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Citing Charles Heston's classic performance in "The Ten Commandments," the producers who made "Testament: The Story of Moses" say they wanted to cover a different side of the leader and prophet's world in their 2024 Netflix docudrama, which was released on the streamer on March 27, ahead of the Easter holiday.
"What really drew us in was the mystery of Moses' inner life, his struggles with his own identity, his self-doubt, his humanness," Emre Sahin and Kelly McPherson told Tudum.
The three-part series narrated by Charles Dance, with Avi Azulay as Moses, also tackles what the producers called "the more epic elements of the tale — the burning bush, the plagues, Passover, the Red Sea, and, of course, the Ten Commandments."
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Avi Azulay stars as Moses in the series "Testament: The Story of Moses," which "chronicles Moses' remarkable life as a prince, prophet and more with insights from theologians and historians," according to Netflix.
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A scene from the 2024 Netflix series "Testament: The Story of Moses" shows the parting of the Red Sea.
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Mehmet Kurtuluş appears as Pharaoh in the new Netflix series "Testament: The Story of Moses."
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Avi Azulay as Moses and Ishai Golan as Aaron in Netflix's "Testament: The Story of Moses."
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Tülay Günal Göncü as Bithiah in "Testament: The Story of Moses," which debuted on Netflix on March 27.
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A scene from the 2024 Netflix series "Testament: The Story of Moses."
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Avi Azulay appears in Netflix's "Testament: The Story of Moses" in 2024.
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Dominique Tipper appears as Zipporah in "Testament: The Story of Moses."
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Tülay Günal Göncü as Bithiah in Netflix's "Testament: The Story of Moses."
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A scene from Netflix's 2024 series "Testament: The Story of Moses."
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Avi Azulay stars as Moses in Netflix's "Testament: The Story of Moses."
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Avi Azulay as Moses and Dominique Tipper as his wife, Zipporah, in Netflix's "Testament: The Story of Moses."
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Tülay Günal Göncü as Bithiah and Avi Azulay as Moses in a scene from "Testament: The Story of Moses."
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Dominique Tipper as Moses's wife Zipporah and Avi Azulay as Moses in "Testament: The Story of Moses."
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Dominique Tipper as Zipporah and Avi Azulay as Moses in the Netflix series "Testament: The Story of Moses."
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Melis Ulaş as Jochabed and Avi Azulay as Moses in Netflix's "Testament: The Story of Moses."