When married producers Mark Burnett and Roma Downey set out to make The Bible, History Channel's epic new docudrama, they new casting would be difficult. Downey was forced to play "older" Mary out of default. Finding the actor to play the Son of God proved a little trickier. "We actually were only six weeks away from beginning and we still had not cast the role of Jesus," Downey told People. "To say that we were anxious is an understatement." Out of desperation Downey sent an email to her friends with "Looking for Jesus" as the subject. After one of her ... read the full article

A scene from ‘The Bible‘ mini-series (© The History Channel) Portuguese actor Diogo Morgado had an epiphany while playing Jesus Christ in hit new U.S. mini-seriesThe Bible and now he is convinced playing The Messiah has changed his life. The little-known actor was chosen to play Jesus by series producer Mark Burnett and his actress wifeRoma Downey, ... read the full article

Roma Downey + Mark Burnett Penned 'A Story of God and All of Us' for the Whole Family (Nashville, TN)—America's highest rated cable television program has generated a national bestselling book.... by Shanon Stowe ... read the full article

Episode 4 of The Bible, Mark Burnett and Roma Downey’s epic new miniseries aired Sunday night at 8/7c on History Channel. While the first half of episode 4, “Mission” focused on the rise of Jesus and the miracles he performed from town to town. The second half of episode 4 of The Bible shows a different side of Jesus. read the full article

Roma Downey & Mark Burnett Penned 'A Story of God and All of Us' for the Whole Family Contact: Shanon Stowe, Publicity Director, 615-371-7784, shanon.stowe@hbgusa.com NASHVILLE, March 21, 2013 /Christian Newswire/ -- America's highest rated cable television program has generated a national bestselling book. FaithWords, an imprint of Hachette Book Group, is pleased to announce that A STORY OF GOD AND ALL OF US: A NOVEL BASED ON THE EPIC TV MINISERIES "THE BIBLE" Source: Hachette Book Group ... read the full article

Producers Mark Burnett ("Survivor", "The Voice", "Shark Tank") and Roma Downey ("Touched By An Angel") felt a divine tug on their hearts to make this series, even if it never made it to tv. read the full article

Mark Burnett and Roma Downey, the producers behind the hit miniseries "The Bible" on The History Channel, gave an exclusive interview to The Christian Post on Tuesday evening at the opening night gala of "The Bible Experience" in New York, a unique exhibit combining props from the series with the world's largest private collection of biblical texts and artifacts. read the full article

Bible frenzy is catching on. Reality show whiz Mark Burnett, who has an audience of over 60 million watching his new History Channel miniseries “The Bible,” drew a crowd to his opening night of “The Bible Experience” in Chelsea, a display of rare artifacts from the series. read the full article

“Both Mark and I have nothing but respect and love for our president, who is a fellow Christian.” - Roma Downey, the executive producer of The History Channel’s “The Bible” miniseries, denying with her husband and co-producer Mark Burnett that the actor playing Satan was meant to look like President Obama. The post appeared first on Religion News Service. read the full article

The producers of the cable TV miniseries on the Bible say Internet chatter that their Satan character resemblesPresident Barack Obama is “utter nonsense.” Mark Burnett and Roma Downey said Monday the Moroccan actor who played Satan in the History channel series, Mehdi Ouzaani, has played Satanic characters in other Biblical programs long before Obama was elected president. The connection got widespread attention after talk show hostGlenn Beck last week tweeted: “Does Satan look EXACTLY like Obama? Yes!” History said in a statement that the network has “the highest respect” for Obama, and that “it’s unfortunate that anyone made this false connection.” “Both ... read the full article