THE FUTURE of a hit drama starring a former EastEnders actor has been revealed after one series.
Amazon Prime streamed the popular historical series – House of David – and it received critical acclaim and a 89% Rotten Tomatoes score.
Amazon Prime streams the hit biblical drama House Of David[/caption]
Former EastEnders star Davood Ghadami stars as high-ranking soldier Eliab[/caption]
Set in 1000 BC, the story tells the rise of King David – played by Michael Iskander – in Biblical Israel.
At the start of the series, he is a young outcast shepherd who is anointed to be the next king by the prophet, Samuel.
This is following the disobedience of the once-mighty King Saul, who fell victim to his own pride.
David then finds himself on a journey of self-discovery to fulfill his potential and cement his destiny.
Viewers will see him navigate different relationships with his faith, love, loss, violence, and it culminates in the battle with the Philistine giant Goliath.
The historical period project has received rave reviews from fans and it has now been revealed that the show has been given the green light for a second series.
It’s debut edition premiered with 22 million viewers in the first 17 days of streaming.
The second series will show David’s rise to the throne after his battle with Goliath (Martyn Ford).
He will attempt to navigate palace politics, a burgeoning romance, and his family’s intense jealousy.
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the first series received only a 60 per cent score from critics.
However, the audience seems to enjoy it far more, as it currently has an 89 per cent average audience score on the Popcornmeter, as of the time of writing.
Former EastEnders star Davood Ghadami, 42, plays Eliab who is a high-ranking soldier in Saul’s army.
He is the oldest son of Jesse (played by Louis Ferreira) and is the older brother of the main protagonist, David.
The actor starred in the hit BBC One soap as the hunky and energetic market trader, Kush Kazemi when he made his debut in 2014.
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Davood was initially cast to be a friend of the longstanding established character Martin Fowler (James Bye).
However, the character was killed off in 2021 when he was pushed in front on a London Underground train by Gray Atkins (Toby-Alexander Smith).
Following his high-profile soap stint, he later joined the BBC medical drama, Holby City as Eli Ebrahimi.
The series follows the outcast shepherd as he is anointed the King Of Israel by the prophet Samuel[/caption]
It has received an audience score of 89 per cent on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes[/caption]
Davood Ghadami is the elder brother of the main protagonist[/caption]
He played Kush Kazemi from 2014 until his character was killed off in 2021[/caption]
