As expected, NBC has decided not to move forward with a second season of AD: The Bible Continues. The 12 episode mini-series wrapped on June 21st and has now been cancelled.
Produced by Mark Burnett and Roma Downey, AD: The Bible Continues tells the tale of the later chapters of biblical history (following the Crucifixion of Christ). It focuses on the disciples who had to go forward and spread the teachings of Jesus Christ to a world dominated by political unrest. The cast includes Juan Pablo Di Pace, Adam Levy, Richard Coyle, Vincent Regan, Greta Scacchi, Babou Ceesay, Chipo Chung, Emmett J. Scanlan, Jodhi May, Joanne Whalley, Ken Bones, Kevin Doyle, Helen Daniels, and Fraser Ayers.
The series debuted on April 5th to a respectable 2.33 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 9.68 million viewers. Unfortunately, the ratings saw severe drops in the weeks that followed. The finale hit a series low with a 0.7 demo and 3.56 million.
Though NBC doesn’t want a second season, the story isn’t over. Producers Mark Burnett and Roma Downey have said that their writers have been working on scripting season two for some time.
Now that NBC has cancelled the show, the producers see it as a tentpole for the launch of OTT. They have been working on the online channel since partnering with MGM to form United Artists Media Group last fall. The online channel is envisioned as a base for faith and religion-based content but won’t be launched until 2016 or 2017.
The castmembers of AD are being released from their contracts because the next incarnation won’t be filmed for awhile. As a result, there may be some recasting when production resumes.
What do you think? Should NBC have cancelled this show? Will you watch the next season online when it becomes available or prefer to watch on DVDs. Would you pay to watch this kind of programming?
Please, make season 2!!!! It was biblical, historical, very studied. Excellent!! I’ve watched it 5 times.
Please please do a season two I’ll pay it’s the best I’ve seen♥️♥️♥️
Please do the second season
Please make season 2, Season 1 was amazing!!
please make series 2 this was brilliant id even buy it please
I believe this show could be a witness to many; I’m hopeful that a second season will transpire very soon. May the Lord bless this ministry continually.
Yes, I pray that the 2nd season will be renewed
They should have made lots more
Please do AD season two. I bought season 1 and do Bible studies on the series. I would like to do the same for season 2.
God bless
I’m watching this series for the second time now, and every time i enjoy it even more. I have recommended it to my friends and family. I must say I was deeply hurt to find that there’s no season 2 because it left me with so much excitement and how the following season would be like. I’m still trying to recover from that.
I will most definitely watch season 2. I’ve watched on Netflix and brought season 1 on Amazon. I really want more!!! I’ve watched many times and can follow along in my Bible. It’s a great bible experience!!
I really want season 2 of A.D. THE BIBLE CONTINUES
Please I really enjoy the show and is very very good show please. It teaches a lot and know more about what really happened after the death of Jesus Christ. Please I really want to watch the next season please. I will be happy if the new season comes. Please thanks.
I loved the show, I also would love to watch the next season when available and would pay for the series as I did for season 1. NBC should have never canceled this show. It was a wonderful production of the stories of the Bible.
The Lord will bless those who partake in the continuation of this production. He has defeated the one who was banished here and if He sees it to be fitting to His glory then it will be done. The first season has helped me immensely to overcome four life long addictions that were literally getting closer to ending my time here on Earth. I would literally contribute financially what little I could to have such an awesome depiction of my Lord’s legacy.