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The Bible (TV series)

The Bible
The Bible - Title Card.jpg
Genre Biblical epic
Drama
Created by Roma Downey
Mark Burnett
Based on Protestant Bible
Directed by Roma Downey
Mark Burnett
Starring Diogo Morgado
Roma Downey
Darwin Shaw
Andrew Scarborough
Narrated by Keith David (US version)
Robert Powell (UK version)
Theme music composer Hans Zimmer
Lorne Balfe
Lisa Gerrard
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
Hebrew
No. of episodes 10
Production
Producer(s) Roma Downey
Mark Burnett
Richard Bedser
Dirk Hoogstra
Julian P. Hobbs
Cinematography Christopher Titus King
Rob Goldie
Peter Greenhalgh
Editor(s) Robert Hall
Iain Kitching
Tom Parsons
Julian Rodd
Dominic Strevens
Running time 440 minutes
Production company(s) Lightworkers Media
Budget Under $22 million
Release
Original network History
Original release March 3 (2013-03-03) – March 31, 2013 (2013-03-31)
Chronology
Followed by Son of God and A.D. The Bible Continues
External links
Website
The Bible: Music Inspired by the Epic Miniseries
Soundtrack album

The Bible is a television miniseries based on the Bible. It was produced by Roma Downey and Mark Burnett and was broadcast weekly between March 3 and March 31, 2013 on History channel. It has since been adapted for release to theaters as a feature film (138 minutes), the 2014 American epic biblical drama Son of God.

Burnett, best known for producing prime-time hit reality shows, considers the scripted 10-hour series to be the "most important" project he has undertaken. The project was conceived by Burnett and Downey, who are married, after watching Cecil B. DeMille's 1956 film The Ten Commandments for the first time since childhood.

The series is Mark Burnett's first scripted project. In addition to Burnett and Downey, executive producers include Richard Bedser and History's Dirk Hoogstra and Julian P. Hobbs. The first episode of the mini-series was seen by 13.1 million viewers, the largest cable television audience of 2013 to date. The second installment continued "to deliver blockbuster ratings" for the network, attracting 10.8 million viewers. The third installment on March 17, 2013 was once again the No. 1 show on all of Sunday night television with 10.9 million total viewers. In addition, the series garnered 4.2 million adults 25–54 and 3.5 million adults 18–49. In total, with subsequent airings, 'The Bible' has received more than 100 million cumulative views.

The series received three Emmy Award nominations for best miniseries, and sound editing and sound mixing on July 18, 2013.

Parts of the telecast – including unaired footage – have been turned into a feature film about the life of Jesus entitled Son of God. A sequel series with the title A.D. The Bible Continues aired on NBC.

The series covers "Genesis to Revelation" in "one grand narrative," within five two-hour parts, each containing two or three biblical stories told through live action and computer-generated imagery. According to Burnett, it included "obvious" stories such as Noah's Ark, the Exodus, and the life of Jesus Christ. Five hours are taken from the Old Testament, five from the New. The series is based on the New International Version and the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible.


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