Series synopsis
King of the Road is an American reality television series that premiered on Viceland on April 28, 2016. It ended on September 18, 2018. It stars Aaron Homoki, Mike Davis, Ben Raybourn and Blake Carpenter.
King of the Road is an institution in skateboarding. Started by Thrasher magazine in 2003, it's a demented, roving adventure that follows various skate teams across the country as they compete to accomplish a set list of tasks, some of which carry great risk of bodily harm, and others that don't involve skateboarding at all (but still might carry great risk of bodily harm).
Premise
King of the Road is an institution in skateboarding. Started by Thrasher magazine in 2003, it's a demented, roving adventure that follows various skate teams across the country as they compete to accomplish a set list of tasks, some of which carry great risk of bodily harm, and others that don't involve skateboarding at all (but still might carry great risk of bodily harm).
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Aaron Homoki as Aaron Homoki
- Mike Davis as Mike Davis
- Ben Raybourn as Ben Raybourn
- Blake Carpenter as Blake Carpenter
- Billy Marks as Billy Marks
- Daniel Lutheran as Daniel Lutheran
- Axel Cruysberghs as Axel Cruysberghs
- Raven Tershy as Raven Tershy
Supporting cast
- Elijah Berle as Elijah Berle
- Stevie Perez as Stevie Perez
- Clint Walker as Clint Walker
- Johnny Jones as Johnny Jones
- Clive Dixon as Clive Dixon
- Collin Provost as Collin Provost
- Justin Eldridge as Justin Eldridge
Episodes
This series spans 8 seasons with 101 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 11 | February 16, 2003 | August 26, 2014 |
| Season 1 | 12 | April 28, 2016 | July 14, 2016 |
| Season 2 | 11 | June 8, 2017 | August 17, 2017 |
| Season 3 | 11 | July 10, 2018 | September 18, 2018 |
| Season 2010 | 12 | January 8, 2011 | February 23, 2011 |
| Season 2012 | 17 | January 29, 2013 | March 14, 2013 |
| Season 2013 | 16 | January 6, 2014 | January 27, 2014 |
| Season 2016 | 11 | May 3, 2016 | July 14, 2016 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
King of the Road 2003 Four teams, each with five hand-picked skateboarders, one photographer, one filmer and one team manager, with two weeksto make their way across America skating, filming, competing and earning points by performing tricks in "the book," completing challenges in certain cities, doing other wacky challenges (like skating naked), picking up their "mystery guest" and battling it out with their film and video footage to do the highest, longest and gnarliest trick! |
February 16, 2003 |
| 2 |
King of the Road 2004 If you thought last year's DVD was Gnarly, just wait until you see this DVD. Four teams, each with five hand-picked skateboarders, one photographer, one filmer and one team manager, with two weeks to make their way across America skating, filming, competing and earning points by performing tricks in "the book," completing challenges in certain cities, doing other wacky challenges (like skating naked), picking up their "mystery guest" and battling it out with their film and video footage to do the highest, longest and gnarliest trick! |
February 16, 2004 |
| 3 |
King of the Road 2005 Reigning champs TEAM ZERO return to make history and defend their 2004 KOTR title from the superpowers of FLIP, HABITAT and ELEMENT. Four killer teams have two weeks to make their way across America skating, filming, competing and earning points by performing tricks in "the book," completing challenges in certain cities, doing other wacky challenges (like skating naked), picking up their "mystery guest" and battling it out with their film and video footage to do the highest, longest and gnarliest trick! |
February 19, 2005 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Highway to Hell: 10 Years on the Road Catch up with the survivors as they recount the hard-won victories, epic embarrassments and pants-wettingly absurd scenarios that make this skate contest like no other. |
April 28, 2016 |
| 2 |
Let the Madness Begin The teams arrive in Seattle for some bizarre head-to-head action at the Marginal Way park. The scavenger hunt books are handed out and they start on the oddball challenges. |
May 5, 2016 |
| 3 |
Shirtless in Seattle The teams get their first city challenges leading to a handrail showdown. Mike Davis handles the make-outs, which goes great until he accidentally locks lips with a certain woman. |
