January 2015

 

THE DOVEKEEPERS

THE DOVEKEEPERS, based on Alice Hoffman’s bestselling, critically acclaimed historical novel, is a four-hour limited event series from executive producers Roma Downey and Emmy Award winner Mark Burnett. Set in ancient Israel, the series features a group of extraordinary women whose lives intersect in a fight for survival at the siege of Masada. After being forced out of their homes in Jerusalem by the Romans in 70 C.E., 900 Jews were ensconced in a fortress at Masada, a mountain in the Judean desert, where they held out for months against the vast Roman armies. The project recounts the events from the perspective of a few extraordinary women who arrive at Masada with unique backstories, but a common bond for survival. Additionally, these women, who work together daily as dovekeepers, are each keeping substantial secrets.

 

To be broadcast Tuesday, March 31 and Wednesday, April 1 on the CBS Television Network.


ON AIR:                                     9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT each night

ORIGINATION:                          Republic of Malta (HD)


STARRING:                               Cote de Pablo (Shirah)

                                                  Rachel Brosnahan (Yael)

                                                  Kathryn Prescott (Aziza)

                                                  Diego Boneta (Amram)

AND:                                          Sam Neill (Josephus)

 

PRODUCED BY:                        CBS Television Studios and LightWorkers Media, 
                                                         a division of United Artists Media
 Group

 

BASED ON THE

HISTORICAL NOVEL:               The Dovekeepers by Alice Hoffman

 

SCRIPT ADAPTATION BY:       Ann Peacock

 

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS:     Roma Downey, Mark Burnett, Frank Siracusa, John Weber and Yves Simoneau

 

DIRECTED BY:                        Yves Simoneau


Photos now available at www.cbspressexpress.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDovekeepers

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDovekeepers

Instagram: @dovekeeperscbs


Executive Producers and Cast on Twitter:

Roma Downey

@RealRomaDowney

 

Mark Burnett

@MarkBurnettTV

 

Sam Neill

@TwoPaddocks

 

Rachel Brosnahan

@RachieBros

 

Kathryn Prescott

@katprescott77

 

Diego Boneta

@DiegoBoneta

 

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CBS Press Contacts:

Barbara Abseck

212-975-4637

beabseck@cbs.com

Lori DelliColli

603-824-6300

ladellicolli@cbs.com

 

CBS TV Studios:

Kristen Hall

818-655-7237

kristen.hall@cbs.com

 

CBS Photo Contacts:

Meagan McLaughlin

212-975-7518  

mcmclaughlin@cbs.com

Richard Boeth

212-975-7627

Richard.Boeth@cbs.com

Gaye Ann Bruno

818-655-1542  

gayeann.bruno@cbs.com