based on the international bestseller by SUE MONK KIDD
20 A.D., the Roman Province of Galilee: Ana, the daughter of a Jewish scribe at the court of Herod Antipas, longs to be free and independent. When her father decides to marry her off and she incurs the wrath of the Roman potentate, she is saved by an enigmatic stranger. They form an instant connection unlike anything the young woman has ever known. He is Jesus of Nazareth.
The Book of Longings is the untold love story that will change two people and the entire world forever.
The Book of Longings is based on the international bestseller by American author Sue Monk Kidd.
The novel was an instant New York Times Bestseller and has been translated into 17 languages.
Kidd’s novel The Secret Life of Bees has sold eight million copies and was turned into an award-winning major motion picture starring Dakota Fanning and Jennifer Hudson.
The Book of Longings is a high-end series for a global audience from the producers of the award-winning hit series Sisi-Austrian Impress.
This 8-part series will be produced in 2024 for delivery in 2025 with an international cast (original English language).
Andreas Gutzeit, showrunner of Dignity (Amazon, HBO, Walter Presents, Joyn) and Sisi (PBS, CBC, RTL among 120 territories sold), heads an international writers’ room.
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