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\u2018House of David\u2019 stars (from left) Martyn Ford (Gollath), Ali Suliman (King Saul), Michael Iskander (David), Stephen Lang (Samuel), Ayelet Zurer (Queen Ahinoam). Image courtesy of Prime Video.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cHouse of David\u201d\u00a0tells the story of the ascent of biblical icon, David, who eventually becomes the most famous king of Israel. The series follows the once-mighty King Saul as he falls victim to his own pride. At the direction of God, the prophet Samuel anoints an unlikely, outcast teenager as the new king. As Saul loses his power over his kingdom, David finds himself on a journey to discover and fulfill his destiny, navigating love, loss, and violence in the court of the very man he\u2019s destined to replace. For one leader to rise, another must fall.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2018House of David\u2019 is our telling of a 3,000 year old hero\u2019s journey, and it all starts with our David, Michael Iskander. Finding Michael and getting to work with him has been one of the most fulfilling experiences of my life. Our entire cast is incredible, and I can\u2019t wait for a global audience to get to know them the way I do,\u201d said \u201cHouse of David\u201d\u00a0executive producer and director Jon\u00a0Erwin.<\/p>\n

Rounding out the international cast are Indy Lewis (Industry, King and Conqueror<\/em>) as Mychal and Yali Topol Margalith\u00a0(Tattooist of Auschwitz, A Good Girl\u2019s Guide to Murder (2024))\u00a0<\/em>as Mirab, Saul\u2019s daughters; Ethan Kai (The Turkish Detective, Carnival Row<\/em>) as Jonathan, Saul\u2019s son and heir apparent; Oded Fehr (Star Trek: Discovery, La Cocina<\/em>) as Abner, Saul\u2019s advisor; Louis Ferreira (Shogun<\/em>,\u00a0Breaking Bad<\/em>)\u00a0as Jesse, David\u2019s father;\u00a0Davood Ghadami (Eastenders, The Chelsea Detective<\/em>)\u00a0as Eliab, David\u2019s eldest brother and decorated warrior in King Saul\u2019s army; and Ashraf Barhom\u00a0(Tyrant, The Last Planet)<\/em>\u00a0as Doeg, a mysterious Edomite.<\/p>\n

\u201cHouse of David\u201dis based on an idea by Jon Erwin. Erwin, Jonathan Walker, Jon Gunn, Justin Rosenblatt, Chad Oakes, and Mike Frislev are also executive producers on the series. Justin Rosenblatt will serve as the executive in charge of production on behalf of The Wonder Project. Dallas Jenkins, the creator and producer-director of\u00a0The Chosen<\/em>, is a large shareholder and special advisor to The Wonder Project.<\/p>\n

In association with The Wonder Project and Amazon MGM Studios, \u201cHouse of David\u201d is produced by Nomadic Pictures and Argonauts, along with Kingdom Story Company and Lionsgate Television. A release date has not yet been announced.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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