According to The Hollywood Reporter, Fox will air a two-hour live broadcast of religious musical The Passion to be hosted and narrated by Tyler Perry live from New Orleans on Palm Sunday, March 20, 2016, and feature "a cast of yet-to-be-announced stars performing a variety of popular music."
Set in modern times, The Passion follows the dramatic and inspirational story of Jesus of Nazareth as He presides over the Last Supper, and then is betrayed by Judas, put on trial by Pontius Pilate, convicted, crucified and resurrected. The story will unfold live at some of New Orleans' most iconic locations, culminating in a procession of hundreds carrying a 20-foot, illuminated cross from Champion Square outside the Superdome to the live stage at Woldenburg Park on the banks of the Mississippi River.
The Dutch version has been produced annually since 2011 and has built on its audience every year since.
“The Passion is one of the most exciting and compelling projects that I have ever been involved with,” executive producer Adam Anders said. “I cannot wait to bring the greatest-story-ever-told to life through music, in a way that has never been heard before. To be able to create new arrangements of some of the biggest songs of all time to create a live ‘film score’ is a creative dream for me.”
The Passion also fits in the trend of increased religious fare on TV following the staggering success of The Bible miniseries on History in 2013. However, similar projects the followed (CBS' The Dovekeepers and NBC's A.D. The Bible Continues) pulled in more modest ratings earlier this year.
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Tuesday, February 17, 2015
Cote de Pablo Stars in Latest from Makers of the Bible Miniseries
Cote de Pablo is coming back to CBS.
The actress, whose departure last season from NCIS angered many fans, will be back on CBS in The Dovekeepers (March 31 and April 1).
"I have been blessed," she told writers at the Television Critics Association winter press tour. "This incredible, epic story came my way. Spending time with family is very important to me and how can I tell stories if not infused" by life and family experiences.
The four-hour miniseries, produced by Mark Burnett and Roma Downey and based on Alice Hoffman's best-selling novel, is based on events surrounding the siege of Masada roughly 2,000 years ago. After the fall of Jerusalem to the Romans, about 900 Jews went to the hilltop retreat of Masada for safety, only to find the Roman Army in pursuit.
Downey, who starred on CBS in Touched By an Angel, says she was moved by a trip to Masada a few years ago.
"I was so profoundly touched by a story of persecuted people ... who stood up for what they believed in, where courage and love were greater than fear and faith and love greater than hate," she said.
Downey added that Dovekeepers takes "the seed of the (true) narrative and built a story around it. It has the grounding of a historic story," relating events from the perspective of "amazing, courageous and powerful women."
Dovekeepers, shot in Malta, features de Pablo, Rachel Brosnahan and Kathryn Prescott in the dovekeeper roles. Sam Neill plays Jewish scholar and historian Josephus and Diego Boneta portrays a warrior in the Jewish army.
The actress, whose departure last season from NCIS angered many fans, will be back on CBS in The Dovekeepers (March 31 and April 1).
"I have been blessed," she told writers at the Television Critics Association winter press tour. "This incredible, epic story came my way. Spending time with family is very important to me and how can I tell stories if not infused" by life and family experiences.
The four-hour miniseries, produced by Mark Burnett and Roma Downey and based on Alice Hoffman's best-selling novel, is based on events surrounding the siege of Masada roughly 2,000 years ago. After the fall of Jerusalem to the Romans, about 900 Jews went to the hilltop retreat of Masada for safety, only to find the Roman Army in pursuit.
Downey, who starred on CBS in Touched By an Angel, says she was moved by a trip to Masada a few years ago.
"I was so profoundly touched by a story of persecuted people ... who stood up for what they believed in, where courage and love were greater than fear and faith and love greater than hate," she said.
Downey added that Dovekeepers takes "the seed of the (true) narrative and built a story around it. It has the grounding of a historic story," relating events from the perspective of "amazing, courageous and powerful women."
Dovekeepers, shot in Malta, features de Pablo, Rachel Brosnahan and Kathryn Prescott in the dovekeeper roles. Sam Neill plays Jewish scholar and historian Josephus and Diego Boneta portrays a warrior in the Jewish army.
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