Season 1 • Episode 2
LatestThe life of Abraham, the most tested servant of God and the father of Judaism, spanning from the patriarch's quest for the Promised Land to the sacrifice of his son, Isaac.
Acting
Richard Harris makes doubt look operatic.
Production
1994 TV budget somehow looks expensive.
Writing
God as demanding toxic boss, love that.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Richard Harris took this role between Dumbledore gigs and treated it with the same gravitas—reportedly refused to rehearse the binding scene to keep it raw.
This miniseries aired during the 1994 'Year of the Bible' push in American media, part of a wave of prestige religious content competing for Sunday school cred.
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