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Ren Faire

Ren Faire

Only one can wear the crown.

20246.81 Season3 EpisodesEnded

Overview

When the ailing king of America's largest renaissance festival declares his retirement, an epic power struggle ensues between an actor, a former elephant trainer, and a kettle-corn kingpin to claim his throne.

Created by Nancy Abraham
Produced by Nicholas Nazmi, Karen Bernstein, Dani Sloane
NetworksHBO

Top Cast

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Jeffrey Baldwin

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D

Darla Smith

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G

George Coulam

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Louie Migliaccio

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Themes & Keywords

texaskingmedievalsuccessionrenaissancerenaissance fairfictional kingdompseudo-documentarylarppowerfantasy

About Ren Faire

Ren Faire is a documentary, sci-fi & fantasy series that first aired in 2024 exploring themes of texas, king, medieval, succession, renaissance, renaissance fair. Created by Nancy Abraham, it stars Jeffrey Baldwin, Darla Smith, George Coulam. When the ailing king of America's largest renaissance festival declares his retirement, an epic power struggle ensues between an actor, a former elephant trainer, and a kettle-corn kingpin to claim his throne.

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