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Amazon Old Testament Drama ‘House of David’ Lacks Fire and Brimstone: TV Review
Amazon Prime Video's biblical drama 'House of David', an adaptation of the Old Testament, lacks fire and brimstone.
“The Chosen” began as a crowdfunded short in 2017, and even now, its runaway success is easy to escape notice outside its core faith-based audience due to a distribution strategy that eschewed traditional platforms in favor of an in-house website and app. Jenkins is a shareholder in The Wonder Project, though he has no credited role in “House of David.”) The eight-episode season is an origin story for the titular king, beginning with a flash forward to his showdown with Goliath (Martyn Ford) before rewinding to his days as a humble shepherd. As a seer with a flowing white beard, Samuel is basically the Merlin to David’s Arthur, and Saul’s wife Ahinoam (Ayelet Zurer) weighs using “black magic” — a direct quote — to cure her husband’s ailment.
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