‘House Of David’ Just Knocked Down Amazon Prime Video’s Best Show
March 10, 2025
I wrote an article just last week about how House of David, the series with zero social media chatter, is quickly become a big hit for Amazon Prime Video, dipping into the seldom-tapped well of biblical adaptations, at least on streaming services.
When I touched on it last, I remarked that it was only behind Reacher and Invincible on Amazon Prime Video’s Top 10 list, and there was no doubt it would stay there (which would still be extremely impressive).
Now? The House of David has actually moved up to #2, which has knocked down Invincible, and its perfect, 100%-scored season 3, to the #3 spot, despite airing what was easily one of its most intense episodes of all time this past week, with the finale arriving this week. This was also not the finale of House of David or anything, as the show still has four more episodes to go, including its two-part David versus Goliath finale, one of the most famous biblical face-offs.
House of David is now only behind Reacher, now in its third season, keeping it away from the #1 spot. I refuse to believe that no matter how popular House of David gets, it will be able to dethrone Reacher, which is such a widely-watched series it stays on Amazon Prime Video’s Top 10 list for almost the entire time between its seasons, which can be well over a year.
House of David seems spawned from the huge success of The Chosen, another Bible drama that has performed impressively across multiple seasons so far. Given the performance of that show and this one, I would expect more live-action adaptations to follow.
One question I have is…does anyone own the copyright to the Bible? This may sound stupid, but what I mean is can any streaming service or network simply pick any Bible story and base a show around it? It’s not like this is based on some specific author’s book about the Bible, it’s the Bible itself.
If not, I mean, the possibilities are endless for what kinds of series could be next. Off the top of my head, that would include the likes of:
- Adam and Eve (no doubt wearing a lot of leaves)
- Noah (that flood may break the budget, however)
- Moses (who has many movies but no dramatic shows)
- Daniel
- Isaac/Jacob
- Esther
- Job (this would be brutal to watch)
- Samson (played by Alan Ritchson)
And that’s only the Old Testament. This may sound like we’re assembling the biblical Avengers or something, but this is a real market with a real, widespread audience, even though the showrunners of something like House of David say it’s meant for more than just a religious audience. I do expect more of these to come on Amazon, and maybe elsewhere.
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