HBO's 'Ren Faire' docuseries has been compared to 'Succession.' So who is the new King?
Warning: This article contains spoilers for the HBO docuseries “Ren Faire.”
Warning: This article contains spoilers for the HBO docuseries “Ren Faire.”
At the Texas Renaissance Festival, there can only be one king.
And George Coulam, known to the thousands of the faire’s attendees as King George, is keeping his crown.
The 86-year-old festival leader was the subject of “Ren Faire,” an HBO docuseries that aired its final two episodes on Sunday. The three-part drama, which follows Coulam as he considers picking a successor to run his fantastical festival, became a surprise hit with viewers online after its debut last week.
The annual festival takes place in Todd Mission, Texas, over eight weekends from November to January. It bills itself as the nation's largest Renaissance event, with its village filled with themed performances, foods and more. The series filmed from the start of the 2021 season through the end of the 2023 season, or about 100 days according to IndieWire.
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