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 |
| Directing | Kristian Levring | Director |
| Camera | Jens Schlosser | Director of Photography |
| Production | David Linde | Executive Producer |
| Production | William Tyrer | Executive Producer |
| Production | Mali Finn | Casting |
| Production | Moonyeenn Lee | Casting |
| Editing | Nicholas Wayman-Harris | Editor |
| Production | Peter Aalbæk Jensen | Executive Producer |
| Production | Malene Blenkov | Producer |
| Production | Kobus Botha | Line Producer |
| Production | Vibeke Windeløv | Producer |
| Production | Svend Abrahamsen | Producer |
| Production | Christopher Ball | Executive Producer |
| Production | Joyce Nettles | Casting |
| Production | Bruno Levy | Casting |
| Production | Patricia Kruijer | Producer |
| Writing | Anders Thomas Jensen | Writer |
| Writing | Kristian Levring | Writer |
