Simply because the Easter season approaches, Home of David is having a second. The sweeping biblical drama has climbed to #9 on Prime Video’s U.S. High 10a notable achievement for a sequence that hasn’t relied on large advertising campaigns. As an alternative, it’s been constructing momentum the old school method: phrase of mouth. Reward be!
Typically described as a possible successor to The Chosen, Home of David performs the identical religious sandbox — however with a really completely different tone. The place The Chosen thrives on intimate, character-first storytelling, Home of David goes huge. Assume political maneuvering, dynastic pressure, and the sluggish unraveling of a kingdom. Okay, so possibly it is like a PG-rated Sport of Thrones.
Season 1 stars Michael Iskander because the boy David, Martyn Ford as Goliath, Ali Suliman as King Saul, Ayelet Zurer as Queen Ahinoam, and Stephen Lang as Samuel. The ensemble additionally consists of Indy Lewis, Yali Topol Margalith, Ethan Kai, Sam Otto, Oded FehrLouis Ferreira, Davoud Ghadami, Ashraf Barhomand Alexander Uloom. Home of David hails from Marvel Mission’s Jon Erwin and John Gunnwho government produce alongside Jonathan Lloyd Walker, Justin Rosenblatt, Chad Oakes, Michael Frislev, Trey Callawayand Mark McNair.
Is ‘Home of David’ Value Watching?
Collider’s assessment acknowledged that Home of David proved there’s nonetheless cinematic potential in biblical storytelling, even when the sequence didn’t at all times capitalize on it. Bringing epic Previous Testomony drama to Prime Video, the present traced David’s rise lengthy earlier than his iconic showdown with Goliathframing the story with palace intrigue, shifting energy dynamics, and the unraveling reign of King Saul.
“In the end, Home of David is a sequence that is not afraid to go huge when it must in battles and with a certain quantity of violence. It understands that the names we all know from the Bible aren’t essentially black and white, however the sequence would profit from investing extra in every character’s agenda to make the story arcs much more compelling. From a ‘Christian universe’ standpoint, although, Home of David is a leap ahead that has the potential to burst out of its faith-based bubble.”
Home of David Season 2 returns on March 27 to Prime Video.