May 12, 2016 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Quickest Piss in the West! The games begin in Albuquerque, starting with a heinous ramp malfunction and ending with an even more horrific pee-drinking challenge. The teams get The Book and hit the streets. |
June 8, 2017 |
| 2 |
Is This Safe? Enjoi goes without water in their "Breaking Rad" suits while Creature builds the world's longest beer bong. Dan Lu's challenges for Deathwish prove more difficult than expected. |
June 15, 2017 |
| 3 |
Handcuffed in Hell Paso Friendships are strained as two guys on each team must remain handcuffed together for 24 hours. Creature shoots guns, and Lizard and Foy fight over taking a shower. |
June 22, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Get the Goddamn Pig's Feet The race starts in Reno with a relay. Evan crushes while Glick gets stage fright. The Books are handed out and Foundation ends the night with a tender moment at a wedding chapel. |
July 10, 2018 |
| 2 |
Death by Pizza Foundation can only eat pizza, which Nick promptly forgets. Element hits insane terrain with Cardiel while Real revisits the 90s and gigantic pants with Mike Carroll and Chico. |
July 17, 2018 |
| 3 |
Chained Up And Tripped Out While Evan gets trippy, Sinclair starts pranking Nick. Jack suffers a double sacking while triple handcuffs end in a bizarre shaving cream party for Foundation. |
July 24, 2018 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 In the premier King of the Road episode, Phelper breaks down the mechanics of the ultimate, scavenger hunt, road trip adventure and introduces it's foolhardy contestants. |
January 8, 2011 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 In their first episode, we find the Nike SB team in Salt Lake City with Lizard King and... Corey Duffel? |
January 15, 2011 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 The Wizard of Hiawatha casts an evil spell on the Converse team in Minneapolis, lifted only by the smooth 'crete of the Denver park. |
January 19, 2011 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Webisode 1 It's here. The gnarliest, funniest, best KOTR yet. We start off with Antihero in Portland. Gerwer, Pfanner, Roy, Trujillo, Allen, Hewitt, Russo, and Cardiel. If you didn't get the DVD free with the February mag we weren't going to leave you behind. Here we go... |
January 29, 2013 |
| 2 |
Webisode 2 It would be pointless to rank which KOTR team had the most fun, but let's just say the Creature footage speaks for itself. Here's Gravette, Reyes, Partanen, Hitz, Conover, Bingaman, and Navarrette in ALBQ. |
January 31, 2013 |
| 3 |
Webisode 3 Toy Machine starts off in Colorado. The wild cards on their team are New Jacks Dan Lu, Carpenter, and Leabres, but they're in good hands with all-terrain ripper Provost and the fearless Leo Romero. |
February 4, 2013 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 After a rad intro section, Enjoi starts things off with a bunch of manual and transition tricks, they find a mom who can kickflip, and Jimmy Carlin shows he's gonna have the most fun of all. |
January 6, 2014 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Chocolate starts off with an unreal bank-to-wall session, Stevie Perez gets 10 tricks on one handrail, Vincent Alvarez makes everything look good, and Raven gets a wild barefoot boneless. |
January 7, 2014 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Real is in this to win and the guys find a stripper who skates, Brock gets inked, Brockel does a huge bar snap, and Jake Ruiz grinds one of the gnarliest 50-50s in KOTR history. |
January 8, 2014 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Let the Madness Begin The teams arrive in Seattle for some bizarre head-to-head action at Marginal Way park. The scavenger hunt books are handed out and they start on the oddball challenges. |
May 5, 2016 |
| 2 |
Shirtless In Seattle The teams get their first city challenges leading to a handrail showdown. Mike Davis handles the make-outs, which goes great until he accidentally locks lips with a certain woman. |
May 12, 2016 |
| 3 |
Sabotage Is Part Of The Game Birdhouse attempts sabotage while everyone heads to their next city. |
May 19, 2016 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Viceland |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 28, 2016 |
| Last aired | September 18, 2018 |
| Status | canceled |
| Schedule | Tuesday at 21:00:00 |