8 faith-filled films, TV shows to watch this fall, from 'Soul on Fire' to 'House of David'
8. 'The Promised Land' (now streaming on YouTube)
Written and directed by “The Chosen” assistant director Mitch Hudson, “The Promised Land” reimagines Moses leading the Israelites through the wilderness as a workplace comedy, complete with trust falls, bureaucratic chaos and reluctant leadership.
Starring Wasim No’Mani (“The Chosen”), Shereen Khan and Majed Sayess, the biblical comedy series was inspired by “The Office,” according to Hudson.
“It’s definitely a very different show [from ‘The Chosen’] tonally, but a similar show in terms of the fact that we were trying to portray Scripture in a way that is accurate to what’s on the page, but also relatable to a modern-day audience. Of course, our difference is that our comedy dial is turned up quite a bit by comparison,” he recently said.
“The idea came from one of our producers who brought it to me and said, “Hey, I would love it if you could try to make 'The Office,' but [about] Moses. What do you think? Can you write a pilot, see if we can do something with it?” So I jumped into Scripture. I was rereading Exodus, trying to figure out what would be a starting place, and when I reread the story of Jethro, it all clicked for me.”
“The Promised Land” premiered Oct. 1 on YouTube, with a new episode dropping every week until the first season finale on Nov. 14.
Leah M. Klett is a reporter for The Christian Post. She can be reached at: leah.klett@christianpost.com
