Premiering tonight is the National Geographic Channel original movie Killing Jesus directed by Christopher Menaul and stars Kelsey Grammer, Stephen Moyer, Emmanuelle Chriqui, John Rhys Davies, Rufus Sewell, Eoin Macken, Aneurin Barnard, Vernon Dobtcheff, Tamsin Egerton and John Lynch. The film’s original music is composed by Emmy Award winner Trevor Morris (The Tudors, The Borgias, Vikings, Immortals, Olympus Has Fallen). The 3-hour TV event is based on the best-selling book by Bill O’Reilly and chronicles the life of Jesus of Nazareth through the retelling of the political, social and historical conflicts during the Roman Empire. For more information about the film, visit National Geographic’s official website.
Premiering on Tuesday, March 31 is the CBS mini-series The Dovekeepers directed by Yves Simoneau, produced by Roma Downey & Mark Burnett and starring Cote de Pablo, Rachel Brosnahan & Kathryn Prescott, Diego Boneta and Sam Neill. Jeff Beal (House of Cards, Rome, Appaloosa, Monk, Ugly Betty) has composed the project’s original music. Varese Sarabande will release a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music digitally on April 7. Check back on this page for the full album details and visit our previous news article for more information about the two-parter, which will air on Tuesday and Wednesday night on CBS.
