The film, vetted by pastors, theologians and biblical historians, covers Chapters 1–3 of the book of Daniel, and Kooman said the goal is to inspire viewers to dive into the Bible themselves.

Claim: NBC aired The Book of Daniel, a series about an Episcopal priest who dealt with an addiction to painkillers, a gay son, and a daughter arrested for selling marijuana. Status: True.

Taken into slavery after the fall of Jerusalem in 605 B.C., Daniel is forced to serve the most powerful king in the world, King Nebuchadnezzar. Faced with imminent death, Daniel proves himself a ...