The Return of the King may refer to:
- The Return of the King, the third volume of the 1955-1956 fantasy novel The Lord of the Rings as originally printed
- The Return of the King (1980 film), a 1980 animated adaptation of the above book
- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (film), a 2003 live-action adaptation of the above book
- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (video game), a video game adaptation of the above film by Electronic Arts
- Return of the King (Boondocks episode), the ninth episode of the Adult Swim animated series The Boondocks
- The Return of the King (Robin Hood episode), the twelfth episode of the 2006 BBC television series Robin Hood
- Return of the King (Entourage episode), the fifth episode of the third season of the HBO television series Entourage
