The Bible (TV miniseries)

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 version of 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 – has been turned into a feature film about the life of Jesus entitled Son of God. A miniseries sequel with the title A.D.: Beyond the Bible is also planned for NBC.

Cast

The cast is an "international ensemble" chosen to avoid "distracting the audience with recognizable celebrities"; many of the actors came from a background in London's theatre district. For the purposes of this list, each hour is a whole episode.

Diogo Morgado as Jesus Christ (5 episodes)

Darwin Shaw as Peter (5 episodes)

Paul Brightwell as Malchus (4 episodes)

Roma Downey as Mother Mary (4 episodes)

Greg Hicks as Pontius Pilate (4 episodes)

Sebastian Knapp as John (4 episodes)

Amber Rose Revah as Mary Magdalene (4 episodes)

Adrian Schiller as Caiaphas (4 episodes)

Andrew Brooke as Antonius (3 episodes)

Louise Delamere as Claudia (3 episodes)

Matthew Gravelle as Thomas (3 episodes)

Simon Kunz as Nicodemus (3 episodes)

Joe Wredden as Judas (3 episodes)

Fraser Ayres as Barabbas (2 episodes)

Paul Marc Davis as Simon (2 episodes)

Paul Freeman as Samuel (2 episodes)

Will Houston as Moses (2 episodes)

Joe Forte as Young Moses (1 episodes)

Melia Kreiling as Bathsheba (2 episodes)

Dhaffer L'Abidine as Uriah (2 episodes)

Francis Magee as Saul (2 episodes)

Con O'Neill as Paul the Apostle (1 episode)

Leila Mimmack as Young Mary (2 episodes)

Stephanie Leonidas as Rahab (1 episode)

Mohamen Mehdi Ouazanni as Satan (2 episodes)

Gary Oliver as Abraham (2 episodes)

Andrew Scarborough as Joshua (2 episodes)

Clive Wood as Nathan (2 episodes)

Hara Yannas as Michal (2 episodes)

Jassa Ahluwalia as Young David (1 episode)

Nonso Anozie as Samson (1 episode)

Jake Canuso as Daniel (2 episodes)

Sam Douglas as King Herod (2 episodes)

Gerald Kyd as Cyrus the Great (1 episode)

Peter Guinness as King Nebuchadnezzar (1 episode)

Langley Kirkwood as Old David (1 episode)

Paul Knops as Adam (1 episode)

Darcie Lincoln as Eve (1 episode)

Hugo Rossi as Isaac (1 episode)

Conan Stevens as Goliath (1 episode)

Kierston Wareing as Delilah (1 episode)

Lonyo as Guardian Angel (1 episode)