*In April, NBC will pick up the baton from History Channel’s epic 10-part miniseries “The Bible.” Producers Mark Burnett and Roma Downey explore the aftermath of events following the Crucifixion in “A.D. The Bible Continues,” a 12-week miniseries premiering Easter Sunday. The cast is racially diverse, with black actors playing the apostle John (Babou Ceesay), …his brother […]
As a kingpin of nonscripted programming, Mark Burnett has won five prime time Emmys and been nominated for many more. But there’s a special place in his heart for the recognition the TV academy gave him for “The Bible,” his History miniseries that picked up three nominations Thursday, including for outstanding miniseries or movie. […]
The Bible, the latest miniseries from History Channel and power-producer couple Mark Burnett and Roma Downey is a proven ratings juggernaut, already garnering an overall 68 million viewers with two episodes left. The immortalized actress from Touched By An Angel began filming The Bible in Morocco with husband Burnett, on the couple’s biggest project yet. “I know it’s […]
The producers of the cable TV miniseries on the Bible say Internet chatter that their Satan character resemblesPresident Barack Obama is “utter nonsense.” Mark Burnett and Roma Downey said Monday the Moroccan actor who played Satan in the History channel series, Mehdi Ouzaani, has played Satanic characters in other Biblical programs long before Obama was […]
“The Bible,” History Channel’s latest epic new series posted huge rating for it’s first two episodes. Oprah, U.S. Senator Marco Rubio, LL Cool J and P. Diddy were among the 13.1 million who tuned in for the March 3rd premiere. Though the Mark Burnett and Roma Downey-produced miniseries convinced millions of viewers to tune in, “The Bible” has received some pretty terrible reviews in the press. […]
Blockbuster miniseries The Bible has fast become one of the biggest hits on American TV, landing more than 13million viewers for its first episode. But while its runaway success has taken the entertainment world by surprise, it has not come as a shock to its creators. The producers have revealed that during its production, […]
