| Genre: | mini-series |
| Director: | Donald Crombie |
| Starring: | Tamblyn Lord David Bradshaw Bill Kerr |
| Country: | Australia |
| Language: | English |
| Num Episodes: | 4 |
| Producer: | Rob George |
| Runtime: | 4 x 1 hour |
| Channel: | ABC |
The River Kings is a 1991 Australian mini series based on the novels The River Kings (1966) and Conquest of the River (1970) by Max Fatchen. It had a budget of $3.5 million.[1] The paddle vessel PV Amphibious starred in the series as the Lazy Jane.[2]
During the 1921 Mallee drought, sixteen-year-old Shawn Hoffner leaves behind farm life to find work to support his family. He finds work on a River Murray steamboat.
The series has been published in Australia by Beyond Home Entertainment on DVD: format 4:3; total running time 191 minutes.