Forty years after the 1977 miniseries Jesus of Nazareth premiered, the Smithsonian Channel has greenlit The Real Jesus Of Nazareth, a four-part series which will debut sometime next year. The show ...

Even if you’re not a devout Christian or a believer in Jesus, you can still watch Season 1 of Jesus of Nazareth (1977) to gain insight into the legends surrounding him. This British-Italian film ...

Robert Powell, who played Jesus in the 1977 miniseries "Jesus of Nazareth" (inset), hosts a four-part Smithsonian series. Smithsonian Channel; NBC/Everett Collection The famed 1977 British-Italian ...

The series, hosted by Robert Powell, who played the biblical figure in the 1977 miniseries “Jesus of Nazareth,” will premiere on Easter Sunday, April 16 at 8 p.m. The premiere is timed to the 40th ...

In 28 days it began. In 28 weeks it spread. In 28 years it evolved.

Today being Easter, the Smithsonian Channel figures it's a good time to debut a series about Jesus. The two-night, four-part documentary, The Real Jesus of Nazareth, kicks off at 7 p.m. today with the ...

. Billed as the "40th Anniversary Edition" (in truth, a year earlier; it premiered in March 1977), the 371-minute production is an endurance test for viewers, if nothing else. The "all-star" cast ...