FOX’s Biblical Event Series “The Faithful” Casts Minnie Driver, Jeffrey Donovan and Natacha Karam

FOX announced casting for the first installment of its upcoming biblical event series The Faithful including Minnie Driver (Good Will Hunting, Circle of Friends) as Sarah, Jeffery Donovan (Fargo, Burn Notice) as Abraham, and Natacha Karam (9-1-1: Lone Star) as Hagar. Danny Cannon (CSI: Crime Scene Investigation) has been tapped to direct and executive produce the premiere. Carol Mendelsohn (CSI: Crime Scene Investigation), Julie Weitz (Game of Silence), and Rene Echevarria (Carnival Row) serve as executive producers. The Faithful comes from FOX Entertainment Studios and is distributed worldwide by FOX Entertainment Global.

The Faithful debuts Sunday, March 22 (8:00-10:00PM ET/PT) on FOX in the U.S. and airs in three, two-hour installments leading into the finale on Easter Sunday, April 5. The series, which begins production this summer in Rome and Matera, Italy, will air throughout the Easter and Passover season on FOX and next day on Hulu.

This landmark drama series is based on the best-selling book of all time, the Bible, and showcases a faithful dramatization of the Book of Genesis as told through the eyes of the courageous and passionate, yet flawed women whose descendants would shape the future of faith as we know it today. Dimensional, dramatic, intimate, even surprising, The Faithful is about discovering and losing love, the challenges of marriage, the joys and heartbreak of children, confronting temptation, and finding faith. Episodes of The Faithful will be told through the lens of five of The Old Testament’s most legendary women: Sarah and her servant Hagar, Sarah’s great-niece Rebekah, and Rebekah’s nieces, sisters Leah and Rachel.

In the premiere installment, Sarah (Driver) feels incomplete without the child that has been promised to her and her husband, Abraham (Donovan), by God. After braving isolation, famine, the ire of Pharaoh, and several more years of barrenness, she resorts to her own plan to bring a child into the world involving her maidservant Hagar (Karam) and Abraham. However, jealousy soon sets in after Hagar gives birth to Ishmael (from whose lineage the Islamic religion traces its roots). Then a miracle happens… And personal freedoms are at odds with long-held grievances and shattered love.

Wholly owned by FOX Entertainment, The Faithful comes from FOX Entertainment Studios and is distributed worldwide by FOX Entertainment Global. Under her first-look broadcast direct deal with FOX, Carol Mendelsohn (CSI: Crime Scene Investigation) serves as executive producer along with Julie Weitz (Game of Silence) and Rene Echevarria (Carnival Row, The 4400), who penned the pilot and will also serve as showrunner.

ABOUT MINNIE DRIVER

Minnie Driver first captured the attention of audiences and critics alike in 1995 with her critically acclaimed performance in Circle of Friends, starring opposite Chris O’Donnell. She went on to earn Oscar and Screen Actors Guild nominations, both in the category of Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role for Good Will Hunting, directed by Gus Van Sant. In 1998 she was honored with ShoWest’s prestigious Female Star of Tomorrow for her work. Minnie will next be seen in the upcoming series Run Away, as well as in the fifth season of the hit seriesEmily in Paris. She was last seen starring as Elizabeth I in season 2 of The Serpent Queen. Other recent credits include Chevalier, Rosaline, Modern Love, and Cinderella. She led the hit comedy Speechless for three seasons and earned Emmy and Golden Globe nominations for The Riches. She also had a fan-favorite recurring role as Lorraine Finster onWill & Grace. On the big screen, Minnie most recently starred in The Assessment, an official TIFF selection, opposite Elizabeth Olsen and Alicia Vikander as well as in Uproar, and Millers in Marriage. Minnie hosts the award-nominated iHeart podcast Minnie Questions with Minnie Driver, now in its third season. Her memoir Managing Expectations was published in 2022 to critical praise. She is a passionate advocate for environmental, and animal causes and divides her time between LA and London.

ABOUT JEFFREY DONOVAN

Jeffrey Donovan is an accomplished actor best known for his charismatic performances across both television and film. He rose to prominence with his breakout role as Michael Westen in Burn Notice. Donovan also earned acclaim for his portrayal of Dodd Gerhardt in the second season of Fargo where he starred alongside Kirsten Dunst, Patrick Wilson, and Ted Danson. More recently, Jeffrey can be seen as Detective Frank Cosgrove in Law & Order as well as the lead in Shut Eyes. Jeffrey will next be seen in Wardriver with Dane Dehaan for Star Thrower. Donovan’s notable film credits include Sicario and Sicario: Day of the Solado where he starred alongside Benicio del Toro and Josh Brolin, and J. Edgardirected by Clint Eastwood, where he shared the screen with Leonardo DiCaprio. He also starred in Let Him Go, a tense thriller alongside Kevin Costner and Diane Lane as well as the MGM film, Wrath of Men opposite Jason Statham.

ABOUT NATACHA KARAM

Natacha recently starred opposite Rob Lowe in Ryan Murphy’s 9-1-1: Lone Star for FOX, which just aired its fifth and final season. She previously appeared in Old Guard for Netflix opposite Charlize Theron, and in the Rob Cohen feature The Hurricane Heist alongside Toby Kebbell. On the TV front, Natacha can be seen in NBC’s military drama, The Brave, and had a crucial arc in Season Six of Homeland.

ABOUT DANNY CANNON

Director/producer/writer Danny Cannon was born and raised in Luton, England. One of the top television directors in the entertainment industry, Cannon is Emmy nominated and has directed 17 television pilots, 14 of which have been ordered to series, including Training Day (2017), Gotham (2014), The Tomorrow People (2013), Nikita (2010), Dark Blue (2009), The Forgotten (2009), and Eleventh Hour (2008). Danny recently worked on the Epix series Pennyworth, an origin story for Bruce Wayne’s butler Alfred, which he directed the pilot and numerous episodes for, and shot the pilot for Gotham Knights for Berlanti and the CW. He began his television career directing the pilot episode and subsequent episodes of CSI Miami, Miami Medical and has since directed episodes of Shameless and Justice.