FOX is waiting for subsequent spring and has ordered a biblical occasion collection for Spring 2026. The Trustworthy will give attention to three tales from the bible linked to Sarah and her household from the ebook of Genesis. Six episodes have been ordered for the restricted occasion collection.
“FOX Leisure has ordered the Biblical occasion collection, The Trustworthy, for Spring 2026, it was introduced immediately by Michael Thorn, President of FOX Tv Community.
This landmark drama — a six-episode restricted collection introduced over three consecutive weeks throughout subsequent Easter and Passover season – relies on The Outdated Testomony’s Guide of Genesis and advised via the eyes of the brave and passionate, but flawed girls whose descendants would form three of the world’s nice faiths: Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Dimensional, dramatic, intimate, even stunning, The Trustworthy is about discovering and shedding love, the challenges of marriage, the thrill and heartbreak of youngsters, confronting temptation and discovering religion.
Wholly owned by FOX Leisure, The Trustworthy comes from FOX Leisure Studios and is distributed by FOX Leisure World. Beneath her first look broadcast direct cope with FOX, Carol Mendelsohn (CSI: Crime Scene Investigation) serves as Government Producer together with Julie Weitz (Sport of Silence) and Rene Echevarria (Carnival Row, The 4400), who penned the pilot and also will function showrunner.
“The Trustworthy follows The Outdated Testomony’s heroic, Biblical matriarchs and opens a brand new lane of storytelling at FOX. This present is the definition of sturdy, feminine character-driven storytelling, exploring timeless themes that originated hundreds of years in the past, but stay startlingly fashionable and relatable,” mentioned Thorn. “Carol, Julie and Rene convey unbelievable depth, dimension, intimacy and shock to tales so many suppose they know however will fully rediscover via this highly effective new lens.”
The episodes might be advised via the lens of 5 of The Bible’s most legendary girls: Sarah and her former slave Hagar, Sarah’s great-niece Rebekah, and Rebekah’s nieces, sisters Leah and Rachel.
Sarah & Hagar
Sarah feels incomplete with out the kid that has been promised to her and her husband, Abraham, by God. After braving isolation, famine, the ire of Pharaoh, and a number of other extra years of barrenness, she resorts to her personal plan to convey a toddler into the world involving her maidservant Hagar and Abraham. Nonetheless, jealousy quickly units in after Hagar provides delivery to Ishmael (from whom the prophet Mohammed will descend). Then a miracle occurs. Although properly previous her childbearing years, Sarah and Abraham conceive and have a son of their very own, Isaac. Lineage, birthrights, and private freedom are at odds with long-held grievances and shattered love.
Rebekah
After a tough and painful being pregnant, Rebekah prophetically learns that she is going to delivery twins who might be divided and that the elder will serve the youthful. Her sons exist in battle from the very begin, with Jacob actually holding onto his brother Esau’s heel throughout delivery. Whereas her husband, Isaac, is agency in the appropriate of succession for Esau, Rebekah is equally satisfied that Jacob is essentially the most deserving one to be the rightful inheritor. After watching the boys develop into very completely different males, she is decided to persuade, manipulate, and even deceive Isaac, now on his deathbed, to make sure that Jacob is the chosen one. By executing the final word deception, Rebekah units the stage for one in all historical past’s most paramount moments of brother in opposition to brother, household future, and fulfilled prophecy.
Leah & Rachel
As soon as the perfect of associates, Leah and her youthful sister, Rachel, each yearn for Jacob’s coronary heart and hand in marriage. However Jacob’s coronary heart is with Rachel, whose magnificence has captivated him. Nonetheless, on Jacob and Rachel’s marriage ceremony night time, her father methods the drunken Jacob and sends Leah into the wedding tent as an alternative of Rachel. So now he’s compelled to marry Leah as properly, forcing the sisters right into a bitter rivalry for Jacob’s love. Whereas Rachel has his coronary heart, it’s Leah who presents Jacob together with his firstborn son (and plenty of extra to observe). Rachel finally births a son, Joseph, however the being pregnant and supply practically kill her. As Jacob, the rivalrous sisters and their clan return to the promised land of Canaan, Rachel makes the final word sacrifice to finish their household. Between them, the sisters bore the famed twelve tribes of Israel, from whom will descend Moses, Joshua, and finally, two thousand years later, Jesus of Nazareth.”
The premiere date for this collection might be introduced later.