A.D.: The Bible Continues

A.D. The Bible Continues (also known as A.D. Kingdom and Empire) is an American biblical drama television miniseries, based on the Bible, and a sequel to the 2013 miniseries, The Bible, and follows up from the film Son of God which was a more in depth look on Jesus's story. It was produced by Roma Downey, Mark Burnett, and Richard Bedser. The limited series began airing on NBC on Easter Sunday, April 5, 2015, in twelve weekly one-hour episodes. The story takes place immediately after the events of The Bible miniseries, and then of the Son of God film, beginning with the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus, and continues with the first ten chapters of the Acts of the Apostles. On July 3, 2015, NBC cancelled A.D. The Bible Continues after one season. Cast Main Adam Levy as Peter Babou Ceesay as John Alastair Mackenzie as James, brother of Jesus Denver Isaac as James the Great Emmett J. Scanlan as Saul of Tarsus Fraser Ayres as Simon the Zealot Chipo Chung as Mary Magdalene Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson as Thomas Pedro Lloyd Gardiner as Matthew Kenneth Collard as Barnabas Joe Dixon as Philip the Evangelist Reece Ritchie as Stephen Richard Coyle as Caiaphas Vincent Regan as Pontius Pilate Joanne Whalley as Claudia, wife of Pontius Pilate Supporting