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Nearly three decades ago, Stephen King stumbled upon a copy of Lars von Trier's Danish miniseries\xa0The Kingdom\xa0in a dusty Colorado video store. Roughly seven years later, ABC premiered\xa0Kingdom Hospital,\xa0the author's own take on von Trier's haunted hospital. While conceived as a miniseries, King was so excited about the project \u2014 developed alongside his\xa0Storm of the Century\xa0and\xa0Rose Red\xa0collaborators \u2014 that he was ready to start work on a second season. The series premiered strong, but ratings dwindled and ABC pulled the plug just months later.\xa0\nJoin the Losers as they unpack both the 13-episode series and King's candid thoughts about the adaptation and its swift cancellation, which he detailed in a 2004 EW column. Was it ahead of its time? Are the\xa0Twin Peaks\xa0comparisons warranted? And just how much did it inspire season 2 of\xa0American Horror Story? These questions and more \u2014 including its place in the larger canon of King's work \u2014 are discussed.\nFollow us on\xa0Facebook\xa0|\xa0Twitter\xa0|\xa0Instagram\xa0|\xa0Patreon\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices