The King's Daughter
“What on Earth can hold more power than a king?”
King Louis XIV's quest for immortality leads him to capture and steal a mermaid's life force, a move that is further complicated by his illegitimate daughter's discovery of the creature.
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Cast
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Sean McNamara Director · James Schamus Screenplay Barry Berman Screenplay
Director
Sean McNamara
Screenplay
James Schamus
Screenplay
Barry Berman
Author
Vonda N. McIntyre
Composer
John Coda
Composer
Joseph Metcalfe
Composer
Grant Kirkhope
Cinematographer
Conrad W. Hall
Editor
Jeff Canavan
Editor
Marc Cerutti
Editor
Gregory Hobson
Production designer
Michelle McGahey
Costume designer
Lizzy Gardiner
Worldwide gross $2.2M · Budget $40M · United States release January 21, 2022
Box office
Budget
$40,500,000
Worldwide gross
$2,200,000
Gross vs. budget
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Production
Firstep
Production
Brookwell-McNamara Entertainment
Production
Kylin Pictures
Production
Bliss Media
Production
Lightstream Entertainment
Production
Ingenious Media
Production
Gravitas Ventures
Production
Fame Universal Entertainment
Production
Interface Productions
Production
Lionsgate
Production
Paramount Pictures
Studio · Production
Good Universe
Production
Australia · China · France · Hong Kong SAR China · United Kingdom · United States
Produced in
Mermaid
Working title
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · January 21, 2022
Theatrical
United States · January 21, 2022
Theatrical
Canada
February 7, 2022 · Limited theatrical
Denmark
June 15, 2023 · Theatrical
France
April 24, 2023 · Digital · VoD
February 16, 2026 · TV · TF1 Séries Films
Germany
June 9, 2022 · Digital
June 23, 2022 · Physical
Hungary
November 3, 2022 · Digital
Poland
January 21, 2022 · Digital
Russia
August 11, 2022 · Theatrical · Централ Партнершип
Slovakia
December 17, 2024 · Digital · VOYO
December 24, 2024 · TV · Markíza
South Korea
November 4, 2022 · Theatrical
Taiwan
October 9, 2024 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
February 27, 2023 · Digital
April 7, 2025 · Physical · DVD
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