The Bible

2013 · Drama · 1 season · ★ 7.4

Ended

Synopsis of The Bible

The miniseries traces biblical history from the creation of the Earth to the historical events that led to the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Its episodes link the origins of the world with the events surrounding the central figure of the New Testament. The main cast includes Diogo Morgado, Keith David, Roma Downey, Sebastian Knapp, Adrian Schiller, Paul Brightwell, Greg Hicks and Amber Rose Revah. The series was created by Roma Downey and Mark Burnett and airs on History. Its creators aim to bring the sacred text to the screen from start to finish, following the thread that connects the stories of the Old Testament with the arrival of Jesus.

1season

5episodes

96 minper episode

7.4audience scoreTMDB · 950 votes

7.5IMDb rating13,161 votes

Seasons of The Bible

Season 12013 · 5 ep. · ★ 8.3

Cast by The Bible

Diogo MorgadoJesus Christ5 episodes

Keith DavidNarrator5 episodes

Roma DowneyMother Mary5 episodes

Sebastian KnappJohn5 episodes

Adrian SchillerCaiaphas5 episodes

Paul BrightwellMalchus5 episodes

Greg HicksPontius Pilate5 episodes

Amber Rose RevahMary Magdalene5 episodes

Louise DelamereClaudia5 episodes

Darwin ShawPeter5 episodes

William HoustonMoses5 episodes

Paul Marc DavisSimon5 episodes

Con O'NeillPaul5 episodes

Francis MageeSaul5 episodes

Mohamen Mehdi OuazanniSatan5 episodes

Andrew ScarboroughJoshua5 episodes

Paul Freeman5 episodes

Joe WreddenJudas5 episodes

Matthew GravelleThomasEpisode 1

Sharon Duncan-BrewsterSamson's MotherEpisode 1

Technical Details

Address: Crispin Reece, Tony Mitchell, Christopher Spencer
Writing: Richard Bedser
Executive Producer: Richard Bedser, Roma Downey, Julian P. Hobbs, Nancy Dubuc
Production companies: LightWorkers Media, Hearst Entertainment Productions, History
Network or Platform: History
Country: United States
Original Language: English
Premiere: March 3, 2013
Last Episode: March 31, 2013 (1x05)
Status: Ended
Type: Miniseries
Awards: Nominated for 3 Emmy Awards; 3 wins and 7 nominations in total.
Links: IMDb · TMDB · Official Website

Trivia about The Bible

The idea came about when Burnett and Downey rewatched Cecil B. DeMille's 1956 film The Ten Commandments, which they had first seen as children.

The first episode was watched by 13.1 million viewers, the largest cable television audience of 2013 up to that date.

The miniseries received three Primetime Emmy nominations: for Outstanding Miniseries, Outstanding Sound Editing and Outstanding Sound Mixing.

Days before the premiere, Downey and Burnett co-wrote an opinion piece in The Wall Street Journal calling for the teaching of the Bible to be mandatory in American public schools.

NBC aired the sequel A.D. The Bible Continues, which was canceled on July 3, 2015 after one season.

Rotten Tomatoes reported that 14% of critics gave the series a positive review, based on 14 reviews.

The series was filmed entirely in Morocco and had the ongoing advice of 40 religious specialists and theologians to document its historical approach.

Roma Downey took on the role of the Virgin Mary because, four to six weeks before principal photography began, they still hadn't found an actress to play Jesus or his mother.

Sources: Wikipedia (English)