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Season 1 – The Dovekeepers

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Forced from their home in Jerusalem by the Romans, 900 Jews fight for survival at Masada, a fortress built atop a mountain in the Judean desert. The people are able to hold out for months against attacks by the Roman armies. Among those trying to make a life there are four extraordinary women with distinctive backstories who are linked by their common drive to endure the siege and by their work together as dovekeepers. The women also share the need to keep their own substantial secrets concealed from the world.

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The Dovekeepers — Season 1

The Dovekeepers — Season 1

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Critics Consensus

Despite taking a unique female perspective, The Dovekeepers fails to tell a story that takes flight.

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Mary McNamara Los Angeles Times 04/02/2015
The Dovekeepers... is so bad it is virtually impossible to believe it exists in the current landscape of American television. Go to Full Review Debbie Day TheWrap 04/02/2015
In all, the actors deliver even when the dialogue feels a bit starched and the story seems to hew a bit too faithfully to Josephus' real documentation of the Masada siege's survivor tales. Go to Full Review Matthew Gilbert Boston Globe 03/31/2015
But beyond the expected cheese factor, The Dovekeepers is a missed opportunity to deliver a compelling modern interpretation of the famous mass suicide. Go to Full Review Matt Roush TV Insider 04/02/2015
Here's to the return of the classic network-TV miniseries, colorfully if rather breathlessly embodied by CBS's two-part The Dovekeepers, a tragic historical romance played out against the fabled siege of Masada in the year 70 CE. Go to Full Review Melissa Camacho Common Sense Media 04/02/2015
3/5
If you are a fan of ancient Judaica or faith-based historical dramas, The Dovekeepers offers enough to keep you interested, if not wholly entertained. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Cote de Pablo

Shirah

Rachel Brosnahan

Yael

Kathryn Prescott

Aziza

Diego Boneta

Amram

Mido Hamada

Eleazar Ben Ya'ir

Sam Hazeldine

Flavius Silva

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Mar 31, 2015 Part One Historian Flavius Josephus pressures Shirah and Yael to reveal the truth about Masada; Shirah and Yael share accounts of their pasts. Details Episode 2 Aired Apr 1, 2015 Part Two Shirah and Yael remain in custody of the Romans; Shirah taunts Flavius Josephus; Silva and Claudius try to determine how to get their soldiers into Masada. Details

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The Dovekeepers — Season 1

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Season Info

Director
Yves Simoneau
Executive Producer
Roma Downey, Mark Burnett, Frank Siracusa, John Weber, Yves Simoneau
Screenwriter
Ann Peacock
Network
CBS
Rating
TV-14
Genre
History, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date
Mar 31, 2015