{"id":5649,"date":"2014-11-27T07:18:42","date_gmt":"2014-11-27T12:18:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/faithmediaandculture\/?p=5649"},"modified":"2014-11-28T05:35:33","modified_gmt":"2014-11-28T10:35:33","slug":"first-look-nbcs-a-d","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/faithmediaandculture\/2014\/11\/first-look-nbcs-a-d.html","title":{"rendered":"First Look: NBC&#8217;s A.D."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s today\u2019s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1417087855023_3137\"><strong>Saga of the Early Church.<\/strong> Executive producers <span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1417087855023_3127\">Mark\u00a0Burnett\u00a0and Roma Downey<\/span> have just released a sneak peek of\u00a0<\/span><em>A.D<\/em><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1417087855023_3127\">., the highly anticipated follow-up to of their smash-hit History Channel miniseries <i>The Bible <\/i>and successful theatrical film <em>Son of God<\/em>. The epic drama is set to premiere this coming Easter Sunday on NBC.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>As Roma Downey told me in a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/faithmediaandculture\/2014\/03\/with-the-success-of-the-bible-and-son-of-god-roma-downey-looks-ahead.html\">previous interview<\/a>, &#8220;We\u2019re hoping (<em>A.D.<\/em>) will run for many years \u2014 that it will be 12 hours per year for many years. It will reset the story at the Crucifixion of Jesus. So, it\u2019s the darkest of days, it\u2019s the most dangerous of days for the remaining disciples. It will follow the Book of Acts but told in a way that (asks) how is it possible that&#8230;the early Church managed to succeed in spite of all of the political and religious oppression in those dark and dangerous days?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Check it out below. For more information about <em>A.D. , <\/em>you can click <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shareadtheseries.com\/#\/show-trailer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dSoFbndq0xs&#038;feature=youtu.be<\/p>\n<div class=\"copy-paste-block\">\n<div class=\"copy-paste-block\">\n<p><em>Encourage one another and build each other up \u2013 <\/em><strong>1 Thessalonians 5:11<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s today\u2019s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Saga of the Early Church. Executive producers Mark\u00a0Burnett\u00a0and Roma Downey have just released a sneak peek of\u00a0A.D., the highly anticipated follow-up to of their smash-hit History Channel miniseries The Bible and successful theatrical film Son of God. 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