Revelations (2005 TV series)

Revelations
Genre	Drama
Created by	David Seltzer
Written by	David Seltzer; Mark Kruger
Directed by	Lili Fini Zanuck
Starring	Bill Pullman; Natascha McElhone; Michael Massee; Mark Rendall; Martin Starr
Theme music composer	Joseph Vitarelli
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of episodes	6
Production
Producers	David Seltzer; Gavin Polone
Running time	43 min. (per episode)
Production companies	Stillking Films; Pariah Films; NBCUniversal Television Studio
Release
Original network	NBC
Picture format	1080i (HDTV)
Original release	April 13 –; May 18, 2005

Revelations is an American drama six-part television miniseries[1][2] that began airing on NBC from April 13 to May 18, 2005. Taking place in the modern day, the show explores the End of Days as well as prophecies relating to them.

Synopsis

Dr. Richard Massey, a noted astrophysicist from Harvard, returns home after having hunted down the Satanist that brutally murdered his daughter Lucy in a satanic ritual. The Satanist, a man named Isaiah Haden, is put into prison awaiting trial. Richard Massey is a man of science and does not believe in religion at all. He is bitter at his loss and the general poor state of his life and only wants to see Isaiah Haden face his punishment.

Meanwhile, a nun named Josepha Montafiore who is working for the Eklind Foundation, a wealthy traditionalist Catholic organization, visits the bedside of a comatose girl. The child was struck twice by lightning while crossing a golf course and lives in a vegetative state. However, the girl mumbles Bible verses in Latin and draws cryptic drawings. Josepha believes that this is an act of God and decides to pursue it.

The girl's visions lead Josepha to Richard, who joins her on her quest to document and unravel signs of the End of Days. Their journey eventually becomes a race against time to thwart Haden's followers as they try to bring about the Apocalypse, all while hot on the trail of a child who may be able to save them all.

Cast

Bill Pullman as Dr. Richard Massey
Natascha McElhone as Sister Josepha Montafiore
Michael Massee as Isaiah Haden
Tobin Bell as Nathan Volk
Mark Rendall as Henry "Hawk" Webber
John Rhys-Davies as Prof. Jonah Lampey
Martin Starr as Rubio
Fred Durst as Odgen
Werner Daehn as Asteroth
Chelsey Coyle and Brittney Coyle as Olivia Beaudrey
Fionnula Flanagan as Mother Francine
Alexa Nikolas as Lucinda "Lucy" Massey
Orla Brady as Nora
Caryn Green as Tulia
Bridget Mannit as Henrietta II
Clémence Poésy as Flatulent Corpse

Reception

Ratings

The first episode received 15.6 million viewers.

References

Tom Shales (April 13, 2005). "NBC's 'Revelations': It's a Long Way To Armageddon". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2017-01-10. NBC isn't calling this a "miniseries" but rather a "six-hour event series," which gives the network the option of bringing it back weekly next fall.
Rick Kissell (April 14, 2005). "NBC's 'Revelations': It's a Long Way To Armageddon". Variety. Retrieved 2017-01-10. ...but NBC opened its event series “Revelations” to strong numbers Wednesday.

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[1] Tom Shales (April 13, 2005). "NBC's 'Revelations': It's a Long Way To Armageddon". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2017-01-10. NBC isn't calling this a "miniseries" but rather a "six-hour event series," which gives the network the option of bringing it back weekly next fall.

[2] Rick Kissell (April 14, 2005). "NBC's 'Revelations': It's a Long Way To Armageddon". Variety. Retrieved 2017-01-10. ...but NBC opened its event series “Revelations” to strong numbers Wednesday.