Who is God? Where did we come from? Why does evil happen? What happens when we die? Every human being on earth has asked themselves these questions at some point, and most likely each person has found a different answer.This series will take viewers on a trip around the world to explore different cultures and religions on the ultimate quest to uncover the meaning of life, God and all these big questions in between.
The series seeks to understand how religion has evolved throughout the course of civilization, and in turn how religion has shaped the evolution of society. Although in our current geopolitical landscape, religion is often seen as something that divides, the series illuminates the remarkable similarities among different faiths, even those that seem to be in staunch contrast. This is a quest for God: to shed light on the questions that have puzzled, terrified and inspired mankind, not to mention Freeman himself.
Each episode is centered on a different big question about the divine:
Creation – Are there similarities among the religious creation stories from around the world? How do they compare with the scientific theory of the creation of the cosmos and the dawn of civilization?
Who Is God? – How has the perception of God evolved over human history? Is God just an idea, and if so, can we find evidence of a divine presence in our brains?
Evil – What is the root of evil and how has our idea of it evolved over the millennia? Is the devil real? The birth of religion may be inextricably tied to the need to control evil.
Miracles – Are miracles real? For many believers, miracles are the foundation of their faith. Others regard miracles as merely unlikely events on which our brains impose divine meaning. Belief in miracles, however we define them, could be what gives us hope and drives us to turn possibility into reality.
End of Days – Violent upheaval and fiery judgment fill popular imagination, but was the lore of apocalypse born out of the strife that plagued the Middle East two millennia ago? The true religious meaning of the apocalypse may not be a global war, but an inner revelation.
Resurrection – How have beliefs in the afterlife developed, and how has our reaction to the afterlife changed the way we live this life? Now that science is making such rapid advances, we may soon be confronted with digital resurrection. What will that do to our beliefs?
To explore each of these topics, host and narrator Freeman went on the ground to some of humanity’s greatest religious sites, including Jerusalem’s Wailing Wall, India’s Bodhi Tree, Mayan temples in Guatemala and the pyramids of Egypt. He traveled with archaeologists to uncover the long-lost religions of our ancestors, such as those at the 7500 B.C. Neolithic settlement Çatalhöyük in Turkey. He immersed himself in religious experiences and rituals all around the world, and became a test subject in scientific labs to examine how the frontiers of neuroscience are intersecting the traditional domain of religion.
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Apple TV
has ordered a new six-part documentary series from Box to Box Films and the World Surf League (WSL) that will provide a behind-the-scenes look at the aspirations, failures and accomplishments of the world’s best surfers as they battle for the WSL Title and struggle to remain on the elite WSL Championship Tour (CT).
Apple TV+纪录剧集《与马克·容森探索声音奥秘》(Watch the Sound With Mark Ronson,暂译)发布正式预告!马克·容森担任主持,嘉宾包括保罗·麦卡特尼、 DJ Premier、查莉·XCX(Charli XCX)、戴夫·格罗、Questlove等。他们将共同讲述音乐创作背后不为人知的故事,以及制作人和创作者为寻找完美声音而付出的努力。他们将共同探索技术与音乐的交集。
贝蒂·苏亚雷斯(亚美莉卡·费雷拉 America Ferrera 饰)是个出身墨西哥移民家庭的普通姑娘,她一头厚重头发,戴黑框眼镜,满嘴牙箍,矮矮胖胖,是个毫无吸引力的丑姑娘。但是贝蒂生就一副好心肠和勤快手脚,加上无与伦比的上进心。进入美女如云的时尚杂志《MODE》编辑部后,贝蒂先是受尽同事嘲弄和捉弄,尤以前台小姐阿曼达(贝基·纽顿 Becki Newton 饰)和她的好基友马克(迈克尔·尤瑞 Michael Urie 饰)为甚,却因良好的工作水准得到总经理丹尼尔·米德(埃里克·马比斯 Eric Mabius 饰)的赏识,贝蒂对这位平易近人、英俊不凡的老总也悄悄生出倾慕之心,却无意被卷入丹尼尔和老妈(范妮莎·L·威廉姆斯 Vanessa Williams 饰)的战争……
本片翻拍自哥伦比亚同名大热剧集。