Just a few days before A.D. The Bible Continuesseries has its Easter Sunday debut on NBC, Mark Burnett and Roma Downey's The Dovekeepers (0.9/3) wrapped its two-night run on CBS on Wednesday. Having started off soft, the two-hour conclusion to the siege of Masada saga was down 10% in adults 18-49 on its second night…
This midseason has produced more that the average number of solid new broadcast series launches: blockbuster Empire, which has been joined by several other hopefuls including new Fox comedy Last Man On Earth, ABC’s Fresh off The Boat and Secrets And Lies, and CBS’ CSI: Cyber and The Odd Couple. (NBC’s best hope for a…
Debuting just before Passover starts this year, The Dovekeepers is not the only story of faith from the First Century A.D. to show up on network television in the next week or so, and it certainly isn't the best. As the video review above says, this epic two-night tale of the siege of Masada – starring Cote De Pablo…
"It's great to back to CBS. It's been 20 years since Touched by An Angel…we made over 200 episodes, Roma Downey reminded TV critics this morning as she pitched her two-part miniseries The Dovekeepers to TV critics at Winter TV Press Tour 2015.
Ann Peacock was tapped a year ago to adapt the Alice Hoffman bestseller for…
Sam Neill has been cast in CBS' The Dovekeepers, a four-hour miniseries from Mark Burnett and Roma Downey to air in 2015. The project is based on Alice Hoffman's acclaimed historical novel about four extraordinary women whose lives intersect in a fight for survival at the siege of Masada. Neill will play Josephus, the…
Kathryn Prescott has been tapped for a lead role in CBS' The Dovekeepers, a four-hour miniseries from Mark Burnett and Roma Downey to air in 2015. The project is based on Alice Hoffman's acclaimed historical novel about four extraordinary women whose lives intersect in a fight for survival at the siege of Masada…
Rachel Brosnahan (Manhattan, House Of Cards) is set to star opposite Cote de Pablo in CBS' The Dovekeepers, a four-hour miniseries from Mark Burnett and Roma Downey to air in 2015. The project is based on Alice Hoffman's acclaimed historical novel about four extraordinary women whose lives intersect in a fight for…
NCIS alum Cote de Pablo has been tapped to star in CBS’ The Dovekeepers, a four-hour miniseries from Mark Burnett and Roma Downey to air in 2015. The project is based on Alice Hoffman's acclaimed historical novel about four extraordinary women whose lives intersect in a fight for survival at the siege of Masada. De…
Mark Burnett and Roma Downey — the new It Couple of TV Miniseries/Event Series — have landed CBS‘ first announced project from its new limited series and event programming unit. And yes, it’s an historical series with religious overtones. The Dovekeepers is a four-hour miniseries based in Alice Hoffman’s historical…