Shadow Kingdom

Crooked Media & Campside

The Vatican Bank becomes a criminal money laundering machine, and God’s Banker – the man who knew too much – is found hanging under a bridge in London.

  • 38 minutes 4 seconds
    Coal Survivor I 8. Trial

    Chip Yablonski and Tony Boyle face off, as Tony must take his day in court. He calls the prosecutor’s bluff and the fate of the union hangs in the balance.

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    6 October 2025, 7:05 am
  • 31 minutes 25 seconds
    Coal Survivor I 7. Storming the Bastille

    The election arrives and Chip’s miners force their way into the union’s headquarters. They are shocked by what they find.

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    29 September 2025, 7:05 am
  • 37 minutes 29 seconds
    Coal Survivor I 6. The Rebellion Lives On

    After the killers are arrested, Chip Yablonski must run a new election campaign against Tony. If he can take the presidency, then he can find out who ordered his father’s murder.

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    22 September 2025, 7:05 am
  • 42 minutes 19 seconds
    Coal Survivor I 5. New Year’s Eve

    Hitman Paul breaks into Jock’s house to finish the job. Then Jock’s son arrives and promises vengeance. A motley crew of 20-year olds arrives to back up the Yablonskis.

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    15 September 2025, 7:05 am
  • 39 minutes 16 seconds
    Coal Survivor I 4. A Ticking Clock

    After the election - Jock breaks a taboo and threatens Tony. Hitman Paul Gilly races to kill Jock before it’s too late.

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    8 September 2025, 7:05 am
  • 37 minutes 13 seconds
    Coal Survivor I 3. Strike with All Thy Will

    Jock recruits his family and begins a campaign to take the presidency from Tony. An unlikely hitman tries to kill Jock…over and over again.

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    1 September 2025, 7:05 am
  • 2 minutes 16 seconds
    Shadow Kingdom Season 2: Coal Survivor (coming August 25)

    On New Year’s Eve 1969, Jock Yablonski, a union hero, is mysteriously gunned down in his bed. Jock’s son is convinced top brass at the United Mine Worker’s union are behind it. But why, and can he prove it? Decades later, lawyer Nicolo Majnoni embarks on a journey to find out who killed Jock and uncovers a conspiracy at the heart of the union. 

    Shadow Kingdom is a series from Crooked Media and Campside Media. Each season starts with a crime, and as the layers are peeled back to find out who did it, a larger system at play is revealed.

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    28 August 2025, 5:43 pm
  • 47 minutes 55 seconds
    Coal Survivor I 2. The Secret

    A gigantic mine explosion catches the eye of a 60s celebrity. He reveals a conspiracy at the heart of the union, and pleads for Jock’s help.

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    25 August 2025, 7:10 am
  • 46 minutes 46 seconds
    Coal Survivor I 1. The Invisible Crown

    It’s the mid-1960s and there is a succession crisis in America’s most powerful union - the United Mine Workers. Jock Yablonski and Tony Boyle - princes of the UMW - clash for their boss’ throne. Meanwhile, a killer hunts Jock.

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    25 August 2025, 7:05 am
  • 43 minutes
    God’s Banker I 8. The Train Station

    Nicolo reviews trial transcripts in Rome and listens to Calvi's son, Carlo, finally making sense of a long-ignored interview. The investigation leads to the Bologna train station bombing, where the Mafia, the Vatican, and a fascist secret society intersect. The chilling truth behind Calvi’s murder emerges.


    Friends of the Pod get early access to the entire first season of Shadow Kingdom: God's Banker before it drops for everyone else—ads included.


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    28 April 2025, 7:00 am
  • 37 minutes 50 seconds
    God’s Banker I 7. Discovery

    Calvi is found hanging from Blackfriars Bridge in London. The British police call it suicide, but Nicolo finds Antonio Cornacchia, an Italian officer who insists it’s murder. Years later, new forensic evidence reopens the case, leading to a trial with Silvano Vittor among the accused.


    Friends of the Pod get early access to the entire first season of Shadow Kingdom: God's Banker before it drops for everyone else—ads included.


    Get early access to the full season now by joining Crooked’s Friends of the Pod at crooked.com/friends.


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    21 April 2025, 7:00 am
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