March 29, 2015 by The Sumter Item

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Roma Downey and Mark Burnett Present ‘The Dovekeepers’ miniseries ‘The Dovekeepers’ adaptation to air on CBS

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Married executive producers Mark Burnett and Roma Downey were passionate about and Roma Married executive producers Mark Burnett “The Dovekeepers,” airing Tuesday Downey werebringing passionate about bringing “The Dovekeepers,” andon Wednesday at and 9 p.m.,Wednesday, to CBS. airing at 9 p.m. Tuesday to CBS.

speak and live the way you want. there. There were about 900 of them who started a new commuIt’s something we can all relate to.” first,picks uncertain it is, and she has the nity. And our miniseries up what Working withthen hundreds of birds awful realization that it’s the Roman army that the story with these women who was something new for the Angel”) was fascinated by Alice has come for them. These 900 people, thoustart working dove coops. actresses. “Wehave had come a scenefor at Hoffman’s novel “The(“Touched Dovekeep-by an Angel”) Roma Downey was in thesands and thousands of men And the excrement of the doves the beginning, I think it was first ers.” She loved it so much she fascinated by Alice Hoffman’s novel “The Dovethem. And I think it’s very hard to be at Masada is used towith fertilize the soil. it’sout, toorimagine second day,” dethey Pablomust says,have decided,”with helpitofsoher keepers. Shethe loved much she decided, and toSo, look what very necessary part their life But I“and I had release a dove. And the help of her executive feltofup there. think thattothey had to have executive producer husband,producer Mark ahusband, Mark Burnett (“Survivor”), turn it there. into aThey minisefeltsustaining that no one was ever going toGod. be able have a self I thought, ‘Oh, my Well,tohow Burnett (“Survivor”), to turn ittointo ries, airing Tuesday and Wednesday at 9They p.m.have on water. reach at first, know, you’ll see life. Theythem. have And so many takesyou are we going to need?’ a miniseries, airing Tuesday and CBS. in our how it’sBecause incredibly dangerous and food. And they believe thatfilm they’re I thought, ‘How many Wednesday at 9 p.m. on CBS. “A few years ago, I had the good fortune to scary, but they feel at first that they’re going to going to be safe to start their new doves do we have?’ And to my “A few years ago, I had the good read this amazing book,” Downey says. “I absobe OK. And then, of course, it just turns into a lives, their new loves and their new surprise, we had many doves. But fortune to read this amazing book,” lutely fell in love with the story. I had been to nightmare. ” hopes. best was Diego when I Boneta, heard Downey says. “I absolutely fell in Masada a few years ago and had been so pro“It’s so relevant,then thisthe story, ” says “Yael, played by Rachel, is out the warrior that the doves “It would love withtouched the story.by I had toof a persecuted foundly thebeen story who plays Amram. talksalways aboutcome virthere on the edge oftues the fortress, So, I wasn’t so concerned people theago faceand of had that persecution, had like courage back. and honor and love, and that’s Masada who, a few in years stood for whattouched they believed where going on just as we The freeshe coursees in the something distance that’s that I was sortspeak. of releasing been soupprofoundly by the in, and age thanpeople fear and love to speak anddoves, live the It’s to plume of smoke,” dom continues andway theyyou werewant. just going storywas of agreater persecuted who,faith aand were greater than hate and the power of sacrisomething we can all relate to. ” fly around Malta (where the movie in the face of that persecution, had Downey. “And at first, uncertain fice greater than war.” of birds was somewhat it is, and then sheWorking has the with hundreds was filmed). stood up for what they believed Downey reached out to Hoffman and was sur- thing new for the actresses. “We had a scene at the Ro- I think “Rachel wasfirst maybe a little afraid in, where prised to courage discoverwas thegreater rights hadn’t awful beenrealization taken. that theit’sbeginning, it was or second day,” man army that has come for them. of the doves in the beginning,” than fear and faith and love were The story is told the through the lives of two de Pablo says, “and I had to release a dove. And I These 900 and my God. continues Pablo. “Andtakes by theare greater than hate andShirah the power women – a healer, (Coteofde Pablo), andpeople, thousands thought, ‘Oh, Well,dehow many come for end, we lookI over and Rachel the outcast Yaelthan (Rachel – who areof men have we going to need?’ Because thought, ‘How had a sacrifice greater war.”Brosnahan)thousands being questioned bytothe historian Josephus doves have?’ And to my we them. And I think it’smany very hard to do we dove in each hand andsurprise, was walking Downey reached out Hoffman (Sam Neill) aboutto what happened to at and tohad But then best was whenon. I bethem at Masada lookmany out, todoves. around as ifthe nothing was going and was surprised discover Masada. heard that the doves would always come back. She was just walking around and imagine what they must have felt the rights hadn’t been taken. The “Jerusalem fell when it was sacked theBut Ro-I thinkSo, I was of talking asthat if they werejust an sort extension upby there. thatI wasn’t they hadso concerned story is told the through the lives mans, and those who survived made their way releasing doves, and they were just going to fly of her.” havebyfelt that no around one was Malta ever (where of this two women – a healer, Shirah to hilltop retreat that had beento built the movie was filmed). “In the book,” addsofBrosnahan, going to be able to reach them. (Cote de Pablo), and the outcast Herod,” says Downey of Masada. “And it was kind “Rachel was maybe a little afraid the doves think Yael de specifically has aby very And so at first, Yael (Rachel Brosnahan) – who areassured of unreachable. And they were that theyyou know, in theyou’ll beginning,”“Icontinues Pablo. “And beautiful deephad relationship see in ouroffilm how the it’s incredibly being questioned by theThere historian would be safe there. were about 900 end, we look over andand Rachel a dove in them who started new community. And ourand scary, each and was around as the if nothing withwalking them. And I felt by time dangerous but hand they feel Josephus (Sam Neill)aabout what miniseries story with these was going on. Shewewas walking around and gotjust to the part where we were at firstwomen that they’re going to be OK. happened topicks themup at the Masada. who start working in the dove coops. And the talking as if they were an extension of her. ” shooting with the doves that I And then, of course, it just turns “Jerusalem fell when it was excrement of the doves is used to fertilize the Brosnahan, “I think Yael actually hadn’t done very much sacked by the Romans, and those into a nightmare.” “In the book,” adds soil. So, it’s a very necessary part of their life specifically has a very beautiful and deep relashooting with them. And they’re who survived madea their way to so have relevant, this story,” with says them. there. They have self sustaining life.“It’s They tionship And I felt by the time we got so gentle once you holdthe them this hilltop retreat that had been Diego Boneta, who plays the warwater. They have food. And they believe that to the part where we wereand shooting with properly, they justvery don’tmuch move. So, I built by going Herod,”tosays riornew Amram. aboutthat virtues they’re be Downey safe to start their lives,“It talksdoves I actually hadn’t done wasAnd kind they’re of, like, wandering of Masada. “And itand wastheir kind new of hopes. like courage and honor and love, their new loves shooting with them. so gentlearound and “Yael, played Rachel, thesomething once you hold them just don’t withproperly, a dove in they each hand, like, unreachable. Andby they were is out there andon that’s that’s going edge of that the fortress, and So,toI was kind of, selfies.” like, wandering around assured they would be she safesees inonthe taking as distance we speak. Themove. freedom By Candace Havens FYI Television By Candace Havens Roma Downey (“Touched by an FYI Television

a plume of smoke,” continues Downey. “And at

with a dove in each hand, like, taking selfies.”

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