Stranded in the heat of a barren African desert, eleven bus-passengers shelter in the remnants of an abandoned town. As rescue grows more remote by the day and anxiety deepens, an idea emerges: why not stage a play. However the choice of King Lear only manages to plunge this disparate group of travelers into turmoil as they struggle to overcome both nature's wrath and their own morality.
Unfortunately the movie The King Is Alive is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Writing | William Shakespeare | Author |
| Production | Svend Abrahamsen | Producer |
| Production | Christopher Ball | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Kristian Levring | Director |
| Production | Peter Aalbæk Jensen | Executive Producer |
| Production | William Tyrer | Executive Producer |
| Production | Vibeke Windeløv | Producer |
| Production | Malene Blenkov | Producer |
| Production | David Linde | Executive Producer |
| Production | Patricia Kruijer | Producer |
| Production | Mali Finn | Casting |
| Production | Bruno Levy | Casting |
| Camera | Jens Schlosser | Director of Photography |
| Production | Joyce Nettles | Casting |
| Production | Moonyeenn Lee | Casting |
| Editing | Nicholas Wayman-Harris | Editor |
| Production | Kobus Botha | Line Producer |
| Writing | Anders Thomas Jensen | Writer |
| Writing | Kristian Levring | Writer |
