Brilliant and touching

A different way of telling a story

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

I am a Catholic and have hard time reading bible. This series showed a real meaning of who I am.

As a Bible believing Christian, I enjoyed the series but was disappointed to see so many things portrayed differently than in the Bible. Probably because of political correctness sake, the apostle John is played by a great big African. That is fundamentally so untrue. They were all Jews, not Africans. John was a fisherman, son of a Jewish fisherman. Mary Magdalene black? No she was a woman from the village/town Magdala - solid Jewishness. But there again, I understand that the production was from a Catholic point of view. Catholics do not believe in the Bible as the sole source of God's Word. They use what is of advantage to them and the rest they ignore. But there again, I am thankful that at least it's probably the best Christian-themed series out there... So, all in all 7/10.

I just watched this in Netflix and was sad to know that it did not get a second season! This is an amazing portrayal of the lives of Christ's apostles and followers after his crucifixion and resurrection. Some things are clearly fictionalized or are done with artistic license, but there's enough biblical stuff in the show to make it realistic. You really feel like you were there with them, as they struggle to find their way after Jesus' ascension. The production values are amazing and the costumes are high end. It's a great show to watch. It's really too bad it got canceled. But I read it might get revived in an OTT channel at some point.

Though there are some inaccuracies with respect to the authentic biblical account of the Book of Acts, the series is a good watch. I found the Drama well acted and intense, keeping me on the edge of my proverbial seat, spurring me to keep on watching. There is artistic licence which I do not totally agree with, like some of the interpretations of the characters, but if one reminds oneself that it is, after all, dramatised artistic licence that we are dealing with, one can overlook the inconsistencies without becoming overly frustrated or disappointed. Yes, the way some of the scenes were interpreted left me feeling a little bit betrayed due to their inconsistent irreverence with respect to the authentic biblical account, but having said that, I have nevertheless still enjoyed the series.