‘The Promised Land’ tells Moses’ story in the style of ‘The Office’
“The Promised Land” leans into the irony baked into the biblical narrative, using the “mockumentary” style made famous by hits like “The Office,” “Parks and Rec” and “Abbott Elementary.” The pilot episode features Moses dealing with every absurd complaint the Israelites bring to him.
Martin Scorsese To Produce Docuseries On The Saints
Famed movie director Martin Scorsese signed a deal with FOX Nation to produce and host an eight-part docudrama series presenting the “remarkable stories of eight men and women who risked everything to embody humanity’s most noble and complex trait—faith.”
‘The Chosen’ Wraps Up One Of Its Best Seasons
‘The Chosen’ is a ground-breaking series. From its unprecedented crowdfunding campaign to its innovative theaters-first strategy the last two seasons, the series about Jesus and His disciples manages to be both creative and faithful. Focusing on the rising danger from Jesus’s enemies and His upcoming death, the fourth season, in particular, has been one of the strongest.
Inside The Gospel According To ‘Fargo’
The ‘Fargo’ series deserves applause for dealing with difficult social and theological topics and for the ways it gets them right. But its agonizing repetitiveness and its social and theological missteps need to be noted as well so that we make sure we can actually solve the problems it is so eager to critique. Season five explores the Christian ideas of forgiveness, but what it misses about those ideas is as important as what it understands.
‘The Chosen’ Season 4 Part 2: A Darker Jesus Shines
The middle of the new season of “The Chosen” isn’t as strong as its opener — but its darker tone and greater focus still make it largely better than the show’s previous seasons. Overall, the series is one of the strongest pieces of faith-based content being produced these days.
‘The Chosen’s’ Shocking Season 4 Premiere A Gutsy Winner
A short film by a failed Christian filmmaker has become the largest crowdfunded project of all time. In the process, it has emerged as a phenomenon in Christian circles before gaining mainstream attention and acclaim from filmmakers such as Paul Schraeder. “The Chosen” opens its fourth season in a way that may anger some fans, but it is easily the strongest premiere the show has had since its first.
What ‘Barry’ Has To Say About Redemption
That Bill Hader’s phenomenal four-season show “Barry” chose to end in a deeply religious and Christian fashion only made its themes and social commentary stronger.
‘The Chosen’ Wraps Up Third Season
“The Chosen” wraps up an uneven third season in a triumphant manner, highlighting all the strengths and weaknesses of what might be the biggest faith-based project ever made.