The trailer for Roma Downey and Mark Burnett's Biblical drama "A.D. The Bible Continues" made its debut during the Super Bowl XLIX commercials time slot and was seen by over 110 million people.
NBC's A.D. picks up where their hit TV miniseries The Bible left off and will navigate through the lives of Jesus' disciples, his mother, and other key political players after the death of Christ.
The 12-hour mini series will make its debut on NBC Easter Sunday 2015. The trailer showed some intense and heartbreaking scenes surrounding the last days of Christ.
The Examiner revealed that the couple are grateful for the support they have received in the creation of faith-based series. During the Television Critics Association (TCA) 2015 Winter Press Tour, Downey said, "Every decision in my life big or small always includes a prayer...There was a lot prayer in casting the series."
Before they started work on The Bible, the couple talked to several religious figures such as Joel Osteen, TD Jakes, Cardinal Donald Wuerl and Rick Warren to make sure that they do not compromise the story of Christ in any way.
Burnett added that there has been nothing but support for A.D. Beyond the Bible and that they are really excited for it to premiere on Easter weekend.
"We are people of deep faith," said Burnett. "And we believe God's hand is all over it and intended it to be aired on Easter Sunday."
Aside from A.D., the couple is working on other faith-based series such as Dovekeepers and Unveiled. Dovekeepers is based on Alice Hoffman's historical novel and follows the lives of four different women during the siege of Masada. On the other hand, Unveiled will be about flawed guardian angels and will take its cue from Touched By An Angel, the series which pushed Downey into the limelight.
She said that there is a demand for faith-based series because "people are hungry for hope."
