Season 1 • Episode 2
LatestJesus is a Biblical telefilm that retells the story of Jesus. It was shot in Morocco and Malta. It stars Jeremy Sisto as Jesus, Jacqueline Bisset as Mary of Nazareth, Debra Messing as Mary Magdalene and Gary Oldman as Pontius Pilate.
Acting
Gary Oldman's Pilate chews scenery like it's unleavened bread.
Production
Morocco locations give actual desert authenticity on a TV budget.
Costume
Biblical robes that scream 'mall nativity pageant gone HBO.'
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was part of CBS's 2000 millennium programming blitz, airing just months before The Sopranos changed TV forever.
Roger Young also directed the 1985 miniseries 'A.D.' — dude basically built a career on biblical TV epics.
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