NBC just released the first official trailer of the upcoming "The Bible" followup, "A.D." which will focus on the events after the death of Christ and the formation of the early church.

The show will debut on NBC Easter Sunday 2015, and the trailer shows some of the violent and tumultuous times surrounding the last days of Christ.

Watch the trailer below:

"The Bible" and "A.D." was created by husband and wife duo Mark Burnett and Roma Downey.

"These disciples, after Jesus dies and resurrects, the Holy Spirit comes upon them and there is only one way for them-that's spreading the good news of Jesus," said Burnett to Forbes Magazine, "What a drama. At some level it's Game of Thrones, House of Cards. ... This could become NBC's biggest series in many, many years." Even if it's not, part of the biblical genre's appeal is its global safety net: Noah, for instance, failed to earn back its $100 million budget in the U.S., but it's gone on to earn $355 million worldwide.

The duo also revealed that before The Bible miniseries appeared on the History Channel last year, they consulted with multiple religious figures such as Joel Osteen, T.D. Jakes, Cardinal Donald Wuerl and Rick Warren to ensure that nothing controversial or inaccurate would appear in the series which starred Diogo Morgado as Jesus Christ.