Derry native Roma Downey is co-producing and starring in the History Channel’s upcoming miniseries event ‘The Bible.’
According to Mark Burnett (the man behind ‘The Voice’ and ‘Survivor’), the 10 hour film adaptation tells the story of the Bible "from Genesis to Revelation.”
“'The Bible' is going to be seen by millions of people, and it looks like a $100 million feature film,” added Burnett.
Downey, who famously starred in ‘Touched by an Angel,’ said to the Christian Post that "I've loved Jesus all my life. It's a passion project for Mark and myself."
Downey will be starring as Jesus’ mother Mary in the mini-series.
The mini-series will air in one hour segments beginning on March 3rd, concluding on Easter Sunday, March 31st.
Check out the trailer for ‘The Bible’ miniseries here:
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Switch to the desktop site to post a comment.EphraimKibbey | Jan 19, 2013, 01:37 PM EST
eileenkny - I don't know how realistically this miniseries will treat the Word but as I remember, the Bible has some pretty racy stuff and lots of violence and blood shed mixed in to hold the audiance's attention while it delivers its messages. I think it might be the ORIGIN of sensationalism. I wonder if Charlton Heston and Cecille B. DeMille, somewhere above, will give their approvals of this new adaptation as it is a lot of material to cover in just 10 hours including those pesky commercials.
eileenkny | Jan 19, 2013, 09:02 AM EST
I've missed seeing Ms. Downey on TV. Kudos to them for doing a miniseries that won't be sensationalized.