‘House Of David’ Creators Unveil ‘Epic’ New Moses Series Starring Ben Kingsley
The team behind House of David is back with a three-part retelling that aims to put the Bible’s Moses front and center for today’s audience. The project, called The Old Stories: Moses, promises cinematic scale and a reverent pulse rooted in Scripture. It’s the kind of faith-forward storytelling that stakes a claim for biblical narratives in mainstream streaming.
The trailer dropped this week and immediately made clear the series wants to feel both epic and intimate, sweeping in scope but focused on a man called by God. Ben Kingsley steps into the role of Moses, and O-T Fagbenle portrays Pharaoh in tense counterpoint. The creative team is leaning all the way into big-picture drama while keeping the spiritual heartbeat intact.
Cast And Creators
Jon Erwin, who helped shape the tone of House of David, directed, wrote, and executive produced this new work with a clear theological center. The cast includes Louis Ferreira, Anna Khaja, and Rada Rae, adding grounded supporting performances around Kingsley’s Moses. Producers and executive producers behind the scenes bring experience in faith-based cinema and in delivering production value that reaches beyond niche audiences.
Erwin has said plainly about the project, “Moses is one of the most iconic figures in history, and his story still resonates with us today,” Erwin said. That quote captures the intent: to present Moses not as a dusty relic but as a living voice for a people in crisis and for viewers hungry for meaning. The creative aim is to connect ancient covenant promises with contemporary questions of justice, freedom, and obedience to God.
What To Expect
The trailer opens with an older Moses recalling a blazing bush where God spoke: “He told me that I must return to Egypt, to the place of my birth, to where my people are in bondage.” That moment sets a tone of calling and confrontation that runs through the series. It positions Moses as a messenger whose life pivots on obedience to Yahweh rather than on political calculation.
Early previews give us sharp, prophetic moments — Moses facing a hardened ruler and demanding release for the oppressed. The trailer captures that clash with the line, “I come on behalf of God. … If you resist Him, you’ll suffer a fate worse than theirs.” Those words frame the conflict as spiritual as well as political, and they underline the moral stakes at the center of the story.
Pharaoh’s defiant reply, “I will never let your people go,” lands like a theological challenge thrown down to God’s messenger and to God Himself. The sequence that follows, a glimpse of separation at the sea, recalls the miraculous sovereignty God displayed for Israel and promises a visual spectacle tied to a biblical miracle. Expect spectacle, but expect the spectacle to be in service of the story’s covenant theology.
Although presented on a streaming platform, the series is unapologetically anchored in biblical narrative and purpose. It seeks to invite viewers into the drama of God’s redemptive work rather than to rework the story for mere novelty. That posture matters: it treats Scripture as a source of awe, not just material for adaptation.
For churchgoers and curious viewers alike, this kind of presentation can act as a gateway back to the text, prompting fresh conversations about deliverance, leadership, and God’s faithfulness across generations. A faithful retelling that aims for cinematic power can restore wonder and provoke worship. If the show succeeds, it will do more than entertain — it will call people to listen again to the God who speaks in burning places.
Release details place the series on the Wonder Project channel this spring, giving congregations and families an accessible way to watch and then talk about the scenes that matter most. In an age when biblical stories are often sidelined or reshaped, a bold, Scripture-centered production is a timely reminder: the old stories still have something to say, and they still point to the One who delivers.
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