The Faithful: Women of the Bible “is about discovering and losing love, the challenges of marriage, the joys and heartbreak of children, confronting temptation, and finding faith”.
The series follows the stories of Sarah, Hagar, Rebekah, Leah, and Rachel. / Fox.
A new series called The Faithful: Women of the Bible, follows the stories of Sarah, Hagar, Rebekah, Leah, and Rachel, “whose courage, passion, and flaws helped shape the future of faith as we know it today”.
Broadcaster Fox, creator of the series, says: “The series is about discovering and losing love, the challenges of marriage, the joys and heartbreak of children, confronting temptation, and finding faith”, says the creator of the series,
René Echevarría (Star Trek), Carol Mendelsohn (CSI: Crime Scene Investigation), and Julie Weitz (Game of Silence) are the executive producers for the series.
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“Our guiding principle was that if we were going to dramatise any biblical scene, we would stick to what the Bible says happened, and sometimes that meant including verbatim dialogue”, pointed out Echevarría.
That is why, “even when we were reading between the lines and creatively imagining how to connect the dots, we were always careful to create a space where whatever happened, you could still say, ‘Oh, OK, that happened'”.
Mendelsohn added: “The stories of these matriarchs are as resonant today as when they were first written. Yet their experiences have often been framed through the sagas of Abraham, Issac and Jacob. We felt it was time to shift the lens, to tell these sweeping, foundational stories from the women’s point of view”.
The series unfolds through the “interwoven stories of five storied women”.
Minnie Driver, Oscar-nominated for Best Supporting Actress in 1998, stars as Sarah, Jeffrey Donovan as Abraham, and Natacha Karam as Hagar. Alexa Davalos plays Rebekah; Millie Brady plays Lea; and Blu Hunt plays Rachel.
[photo_footer]Minnie Driver, Oscar-nominated for Best Supporting Actress in 1998, stars as Sarah. / Fox. [/photo_footer]
“The Bible can be very specific, but it can also convey a lot through its silences. We needed to research what life was like back then to fill in those gaps”, says Echevarría.
The producer hopes that the story “feels relatable and human. That was our ambition”.
Before the filming of the series, the executive producers sought advice from Christian author, editor-at-large and columnist at Christianity Today, Russell Moore, as well as professor at the Hebrew Union College in New York City, Rabbi Wendy Zierler.
The first of the three 3-hour episodes premiered on Fox in the United States on 22 March. The second will air on 29 March, and the final episode on Easter Sunday, 5 April. All episodes will also be available on the Hulu streaming service the day after their broadcast on Fox.
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