The Dovekeepers

The Dovekeepers
Genre Biblical
Historical Drama
Based on The book The Dovekeepers by Alice Hoffman
Written by Ann Peacock (teleplay)
Directed by Yves Simoneau
Starring Cote de Pablo
Rachel Brosnahan
Sam Neill
Composer(s) Jeff Beal
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
Production
Executive producer(s) Roma Downey
Mark Burnett
John Weber
Frank Siracusa
Yves Simoneau
Producer(s) Alice Hoffman
Editor(s) Sylvain Lebel
Isabelle Malenfant
Location(s) Malta
Cinematography Guy Dufaux
Running time 180 minutes
Production company(s) Take 5 Productions
Whiz Bang Films
Lightworkers Media
Distributor CBS Television Studios
Release
Original network CBS
Original release March 31, 2015 (2015-03-31) – April 1, 2015 (2015-04-01)
Chronology
Related shows Masada
External links
Website

The Dovekeepers is a two-part television adaptation based on the book of the same name by Alice Hoffman from executive producers Roma Downey and Mark Burnett. It features the Siege of Masada by troops of the Roman Empire towards the end of the First Jewish–Roman War.[1] The program premiered in the United States on March 31, 2015 on CBS.[2]

Plot

According to the official trailer,

“ From the producers of The Bible, comes the story of a place called Masada, where three extraordinary woman faced an army of thousands. A healer accused of witchcraft. An outcast haunted by her past. A woman with the heart of a warrior. ”

Tagline: The trailer featured the tagline, "Their journey. Their passion. It all leads up to this. Take a stand."

Main cast

Episodes

Ep. # Title Original airdate Viewers
(million)
1.1"Part 1"March 31, 2015 (2015-03-31)8.99[3]
Roman historian Flavius Josephus chronicles the lives of three Jewish women during the Romans' siege of Masada in A.D. 73, where more than 900 Jews were able to take refuge at the fortress for months. But first he pressures two of them into telling their versions of the story; Shirah, believed to be the witch of Moab, and Yael, an outcast to her father and neighbors. In order to tell the story, they must first go back to the beginning and share accounts of their pasts.
1.2"Part 2"April 1, 2015 (2015-04-01)6.40[4]
Shirah and Yael remain in the custody of Flavius Josephus in his house in Rome. They tell of how Shirah's warrior daughter, Aziza joins them in their duty of keepers of the messenger doves in their home. Roman centurions Flavius Silva and Claudius devise a plan in how to get their soldiers into Masada. But to the Jewish sicarii, it's "freedom or death" as they hole up in the last Jewish fortress in Judea before the fateful day of the siege.

Reception

The adaptation garnered negative reviews: Keith Uhlich of the Hollywood Reporter writes, "True to its title, this romantic-historical miniseries is more fowl than fair. CBS' two-part adaptation of Alice Hoffman's best-selling novel is a cheap, chintzy adventure." While, Brian Lowry of Variety writes, "Designed to play as a moving adaptation of Alice Hoffman's bestseller, The Dovekeepers is more of a wounded duck."[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The Dovekeepers: Synopsis". Alice Hoffman. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "The Dovekeepers". CBS. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  3. ↑ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/04/01/tv-ratings-tuesday-weird-loners-the-dovekeepers-start-soft-marvels-agents-of-s-h-i-e-l-d-new-girl-hit-lows-the-flash-izombie-flat/382572/
  4. ↑ http://deadline.com/2015/04/dovekeepers-ratings-down-american-idol-blackish-lmodern-family-abc-1201403344/
  5. ↑ http://variety.com/t/the-dovekeepers/

External links

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