Diego Peretti
Emilio Vázquez Pena
Overview
After his running mate's murder, a controversial televangelist becomes Argentina's presidential candidate. But nothing about him is as holy as he seems.
Seasons
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 2 seasons
- Episodes
- 14 episodes
- First aired
- Aug 13, 2021
Cast
Reviews
3 min readThe Televangelist’s Two Faces
I’ve always been drawn to stories about men who build empires on faith—only to discover that faith is just another kind of currency. The Kingdom (2021–2023) is one of those stories, and it arrives at a moment when the line between spiritual authority and political power has never felt thinner. The series follows Pastor Emilio Vázquez (Diego Peretti), a televangelist whose running mate is murdered just as their presidential campaign gains momentum. What follows isn’t just a whodunit; it’s a slow unraveling of a man who may have been playing a role his entire life.
The premise alone is enough to raise eyebrows. Argentina, like much of Latin America, has a complicated relationship with religion and politics, where the church’s influence often bleeds into the state’s. The Kingdom doesn’t just exploit that tension—it weaponizes it. Vázquez isn’t a caricature of a corrupt preacher; he’s a man whose public persona is so meticulously crafted that even he might not recognize the cracks in it.
That’s the series’ most unsettling trick: it makes you root for him, or at least understand why others do, even as the evidence mounts against him.
What’s striking about The Kingdom is how it refuses to let its protagonist off the hook. There’s no last-minute redemption arc, no sudden confession that cleanses his sins. Instead, the series lingers in the moral gray, where every choice feels like a compromise and every revelation only deepens the mystery.
Buzz & Rumors
Public reportsDiego Peretti’s The Kingdom (2021): What We Know So Far
Argentine actor Diego Peretti stars in The Kingdom (2021), a series that has flown under the radar despite its intriguing premise. While details about the show’s production and reception remain scarce, latestnetflix.com maintains, here’s what the limited evidence reveals—and where the gaps lie.
The Basics: A Low-Profile Series
The Kingdom (2021) is listed on The Movie Database (TMDB) as a TV series, but beyond Peretti’s involvement, concrete details are hard to come by. The show doesn’t appear in major review aggregators like Rotten Tomatoes under its 2021 release year, suggesting it may have had a limited or regional release 
. Unlike the high-profile 2007 film The Kingdom (starring Jamie Foxx) or the 2025 Filipino comedy of the same name, this iteration lacks the buzz of its namesakes .
Peretti, known for his roles in The Secret in Their Eyes and Netflix’s Okupas, is the only confirmed cast member in the available evidence. No director, creator, or plot synopsis is explicitly tied to the 2021 series in the retrieved snippets, leaving its genre and tone a mystery.
Why the Confusion?
The title The Kingdom is a crowded one. Search results are dominated by unrelated projects, including:
- Chuck Black’s Kingdom Series of Christian fantasy novels .
- The 2007 Jamie Foxx film .
- A 2025 Filipino comedy .
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None of these overlap with the 2021 series, making it difficult to separate fact from noise. The TMDB link (provided in the catalog) is the only definitive source for the show’s existence, but it offers little beyond Peretti’s casting.
Rumors and Unanswered Questions
With so little verified information, speculation fills the void. Here’s what remains unconfirmed:
- Release scope: Was The Kingdom (2021) a streaming exclusive, a local production, or a pilot that never took off? The lack of reviews or trailers suggests it may not have reached a wide audience.
- Plot: Is it a drama, thriller, or period piece? Peretti’s filmography leans toward crime and psychological roles, but no evidence confirms the genre here.
- Reception: Without ratings or critical coverage, it’s impossible to gauge how the series was received.
The Bottom Line
The Kingdom (2021) is a ghost in the entertainment landscape—acknowledged by TMDB but absent from mainstream discourse. Until more details emerge, it remains a curiosity for Peretti fans and a cautionary tale about how easily a project can slip through the cracks.
Entertainment rumors and trivia aggregated from public reporting. Treat speculation as unverified unless a cited source confirms it.
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