• Network: NBC
  • Series Premiere Date: Apr 5, 2015
Metascore
55

Mixed or average reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 11
  2. Negative: 1 out of 11
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  1. Reviewed by: Nancy DeWolf Smith
    Apr 15, 2015
    70
    The otherwise unknowable details of conversations, wonder and doubt about the apparent resurrection, and political maneuvering are filled in a respectable but usually lively way by a cast of accomplished actors.
  2. Reviewed by: Ed Bark
    Mar 27, 2015
    67
    A.D. for the most part has a fairly solid script.
  3. Reviewed by: Robert Bianco
    Apr 3, 2015
    63
    Yes, the additions sometimes feel shoehorned in, and, as in The Bible, the storytelling gears still sometimes clunk. But anyone who loved The Bible and yearned for a sequel is likely to find A.D. satisfying.
User Score
5.3

Mixed or average reviews- based on 20 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 20
  2. Negative: 9 out of 20
  1. Apr 6, 2015
    1
    Yet another absurdity from the Burnett brood.. I can't tell if this film was meant to feel like a lifetime movie or a fictionalized tale fromYet another absurdity from the Burnett brood.. I can't tell if this film was meant to feel like a lifetime movie or a fictionalized tale from the Bible. Regardless, the storytelling and acting are so removed from anything believable that it only serves to shore up an evangelical base to rally around a mediocre (at best) tv movie. Sad that this is what passes these days as entertainment. Full Review »
  2. Apr 6, 2015
    5
    If you enjoyed "The Bible" mini-series on History, you'll enjoy this, too. It picks up with Jesus' death and will chronicle the account inIf you enjoyed "The Bible" mini-series on History, you'll enjoy this, too. It picks up with Jesus' death and will chronicle the account in Acts of the building of the early church. This has better effects and better acting than the first series, but it's still a little dry. Full Review »
  3. Apr 6, 2015
    8
    A very entertaining and educational sequel to the greatest story ever told. This excellent TV series tells the story that everyone shouldA very entertaining and educational sequel to the greatest story ever told. This excellent TV series tells the story that everyone should know, the story of the early days of Christianity, and tells is wonderfully. Full Review »