A modern-day retelling of the biblical story of King David will be premiering on NBC in March as a new series according to Christian Post.
“Kings,” created by Michael Green (“Heroes,” “Everwood”), centers on the drama surrounding David Shepherd, a young soldier in the war-torn country of Gilboa, who will rise to fame after inspiring the nation through his fearless rescue of the king’s son. Amid Shepherd's thrust toward destiny and peace for the kingdom, however, the country's power players will go to great lengths to see him fall, blurring the line between his allies and enemies.
The series is expected to draw the religious and the non-religious – the latter because of epic style and dramatic feel, and the former because it is expected to stick closely to the Old Testament, which Green says provides enough material to shape at least several seasons.
“Strangely enough, they've not yet asked us to censor the Bible,” he said, referring to NBC, during a Q&A panel earlier this month. “They tried, but then I’ve showed them what chapter it was from and they were like, ‘Oh, well I guess that’s okay.’”
