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Amazon Prime’s King David: Will ‘House of David’ Live Up to Expectations?

It’s true that the Bible, especially the Old Testament, is a great source of high-quality TV series. It’s full of violence and sex, and it’s all based on world-famous stories. And since these stories are in the public domain, they’re free to be adapted without legal issues.

A prime example of this trend is the already hugely popular series “The Chosen,” based on the life of Jesus Christ. Launched in 2017 through crowdfunding, the series was initially a bit of a flop, as it was distributed through its own website and app, bypassing traditional media. But it’s recently reached a wider audience with the deal with Amazon MGM Studios to stream the series on its streaming service.

Amazon is further cementing this strategy by releasing a new series on Prime Video this week called “House of David,” a prequel to “The Chosen” but independent of it. (It was created by Christian filmmaker Jon Erwin, without the involvement of “The Chosen” creator Dallas Jenkins.) The eight-episode series follows King David’s early life as a shepherd before he encounters Goliath.

With this, Amazon is establishing itself as a major entertainment hub for Judeo-Christian religious content. This seems to be an extension of its tendency to target somewhat conservative audiences, such as “Jack Ryan” and “The Terminal List.” While not biased in terms of religious teachings, Amazon is clearly trying to attract an audience that is sometimes overlooked by liberal Hollywood. “House of David” could help that effort. But as a standalone story, it’s doubtful it will be as enduring as its biblical counterpart.

“House of David” has echoes of series like “Game of Thrones.” As David (Michael Iskander) emerges as a young man, King Saul (Ali Suliman) of the united kingdom of Israel goes into a state of mental confusion and destabilizes the court. When the prophet Samuel (Stephen Lang) declares that King Saul is no longer God’s chosen one, a power vacuum is created as the kingdom faces external threats.

Amazon has invested heavily in fantasy and science fiction, including “The Wheel of Time,” “Fallout” and “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.” Even the non-religious should be able to enjoy “House of David” as a large-scale production with a hero’s journey, filmed in the Mediterranean region (mostly Greece), using a large cast. Samuel, with his white beard, is like a Merlin to David. Saul’s queen Ahinoam (Ayelet Zurer) even considers using “black magic” to heal her husband.

However, the main obstacle to watching “House of David” is not ideological. The series does not preach religion; it simply portrays characters who, as befits the time and place, think deeply about God’s will. (The kingdom depicted here is not based on established history, and dates back to about a millennium BC.) The problem is that its production is lifeless, cheap-looking, humorless, and boring. “House of David” does not impose its creators’ beliefs on the audience. But it also does not give those who do not hold those beliefs any reason to watch it.

Despite being a story about royal intrigue and power struggles, the characters in “House of David” (apart from their incongruous, varied accents) do not appear complex or diverse. The value of making a film based on a biblical story lies in portraying those ancient characters as ordinary, flawed people, and making their struggles seem like our own. That doesn’t happen here. David is an ordinary young man with no special background other than a love of music. The world around him is not constructed as a clear, modern-day society, as the 17th-century Japan depicted in the recent television historical drama “Shōgun” does.

Instead, we see shoddy visual effects for scenes like the flames David sees and the Hebrews with unnecessarily white, straight teeth. While the giants, led by Goliath, are interesting, the illusions used to show King Saul’s mental confusion quickly become tiresome. They are as boring as the love affair between David and Saul’s daughter Michal (Indy Lewis), which seems to be a no-brainer, built simply because the hero needs a princess.

The creators of “House of David” think that since it is based on the most famous story in the world, it is unnecessary to explain what is happening or why we should watch it. But the truth is, the opposite is true. Since most of us know these stories from childhood, “House of David” must add its own, fresh perspective to this epic. Otherwise, the original story that is in any hotel room drawer would be much more interesting to read. It is a truly fascinating read.

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