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The final episode released last Thursday so my wife and I finished watching it. I thought it was wonderful.
Despite the fact that they sourced some things from the Talmud as well as the Christian bible, overall I think it was rather accurate and the production values were excellent. I was really impressed.
Personally I think this was a much better endeavor than The Chosen because of its depiction of David as this uncompromising and courageous man of faith who was kept to the margins by his family until God raised him up.
The series covers David's story from the beginning up through his slaying of Goliath (side note: there's a flashback sequence in one of the middle episodes that depicts the fall of the angelic host and the emergence of giants (Nephilim) in Genesis 6:4. I thought the show runners depiction of the fallen angels and the origins of the Nephilim was pretty cool.
Anyway, if you're a subscriber to Amazon Prime Video you can view it that way, I'm not sure if it's scheduled to be released anywhere else. It's also scheduled for a season two, which will cover another span of time following the Battle of Elah.
This show was really well casted, the actor portraying David was an Egyptian man I've never heard of but he was spectacular. Saul is portrayed by Ali Suliman (perhaps best known for playing the villain in season one of Amazon's Jack Ryan series). Samuel is played by Stephen Lang, and he might've been one of the most compelling characters in the whole series. You just feel his righteousness and also God's anger through Samuel when Saul disobeys. Ayelet Zurer plays Ahinoam, Saul's wife, and Ethan Kai plays Jonathan.
I gotta say, it's been a while since I've seen a biblical story that was both largely faithful to the text (unlike Exodus or Noah) and also really well produced and acted.
Here's a look at the trailer:
Despite the fact that they sourced some things from the Talmud as well as the Christian bible, overall I think it was rather accurate and the production values were excellent. I was really impressed.
Personally I think this was a much better endeavor than The Chosen because of its depiction of David as this uncompromising and courageous man of faith who was kept to the margins by his family until God raised him up.
The series covers David's story from the beginning up through his slaying of Goliath (side note: there's a flashback sequence in one of the middle episodes that depicts the fall of the angelic host and the emergence of giants (Nephilim) in Genesis 6:4. I thought the show runners depiction of the fallen angels and the origins of the Nephilim was pretty cool.
Anyway, if you're a subscriber to Amazon Prime Video you can view it that way, I'm not sure if it's scheduled to be released anywhere else. It's also scheduled for a season two, which will cover another span of time following the Battle of Elah.
This show was really well casted, the actor portraying David was an Egyptian man I've never heard of but he was spectacular. Saul is portrayed by Ali Suliman (perhaps best known for playing the villain in season one of Amazon's Jack Ryan series). Samuel is played by Stephen Lang, and he might've been one of the most compelling characters in the whole series. You just feel his righteousness and also God's anger through Samuel when Saul disobeys. Ayelet Zurer plays Ahinoam, Saul's wife, and Ethan Kai plays Jonathan.
I gotta say, it's been a while since I've seen a biblical story that was both largely faithful to the text (unlike Exodus or Noah) and also really well produced and acted.
Here's a look at the trailer:
