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.
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.
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.
𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 “𝑭𝒂𝒏𝒑𝒂𝒈𝒆 & 𝑾𝒆𝒃𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒆: 𝒇𝙞𝒍𝙢𝒔𝙥𝒐𝙞𝒍𝙚𝒓𝙨.𝙞𝒏𝙛𝒐” 𝐭𝐨 𝐮𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐮𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧-𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐡 𝐜𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐞𝐬.
