Video round-up: David! The Promised Land! The Carpenter's Son!
A new trailer gives us a better look at the Philistines and Amalekites in Angel Studios' David; Moses tries his hand at stand-up comedy; and The Carpenter's Son has a few new clips.
David — a couple new trailers
This is it: after four years of development, crowd-funding, and a bit of legal wrangling, the animated David is finally coming to theatres. Early access screenings are taking place this Sunday the 14th, preview screenings are taking place Thursday the 18th, and the official release date is next Friday the 19th.
To mark the occasion, Angel Studios has released one last trailer:
Notably, this trailer gives us our best look yet at the Philistines, including King Achish and Goliath, the latter of whom is still kept out-of-focus:
The trailer also features several shots of the Amalekites, such as this one:
The studio has also released a 30-second ad, which is titled ‘David and Goliath Like You’ve Never Seen’ even though you don’t actually see Goliath in it:
Previous videos for David:
The demo video (October 24, 2021)
A one-minute clip (August 31, 2025; starts at the 55:53 mark)
The ‘Follow the Light’ clip (October 9, 2025)
The pay-it-forward announcement with new footage (October 15, 2025)
The ‘Samuel’s Blessing’ clip (October 16, 2025)
The teaser and the ‘Tapestry’ clip (October 23, 2025)
The ‘Why God - My God’ clip (October 24, 2025)
The ‘I Will Not Be Afraid’ clip (October 30, 2025)
The ‘Adventure Song’ clip (November 5, 2025)
The ‘Victory Song’ clip (November 7, 2025)
The ‘Shalom’ clip (November 13, 2025)
The first full trailer (November 19, 2025)
Plus see my posts on the Young David series: episodes one, two, three, four, five.
The Promised Land — some new featurettes
The Promised Land may have finished its first-season roll-out in late October, but the producers are still releasing new videos every Wednesday, including behind-the-scenes featurettes and, this week, a clip of Moses (Wasim No’mani) trying his hand at stand-up comedy. (A recurring joke in the series is that Moses—who isn’t very good at public speaking, as per Exodus 4:10—also isn’t very good at telling jokes.)
Here’s a featurette on ‘The Heart Behind the Show’:
Here are a couple of videos about the first two weeks of shooting Season 1:
And here is Moses’ “stand-up comedy special”:
Previous videos for The Promised Land:
The ‘Behind the Scenes: Day 5’ and ‘Sizzle Reel’ videos (June 1, 2024)
The pilot trailer and the ‘Get to Know Moses’ and ‘Who is Moses? Mitch Hudson Explains’ videos (June 22, 2024)
The post-pilot livestream video (July 12, 2024)
The post-announcement Q&A (August 15, 2024)
The Portuguese-subtitled pilot episode (September 18, 2024)
The first podcast episode (July 26, 2025)
The sneak peek of the first-look trailer (August 22, 2025)
The first-look trailer (September 3, 2025)
The official trailer (September 19, 2025)
The season finale watch party (November 7, 2025)
The Angel trailer and the ‘Women in the Wilderness’ featurette (November 13, 2025)
See also my interviews with series creator Mitch Hudson and co-star Shereen Khan.
The Carpenter’s Son — a few new clips
The Carpenter’s Son came out on digital video this week—nearly two months after its theatrical release—and the distributor has released a few more clips from the film.
IGN posted this clip of an ex-leper creeping up on the teenaged Jesus:
Fandango posted this clip of Satan attacking Joseph, until Jesus arrives:
And Collider has a clip in which Joseph accuses Jesus of black magic.
If I come across any more clips in the next few days, I’ll add them to this post.
Previous videos for The Carpenter’s Son:
The first 20-second teaser (August 27, 2025)
The second 20-second teaser (September 19, 2025)
The first trailer (October 1, 2025)
The one-minute clip (October 16, 2025)
The second trailer (November 5, 2025)
See also my (text, not video) interview with writer-director Lotfy Nathan.
Upcoming Bible movies and TV shows:
December 19, 2025 — David (theatrical: Angel Studios)
early 2026 — David: King of Israel (streaming: Fox Nation)
March 22-April 5, 2026 — The Faithful (television: Fox)
April-May 2026 — Martin Scorsese Presents: The Saints: Season 2 part 2 (streaming: Fox Nation)
second half of 2026 — The Chosen: Season 6: Episodes 1-6 (streaming: Prime Video)
sometime in 2026 — Zero A.D. (theatrical: Angel Studios)
March 12, 2027 — The Chosen: Season 6: Finale (theatrical: Amazon MGM)
March 26, 2027 — The Resurrection of the Christ: Part One (theatrical: Lionsgate)
May 6, 2027 — The Resurrection of the Christ: Part Two (theatrical: Lionsgate)
sometime in 2027 — Joseph of Egypt (streaming: Prime Video)
March 31, 2028 — The Chosen: Season 7: Premiere (theatrical: Amazon MGM)
no release date specified — Jacob (theatrical: Angel Studios)
no release date specified — The Promised Land: Season 2 (streaming)
who knows when Malick will finish it — The Way of the Wind (theatrical)