Minnie Driver (Cinderella), Jeffrey Donovan (Fargo) And 9-1-1: solitary star Natacha Karam of old The faithful, The Biblical series limited to six episodes of Fox by Carol Mendelsohn, René Echevarria and Fox Entertainment Studios.
The driver will play Sarah, Donovan will represent Abraham and Karam is defined as Hagar in part 1, which will be directed and produced by Danny Cannon. The faithful Will be presented on Sunday March 22 and Air in three two -hour payments leading to the final on Easter Sunday April 5.
The series of events is based on the book of the Genesis of the Old Testament and will be told through the eyes of five of the most emblematic women of the Bible: Sarah and her former slave Hagar, the great-niece of Sarah Rebekah and the nieces, sisters of Rebekah, Leah and Rachel.
The first episode focuses on Sarah & Hagar.
In this document, Sarah (driver) feels incomplete without the child promised to her and her husband, Abraham (Donovan), by God. After having braved isolation, famine, the anger of the pharaoh and several more years of sterility, she uses her own plan to bring a child into the world involving her servant Hagar (Karam) and Abraham. However, jealousy settles soon after Hagar gave birth to Ismaël (whose line in which the Islamic religion retraces its roots). Then, a miracle occurs … and personal freedoms are in contradiction with longtime grievances and broken love.
Fully detained in Fox Entertainment, The faithful comes from Fox Entertainment Studios and is distributed worldwide by Fox Entertainment Global. As part of his direct broadcasting agreement with Fox, Mendelsohn is an executive producer with Julie Weitz and Echevarria, who wrote the pilot and will also serve as Showrunner. The series begins production this summer in Rome and Matera, Italy.
The driver will juggle the shooting with his recurring role in the fifth to come from Netflix Emily in Paris, which is filmed in France and Italy. It was considered for the last time as Elizabeth I in season 2 of Starz’s The snake queen. The driver is recommended by the CAA, an independent talent group, a title entertainment and Yorn, Levine, Barnes et al.
Donovan is known to have played under the name of Michael Westen in Burn and its role in season 2 of Fargo. He was recently a regular in the series Law and order and will then be seen in Cupboard With Dane Dehaan for Star Thrower. Donovan is recommended by Gersh and Hirsch Wallerstein Hayum Matlof and Fishman.
Karam was a regular on the series on Fox 9-1-1: solitary star For his five -season race. She also appeared in Old guard, Nbc The courageous And shotme’s Country. Karam is recommended by Conway Van Gelder Grant, Gersh and Luber Roklin Entertainment.
Cannon recently worked on the Epix series Pennyworth and directed the pilot for the CW Gotham Knights. It is taken over by CAA, Sugar23 and Goodman, Genow, Schenkman, Smelkinson and Christopher.
