The series focuses on Joan of Arc, John the Baptist, Sebastian, Maximilian Kolbe, Francis of Assisi, Thomas Becket, Mary Magdalene and Moses the Black. The series was the idea of Matti Leshem, the Hollywood producer who hails from Israel and is Jewish. How did this happen?

This weekend, Martin Scorsese’s docudrama series The Saints will premiere on the streaming service Fox Nation. Four episodes will air leading up to Christmas, then the final four before Easter. I’ve watched two of the episodes—on Joan of Arc and Maximilian Kolbe—in advance.