Killing Jesus (miniseries)
| Killing Jesus | |
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| Genre | |
| Based on |
Killing Jesus by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard |
| Written by | Walon Green |
| Directed by | Christopher Menaul |
| Starring |
Haaz Sleiman Kelsey Grammer Stephen Moyer Emmanuelle Chriqui John Rhys-Davies |
| Theme music composer | Trevor Morris |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) |
Ridley Scott David W. Zucker Mary Lisio Teri Weinberg Mark Huffam |
| Cinematography | Ousama Rawi |
| Editor(s) | Xavier Russell |
| Running time | 132 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Scott Free Productions |
| Distributor | National Geographic Channel |
| Release | |
| Original network | National Geographic Channel |
| Original release | March 29, 2015 |
Killing Jesus is an American television film inspired by the 2013 book of the same title by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard. This is National Geographic's third installment of television adaptations of O'Reilly's non-fiction books which included Killing Lincoln and Killing Kennedy. The cast includes Haaz Sleiman, Kelsey Grammer, Stephen Moyer, Emmanuelle Chriqui, and John Rhys-Davies.
It debuted on the National Geographic Channel on March 29, 2015.
The film chronicles the life of Jesus of Nazareth through the retelling of the political, social, and historical conflicts during the Roman Empire that ultimately led to his death. Jesus opposes the laws of Moses and announces their cancellation. Thus, he angers the traditional Jews such as Caiphas.
In March 2014, it was announced Killing Jesus was being adapted into a four-hour miniseries, and Walon Green has been tapped to write and executive produce the project. Also returning as executive producers are Ridley Scott, David W. Zucker, and Mary Lisio, who previously produced Killing Kennedy. In August 2014, Christopher Menaul was attached to direct the miniseries.
On its premiere airing, the film was watched by 3.7 million viewers, averaging a 1.0 rating among adults in the 25-54 demographic. The viewership surpassed the record previously held by Killing Kennedy.
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