Posted on 04/17/2025 4:46:51 PM PDT by LS
This will not be a full series review, just a note to say I finished season one and it was fantastic. GREAT characters, including Samuel played by the great actor Stephen Lang ("Pickett" in "Gettysburg") and Oded Fehr (one of the protectors of the tomb in "The Mummy").
Michael Iskander is fantastic as David, who, almost alone among his family is willing to take the prophet's word. Ali Sulieman plays a deteriorating king, looking more and more like Biden with every episode.
True to the Bible. I give it an A.
I was wondering about it but have been disappointed before. Thank you for the recommendation.
I watched the first season and enjoyed it immensely. I didn’t realize that Stephen Lang played Samuel. Thanks for the heads-up. Michael Iskander who played David did a marvelous job. When I checked his filmography, I found that “House of David” was his first on-screen project.
Lang played Ike Clanton in Tombstone.
I totally agree. I watched every episode and absolutely loved it.
I might have known that when the movie first came out, but I’d forgotten it over the years. Remembered he played General George Pickett in Gettysburg. Saw him in the first Avatar movie, but disliked it, and haven’t watched any of the others in the series that have been released.
“True to the Bible.”
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You’re kidding, right?
It’s not even close. Damn, they even tell you that they’re not making the episodes true to the historical record, at the beginning of each episode.
I saw that series. I don’t want to spoil it by revealing how David vs Goliath turned out.
Earned my hearty recommendation as well.
I’m wondering how many seasons they’re planning. I could certainly see at least four: (2) Saul v. David; (3) King David; (4) Solomon. Could easily stretch that out....
About what I was thinking.
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