Starring Gary Oldman, Jacqueline Bisset, Jeremy Sisto, Debra Messing,
Armin Mueller-Stahl

The life and times of Jesus of Nazareth, from his humble beginnings as a carpenter to his destiny as the Son of God, are vividly retold in one of the highest-rated mini-series in the past decade, JESUS, the Emmy-nominated CBS original four-hour mini-series.

After the death of his earthly father, Joseph, the simple carpenter Jesus feels abandoned and lonely, not yet sure of his true calling. But his mother, Mary, tells him how an angel once told her of her son's birth and of the three Kings who had paid homage to the newborn baby. Jesus now realizes that the time has come for him to follow his calling and, with a heavy heart, bids farewell to Mary to dedicate his life wholly to his great task. Jesus travels to the desert to meditate and is tempted by Satan, who appears to him in different guises. Satan shows Jesus all the wrongs future generations will do in his name: wars of religion, crusades and witch burning. But Jesus refuses to abandon his mission.

Strengthened, he returns to his people and is baptized by his boyhood friend, John. He collects disciples through his unprecedented teachings and numerous miracles including turning water to wine and bringing the dead Lazarus back to life. The Roman governor, Pontius Pilate, sees Jesus as a threat, and with the help of Jesus' disciple Judas, persuades the high priest, Caiaphas, to have the Romans arrest Jesus and put him on trial. In a terrible farce, Jesus is finally sentenced to death by crucifixion. Most of his followers don't understand why Jesus gives himself up without any resistance, and they abandon him in his greatest hour of need. All alone, Jesus must resist Satan's last, and hardest temptation, and complete his ultimate sacrifice.

Only when he appears, three days after his death, alive among his disciples do they understand that through his sacrifice Jesus has given mankind not sorrow and death, but joy and hope.

JESUS is one of twelve mini-series produced under "THE BIBLE" umbrella.