before he takes the throne as King of Israel, House of David also highlights the downfall of the House of Saul. At the end of the first episode, "A Shepherd and a King," King Saul (Ali Suliman ...

Instead, the show focuses at least as much on Saul, first king of Israel ... feel far more Game of Thrones than Tanakh.

David is summoned to Saul’s court, not for his anointment as king, but for his musical talents. David's destiny hangs at the end of the episode as he performs before the despondent King Saul.

It retold the story of King Saul and King David, but set in a modern, fictional kingdom, giving biblical characters different names. The show offered a potent mix of power struggles, corruption ...

At the direction of God, the prophet Samuel anoints an unlikely, outcast teenager as the new king. As Saul loses his power over his kingdom, David finds himself on a journey to discover and ...

“Remember, it wasn’t long ago that the King of Israel was consulting witches,” said a local prophet. “With Saul it was retreat and defeat. Now, I’m almost tired of winning.” David’s ...

With its interpersonal intrigue and battlefield bloodshed, “House of David” looks like it could be an alternate-universe of “Game of Thrones ... before assuming King Saul’s throne.

Actually, the first season focuses on David’s life before he was anointed king, during the reign of King Saul. Michael Iskander stars as David, an outcast in his family due to his parentage ...