Director: Curtis Vowell
Seize Them! is a 2024 British comedy feature directed by Curtis Vowell. Clocking in at ninety-one minutes, it plays a loosely imagined Dark Ages Britain for laughs, following a deposed queen who scrambles to survive after a sudden uprising strips away her crown.
What is Seize Them! about?
The story unfolds in a muddy, loosely sketched version of early medieval Britain. Queen Dagan sits comfortably on her throne until a popular revolt, rallied by a rabble-rousing figure known as Humble Joan, turns the kingdom against her almost overnight. Suddenly a fugitive in the land she once ruled, the queen sheds her royal trappings and takes to the road in disguise. Joined by a loyal servant and an unlikely traveling companion, she treks across hostile countryside, dodging pursuers and her own tarnished reputation as she searches for any path back toward power. The premise sets up a road comedy of mistaken identities, close calls, and squabbling allies.
Cast & crew
The ensemble is led by Aimee Lou Wood as the fallen queen, with Nicola Coughlan appearing as the revolutionary figurehead. Lolly Adefope, Jessica Hynes, Nick Frost, Paul Kaye, Nitin Ganatra, and Murray McArthur round out the supporting cast. The lineup draws heavily on performers known from British television comedy, and the film leans on their comic timing and improvisational range rather than large-scale action set pieces.
Context & significance
Seize Them! sits within a long tradition of British historical farce that mines the grime and absurdity of the medieval period for comedy. Shot in the United Kingdom and released in 2024, the film treats its Dark Ages backdrop purely as a comic sandbox rather than a work of historical record; the place names, customs, and political turns are invented for the story. Its brisk ninety-one-minute runtime and road-movie structure keep the focus on character banter and escalating misadventure rather than pageantry. On IMDb the film carries a 5.0 user rating.
Where & how to watch
Seize Them! is available to stream on K-Time, where watching requires signing in with a K-Time account. This page itself is free to read without an account. The title is offered with a Persian dub and Persian subtitles, and the K-Time interface is built in Farsi for viewers across the Iranian diaspora who prefer a fully Persian-language experience.