Movies|April 16, 2015 03:23 EDT
Is Jesus Really Saving Television? TV Guide Thinks So, as 'A.D. The Bible Continues' Puts Savior on Their Cover
As Biblical stories continue to get a mainstream push on television and movie screens, this week Jesus made the cover of TV Guide.
Of course the Jesus portrayed was NBC's "A.D. The Bible Continues' actor Juan Pablo Di Pace, the Mark Burnett and Roma Downey produced show is the reigning ratings champion of the last few weeks.
The 12 part series debuted on Easter Sunday, and raked in 9.5 million viewers, and led Twitter as the No. 1 trend.
The cover of the magazine reads, "A.D. How Jesus is saving primetime." This bold statement is exactly the kind of impact the creators of the show are looking to make within mainstream culture.
"We are so grateful your support and enthusiasm and hope that you will continue to spread the word about this powerful series that's impacting our current culture through primetime TV," a celebratory release for the show reads.
Read what TV Guide has to say about Jesus being involved in the No. 1 show here.
'A.D. The Bible Continues' picks up where the smash hit miniseries "The Bible" left off, continuing the greatest story ever told and exploring the exciting and inspiring events that followed the crucifixion of Christ.
The immediate aftermath of Christ's death had a massive impact on his disciples, his mother Mary, and key political and religious leaders of the era, completely altering the entire world in an instant. 'A.D. The Bible Continues' will focus on the disciples who had to go forward and spread the teachings of Christ to a world dominated by political unrest and the start of a whole new religion that would dramatically reshape the history of the world.
Juan Pablo di Pace, the critically acclaimed Argentinean actor, plays Jesus. Di Pace leads an accomplished cast hailing from more than 10 different nations, including John - Babou Ceesay (Gambia); Mary Magdalene - Chipo Chung (Zimbabwe); James - Denver Isaac (Zimbabwe); Arik - Nicholas Pinnock (Jamaica); Simon The Zealot - Fraser Ayers (Scotland/Black); Ananias - Peter De Jersey (Britain); Mother Mary - Greta Scacchi (Italy); Thomas - Johannes Johannesson (Iceland); Judas - Cesare Taurasi (Italy); and Boaz - George Georgiou (Greece).
