{"id":9936,"date":"2014-11-24T10:58:57","date_gmt":"2014-11-24T15:58:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/?p=9936"},"modified":"2014-11-24T20:44:46","modified_gmt":"2014-11-25T01:44:46","slug":"the-epic-story-of-the-early-church-continues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2014\/11\/the-epic-story-of-the-early-church-continues.html","title":{"rendered":"The Epic Story of the Early Church Continues"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With much anticipation after\u00a0the smash hit, <em>The Bible<\/em>, now you can get a glimpse of another epic story&#8211;<em>A.D.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A snapshot can be viewed of this new series during the Macy\u2019s Thanksgiving Day Parade on NBC. It will be a first look from executive producers Mark Burnett\u00a0and Roma Downey that will premiere on Easter 2015. Season 1 of <em>A.D.<\/em> takes\u00a0viewers through the first 10 chapters of the Book of Acts, gives insight on the disciples after Jesus&#8217; departure, and the early church.<\/p>\n<p>Mamma Mia actor Juan Pablo di Pace will play Jesus, Babou Ceesay will play John, Adam Levy will be\u00a0Peter, Mary will be played by Greta Scacchi and Chipo Chung is\u00a0Mary Magdalene in this diverse cast.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChristianity is among the most diverse movements in history, so when Mark and I looked to bring this epic story of <em>A.D.<\/em> to life on NBC. It was\u00a0important to us to find a cast as\u00a0diverse\u00a0and beautiful as the church is around the world. We look forward to sharing these amazing performances with our audience, and in them we hope that people see themselves,\u201d said Downey.<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t forget to check out the Macy\u2019s Thanksgiving Day Parade on NBC Thursday and don&#8217;t miss this exciting opportunity to see a clip from\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/shareadtheseries.com\/\">A.D.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With much anticipation after\u00a0the smash hit, The Bible, now you can get a glimpse of another epic story&#8211;A.D. A snapshot can be viewed of this new series during the Macy\u2019s Thanksgiving Day Parade on NBC. It will be a first look from executive producers Mark Burnett\u00a0and Roma Downey that will premiere on Easter 2015. 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