TV series

A.D.

1985 · 1 season

A solemn, sprawling historical epic that moves between imperial intrigue and martyrdom, feeling weighty, pious and often grim.

Overview: A.D. is a 1985 television drama miniseries created and written by Vincenzo Labella and Anthony Burgess, based on Burgess' historical novel The Kingdom of the Wicked. The five-part serial is considered the third and final part of a trilogy, preceded by Moses the Lawgiver (1974) and Jesus of Nazareth (1977). Set just after Jesus' Crucifixion, the lives and adventures of His disciples are explored, and events in Rome during the reigns of Emperors Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius and Nero.
How it feels: Earnest, dark, tense and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Faith, survival, power, corruption
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: faith
survival
power
corruption
family
Places: big city
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild