Roma Downey, Mark Burnett Create Epic New Jesus Mini-Series

Roma Downey (l) and Mark Burnett (r) go
over changes on set (The History Channel)

Actress Roma Downey and her TV executive husband, Mark Burnett, have
teamed up to bring the greatest story ever told back to the small screen.

The Apprentice and Survivor
mastermind is the producer of the epic 10-hour The Bible, while
Downey (Touched by an Angel) will play Jesus’ mother Mary in the
ambitious mini-series, which will debut on America’s History Channel on 
March 3 and air weekly leading up to Easter Sunday, March 31. Portuguese
actor Diogo Morgado will portray Jesus Christ.

Burnett accepts he might not be the man people think of when it comes
to epic religious TV projects, but he understands the importance of dramas
like The Bible.

“I am certain that if you took Survivor, The Voice, Shark Tank,
The
Apprentice and all the other shows I’ve done,” he says, “over
the next 25 years more people will see The Bible mini-series than all those
other projects combined.

“It is so important to tell these stories, and I believe we have
done it well for a new generation.”

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