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Martin Scorsese to Spearhead Doc Series on Christian Saints for Fox Nation

Martin Scorsese signed a deal with Fox Nation to host and executive produce an eight-episode docudrama titled Martin Scorsese Presents: The Saints.

Each episode will dramatize the liife of a different saint, including Joan of Arc, Francis of Assisi, John the Baptist, Thomas Becket, Mary Magdalene, Moses the Black, Sebastian, and Maximillian Kolbe. Per a press release, the series is billed as an exploration of “the remarkable stories of eight men and women who risked everything to embody humanity’s most noble and complex trait — faith.” The Oscar-winning director has focused his lens on Christianity throughout much of his work, and his controversial 1988 film, The Last Temptation of Christ, drew backlash from religious groups over its portrayal of Jesus grabbling with human desires, doubts, and his own divinity.

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