EXCLUSIVE: Fox has handed a sequence order to The Trustworthy, a six-episode Biblical restricted sequence from Carol Mendelsohn (CSI: Crime Scene Investigation), Rene Echevarria (Carnival Row, The 4400) and Fox Leisure Studios. The sequence, which can air over three consecutive weeks throughout subsequent Easter and Passover season in spring 2026, stems from Mendelsohn’s first-look broadcast direct take care of the community.
The occasion sequence relies on The Previous Testomony’s E book of Genesis and informed by the eyes of the brave and passionate, but flawed girls whose descendants would form three of the world’s nice faiths: Judaism, Christianity and Islam. The Trustworthy is about discovering and dropping love, the challenges of marriage, the fun and heartbreak of youngsters, confronting temptation and discovering religion.
The episodes will probably be informed by the lens of 5 of The Bible’s most iconic girls: Sarah and her former slave Hagar, Sarah’s great-niece Rebekah, and Rebekah’s nieces, sisters Leah and Rachel.
Sarah & Hagar
Sarah feels incomplete with out the kid that has been promised to her and her husband, Abraham, by God. After braving isolation, famine, the ire of Pharaoh, and a number of other extra years of barrenness, she resorts to her personal plan to deliver a toddler into the world involving her maidservant Hagar and Abraham. Nevertheless, jealousy quickly units in after Hagar provides start to Ishmael (from whom the prophet Mohammed will descend). Then a miracle occurs. Although nicely previous her childbearing years, Sarah and Abraham conceive and have a son of their very own, Isaac. Lineage, birthrights, and private freedom are at odds with long-held grievances and shattered love.
Rebekah
After a tough and painful being pregnant, Rebekah prophetically learns that she is going to start twins who will probably be divided and that the elder will serve the youthful. Her sons exist in battle from the very begin, with Jacob actually holding onto his brother Esau’s heel throughout start. Whereas her husband, Isaac, is agency in the fitting of succession for Esau, Rebekah is equally satisfied that Jacob is essentially the most deserving one to be the rightful inheritor. After watching the boys develop into very totally different males, she is decided to persuade, manipulate, and even deceive Isaac, now on his deathbed, to make sure that Jacob is the chosen one. By executing the final word deception, Rebekah units the stage for one among historical past’s most paramount moments of brother in opposition to brother, household future, and fulfilled prophecy.
Leah & Rachel
As soon as one of the best of pals, Leah and her youthful sister, Rachel, each yearn for Jacob’s coronary heart and hand in marriage. However Jacob’s coronary heart is with Rachel, whose magnificence has captivated him. Nevertheless, on Jacob and Rachel’s marriage ceremony evening, her father tips Jacob and sends Leah into the wedding tent as an alternative of Rachel. So now he’s compelled to marry Leah as nicely, forcing the sisters right into a bitter rivalry for Jacob’s love. Whereas Rachel has his coronary heart, it’s Leah who presents Jacob together with his firstborn son (and plenty of extra to observe). Rachel finally births a son, Joseph, however the being pregnant and supply almost kill her. As Jacob, the rivalrous sisters and their clan return to the promised land of Canaan, Rachel makes the final word sacrifice to finish their household. Between them, the sisters bore the famed twelve tribes of Israel, from whom will descend Moses, Joshua, and finally, two thousand years later, Jesus of Nazareth.
Carol Mendelsohn
Carol Mendelsohn
Mendelsohn serves as govt producer together with Julie Weitz (Recreation of Silence) and Echevarria, who penned the pilot and also will function showrunner.
Wholly owned by Fox Leisure, The Trustworthy comes from Fox Leisure Studios and is distributed by Fox Leisure International.
“The Trustworthy follows The Previous Testomony’s heroic, Biblical matriarchs and opens a brand new lane of storytelling at Fox, stated Michael Thorn, President of Fox Tv Community. “This present is the definition of robust, feminine character-driven storytelling, exploring timeless themes that originated 1000’s of years in the past, but stay startlingly fashionable and relatable,” Thorn stated. “Carol, Julie and Rene deliver unbelievable depth, dimension, intimacy and shock to tales so many suppose they know however will fully rediscover by this highly effective new lens.”
The occasion sequence, beforehand generally known as Ladies of the Bible, compliments a secure of Biblical content material on streaming sibling Fox Nation, together with the Ladies of the Bible documentary sequence narrated by Roma Downey. The platform’s slate additionally consists of The Bible docuseries in addition to drama sequence The Chosen and Mel Gibson’s film Ardour of the Christ.
