Martin Scorsese’s next project is a docuseries about the saints

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Martin Scorsese’s next project will be a docuseries about the saints. Watch the trailer below.The new series, called Martin Scorsese Presents: The Saints will see the legendary director host, narrate and executive produce the show which will release episodes weekly from November 17 to December 8.The series will be released in two parts, with the final four episodes airing in April 2025 to be “spanning the Holy season.”Each episode will focus on a singular saint, with episodes dedicated to Joan of Arc, John the Baptist, Sebastian, Maximilian Kolbe, Francis of Assisi, Thomas Becket, Mary Magdalene, and Moses the Black.According to a press release, the series will span 2,000 years of history and will tell the story of “eight men and women who risked everything to embody humanity’s most noble and complex trait — faith.”You can watch the trailer here:In a press statement about the series, Scorsese said: “I’ve lived with the stories of the saints for most of my life, thinking about their words and actions, imagining the worlds they inhabited, the choices they faced, the examples they set.“These are stories of eight very different men and women, each of them living through vastly different periods of history and struggling to follow the way of love revealed to them and to us by Jesus’ words in the gospels.

I’m so excited that this project is underway, and that I’m working with so many trusted and talented collaborators.”Jason Klarman, the Fox News Media chief digital and marketing officer, added: “Having the greatest storyteller tell some of the greatest stories of all time is exactly the kind of exclusive content that is driving Fox Nation’s success.