ABC wants Bible series to be like Game of Thrones
ABC's upcoming biblical epic drama series Of Kings and Prophets seems to want to be compared to HBO's Game of Thrones. The trailer includes a twist on a familiar Thrones line ("All old kings must die"), and the producers referenced Thrones repeatedly when talking to reporters at the Television Critics Association's press tour in Pasadena.
What's the period epic like? "It's suspenseful. It's extraordinarily violent. It's hot. And it's a power struggle between two men. We don't view this as a revisionist history nor do we view it as a literal translation. We've sought to make the show modern…This is a non-dragon version of
Game of Thrones," says executive producer Chris Brancato.
Of Kings and Prophets premieres March 8, on ABC.
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