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Airing 22nd January on Sky Documentaries, the film is a Noble Beast and Sky Studios production in association with NBC News Studios
WEBWIRE – Friday, January 10, 2025
Sky has today announced King of the Apocalypse, a Sky Original feature documentary, directed by Dan Vernon. With unprecedented access, this timely film takes us into the heart of the American right-wing militia movement, through the perspective of Dakota Adams, the de-radicalised son of Stewart Rhodes, the founder of the Oath Keepers.
Produced by Noble Beast and Sky Studios in association with NBC News Studios, the film follows a dramatic period during which Rhodes was sentenced to 18 years in prison for his role in the January 6th attack on the US Capitol. The documentary offers unique access to Stewart Rhodes himself, as well as Dakota and his mother Tasha, who tell the story of the enigmatic leaders origins, their beliefs about his descent into paranoia and the familys escape from his control and influence.
Over the course of Rhodes imprisonment, a new generation of more radical militia leaders have continued to emerge, such as Mike Dunn of the Boogaloo Bois, who believes that January 6th was a dress rehearsal for the realcivil war thatscoming. As Dakota claws his way out from extremism, Mike Dunn is drawn in deeper.
Through the narrative of one family, torn apart by extremism, King of the Apocalypse tells the bigger story of how militia groups are threatening democracy in the US, providing essential insights into where the country could be heading next.
King of the Apocalypse is a Noble Beast and Sky Studios production in association with NBC News Studios. The documentary was financed by Sky and MSNBC Films. It was commissioned by Hayley Reynolds, Acting Director of Documentaries and Factual at Sky, for Cecile Frot-Coutaz, CEO of Sky Studios & Chief Content Officer for Sky Documentaries and by Amanda Spain for MSNBC Films. The Commissioning Editor for Sky is Bruce Fletcher. The Executive Producers are Vesna Cudic for Sky Studios, Molly OBrien for NBC News Studios and Mike Giglio. The film is produced by Ted Bourne for Noble Beast.
King of the Apocalypse airs 22nd January on Sky Documentaries and NOW.
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Sky Studios is the home of Sky Original Drama, Comedy and Documentaries.
We develop, commission and produce unmissable programming for Skys customers across Europe.
Our teams partner with the best indies and talent globally, to drive creative excellence and tell original stories that are loved by audiences the world over.
Our Sky Originals include Emmy-nominated hit, Gangs of London, BAFTA-winning comedy, Brassic, Mary & George, starring Julianne Moore, The Day of the Jackal, with Eddie Redmayne and Lashana Lynch, Mussolini: Son of the Century, directed by Joe Wright, Small Town, Big Story, created by Chris ODowd and Lockerbie: A Search for Truth starring Colin Firth and Catherine McCormack.
We also operate Sky Studios Elstree, the UKs newest film and TV studio with 12 sound stages, representing a significant investment in the UK and European creative economy.
Alongside Sky Original Comedy and Drama, Sky Studios is home to some of the most successful factual production companies including Blast! Films, True North and Love Productions.
In 2022, Sky Studios ramped up the original content drive by launching an in-house factual unit with capability to develop, produce, co-produce, fully finance and distribute films and series through the partnership with NBCUniversal Global Distribution. In 2024 they unveiled their first feature doc Klitschko: More than a Fight, directed by Kevin MacDonald, as the Opening Film of Sheffield Doc/Fest 2024.
Noble Beast
Noble Beast is a premium non-fiction production company founded by producer Ted Bourne in 2021, specializing in compelling, access-driven film and TV projects that capture the dramatic complexity of human experience. In addition to “King of the Apocalypse” Noble Beast produced the verit, quick-turn political docuseries Power Trip for Hulu and is currently producing a feature documentary that seeks out the origins of Americas scorched-earth gun debate in a small rust-belt city in Indiana.
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