After being forced out of their home in Jerusalem by the Romans, 900 Jews were ensconced in a fortress at Masada, a mountain in the Judean desert. Set in ancient Israel, The Dovekeepers is based on the true events at Masada in 70 C.E. The Dovekeepers, first published in 2011 by Simon & Schuster imprint Scribner, is a New York Times best-seller and was hailed by Nobel laureate Toni Morrison as a “major contribution to 21st century literature.” The story centers on four women whose lives intersect in a fight for survival at the siege of Masada. The mini, set for 2015, hails from exec producers Roma Downey and Burnett, the married creative team behind History’s Emmy darling The Bible and Fox’s upcoming feature follow-up, Son of God. The network is teaming with the Survivor mastermind for a four-hour miniseries based on Alice Hoffman‘s historical novel The Dovekeepers.
CBS is expanding its relationship with Mark Burnett.
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