A new series about the life of King David that will air on Amazon Prime Video has filled its cast of biblical figures.
Egyptian-American actor Michael Iskander will play the lead role of David in “House of David,” according to Variety magazine. The outlet reports Ali Suliman will play King Saul, Stephen Lang will play Samuel, Goliath is played by Martyn Ford, and Israeli actress Ayelet Zurer will play Ahinoam of Jezreel, one of David’s wives.
The series is the first undertaking birthed out of The WONDER Project, a faith-based, values-driven movie studio co-founded by Jesus Revolution-Director Jon Erwin and former Netflix executive Kelly Merryman Hoogstraten.
“I believe entertainment sits upstream from culture. And today, the world needs a way to find common ground again,” Hoogstraten told Deadline recently. “Here at The WONDER Project, our goal is to flood the world with hope.”
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“I am convinced we can make a difference by telling stories that restore hope in things worth believing in – family, community, God, and America,” she added. “We will do this at scale for a global audience that seeks faith
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