Mark Burnett miniseries “The Dovekeepers” unveils 1st lookJanuary 13, 2015 - 13:13 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Mark Burnett and Roma Downey's newest project is The Dovekeepers, CBS' upcoming four-hour miniseries that tells the story of a group of extraordinary women who fight for survival at the Siege of Masada in 73 C.E. after 900 Jews are forced out of their homes in Jerusalem by the Romans, The Hollywood Reporter said. "All over the world, there are unfortunately people everywhere being persecuted for their faith, and [Dovekeepers] speaks to that," said Downey, on hand at the Television Critics Association semiannual press tour Monday to peddle the series. "It’s a profoundly moving story that has a tragedy to it, of course, but at the heart of it there is a beauty and a hope." Based on the 2011 novel of the same name by Alice Hoffman, the series stars Cote de Pablo, Rachel Brosnahan and Kathryn Prescott as the titular dovekeepers, Sam Neill as first-century Jewish historian Josephus, and Diego Boneta as a warrior in the Jewish army. It was Downey who read the book and "felt the call" to bring it to the small screen. She pitched the television adaption to CBS Entertainment chief Nina Tassler, who had just returned from a trip to Masada and was taken by the sacrificial tale. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Government reveals details from Pashinyan’s meeting in border village Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with a group of residents of a border village in Armenia’s northern Tavush province Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. |