Crossing Swords (2020)

Animation · Comedy · Fantasy

Goodhearted hero wannabe Patrick lands his dream job as a squire, only to learn the royal castle is a corrupt hornet’s nest of horny monarchs, crooks and charlatans. War, murder, full frontal nudity—who knew brightly colored peg people led such exciting lives?

IMDb rating: 6.8 (2,016 votes)
Episode average: 7.7 ↑ +0.9 vs IMDb
Seasons: 2
Streaming (US): Hulu
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 2 seasons indexed

Seasons

Season 1 (2020)

7.43 avg 10 episodes 6.7 → 7.8 22 min avg

Slow burn

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Pilot	6.7	113
2	Hot Tub Death Machine	7.2	83
3	What's Kraken?	7.2	72
4	In the Line of Squire	7.1	65
5	Let Them Eat Clown	7.1	57
6	My Super Sweet Period Party	7.5	58
7	Look Who's Stalking	7.8	56
8	The Snow Job	7.8	59
9	The A-Moooo-Zing Race	8.1	62
10	Unchained Monarchy	7.8	61

Season 2 (2021)

7.90 avg 10 episodes 7.9 → 7.9 23 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Shamrock Shakedown	7.9	45
2	Toxic Femininity	7.9	34
3	Destination: Wedding	8.1	34
4	Good Vibrations	8.0	32
5	Get Your Minchachas Out	8.0	30
6	Tent Pitching	7.6	28
7	Nothin, Usurp With U?	7.6	28
8	Sad-iator	8.0	29
9	Knight of the F**king Dead	8.0	27
10	Hard Day's Knight	7.9	30

Crossing Swords (2020)

Seasons

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