew

Who is in Knightfall?

Cast

Tom Cullen
as Landry
Career best: Their highest-reaching show role by billing, audience size and rating.
Pádraic Delaney
as Gawain
Career best: Their highest-reaching show role by billing, audience size and rating.
Simon Merrells
as Tancrede
Julian Ovenden
as William De Nogaret
Ed Stoppard
as King Philip
Nasser Memarzia
as Draper
Career best: Their highest-reaching show role by billing, audience size and rating.
Jim High
as Ulric
Newcomer: A standing when this show came out that sits in the bottom quarter of working actors today.
Jim Carter
as Pope Boniface VIII
Veteran: 15 or more years in, with as much work as the typical long-career actor.
Olivia Ross
as Queen Joan
Career best: Their highest-reaching show role by billing, audience size and rating.
Sabrina Bartlett
as Princess Isabella
Newcomer: A standing when this show came out that sits in the bottom quarter of working actors today.

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