VIDEO: Sneak Peek - CBS's THE DOVEKEEPERS Debuts Tonight

By: Mar. 31, 2015
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THE DOVEKEEPERS, based on Alice Hoffman's bestselling, critically acclaimed historical novel, is a four-hour limited event series from executive producers Roma Downey and Emmy Award winner Mark Burnett. Set in ancient Israel, the series features a group of extraordinary women whose lives intersect in a fight for survival at the siege of Masada.

The series will be broadcast tonight, March 31 and tomorrow, April 1 (9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Cote de Pablo, Rachel Brosnahan, Kathryn Prescott, Diego Boneta And Sam Neill star.

After being forced out of their homes in Jerusalem by the Romans in 70 C.E., 900 Jews were ensconced in a fortress at Masada, a mountain in the Judean desert, where they held out for months against the vast Roman armies. The project recounts the events from the perspective of a few extraordinary women who arrive at Masada with unique backstories, but a common bond for survival. Additionally, these women, who work together daily as dovekeepers, are each keeping substantial secrets.



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