Of Kings and Prophets

Of Kings and Prophets Information

Of Kings and Prophets is an upcoming American television drama based on the Biblical Books of Samuel that is set to air on ABC. The series follows an ensemble of characters including Saul and David, the successive Kings of Israel, their families, and their political rivals. Of Kings and Prophets is set in the Kingdom of Israel, but filmed in Cape Town, South Africa. The series was originally scheduled to premiere in fall 2015. However, due to creative changes, it will now air as a mid-season series in the 2015-16 television season, on March 8, 2016.

Cast and characters

Ray Winstone as Saul, the king of Israel
Olly Rix as David, the future king of Israel
Simone Kessell as Ahinoam, the queen of Israel and Saul's wife
James Floyd as Ish-bosheth, the younger son of Saul and Ahinoam
Haaz Sleiman as Jonathan, the elder son of Saul
Maisie Richardson-Sellers as Michal, the younger daughter of Saul
Jeanine Mason as Merav, the elder daughter of Saul
Mohammad Bakri as Samuel, the prophet of Israel
David Walmsley as Joab
Louis Talpe as Eliab
Nathaniel Parker as King Achish

Production

Writers Adam Cooper and Bill Collage said at the Television Critics Association press tour that they hope to push the envelope "as far as we can" in regards to the amount of sex and violence featured on the series. Showrunner Chris Brancato later clarified "This story is an Old Testament [one that"?s] violent [and] sex-drenched. It"?s one of the world"?s first soap operas. "? You will watch a show that is tasteful but that also tells the story you can read if you want to pick up the Bible." ABC executive Paul Lee described the pilot episode simply as "muscular".

Cooper suggested that if need be, some of the more graphic scenes on the series may be edited for public broadcast, and release the originally intended scenes for online viewing.

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