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Hit reality show creator Mark Burnett has had recent success creating biblical movies and television shows, and predicts that his next project, “A.D.: Beyond the Bible,” will be another goldmine.

The NBC television series will begin filming in September, and premiere on Easter Sunday 2015. Burnett said it “could become NBC’s biggest series in many, many years.”

“Beyond the Bible” begins after the resurrection of Christ, and follows the lives of King Herod’s family, Roman politicians, temple priests, and the disciples. Burnett said the storylines are powerful.

“These disciples, after Jesus dies and resurrects, the Holy Spirit comes upon them and there is only one way for them–that’s spreading the good news of Jesus,” he told Forbes Magazine. “What a drama.”

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