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Martin Scorsese‘s Fox Nation docudrama “The Saints” will return to the streamer for Season 2 on Nov. 16, beginning with an episode centered on Saint Patrick. Hosted, narrated and executive produced by the legendary “Goodfellas” director, “The Saints” highlights the lives of various Christian saints, with the first season featuring John the Baptist, Mary Magdalene, Joan of Arc and more. The first four episodes of Season 2 will air weekly, from Nov. 16 to Dec. 7, and a second batch of episodes will premiere in 2026. Season 2 will dedicate episodes to Saint Patrick, Saint Peter, Thomas Becket and more. A Dec. 7 episode on Carlo Acutis, aka “God’s Influencer,” is directed by Scorsese’s daughter, Francesca Scorsese, who explores Acutis’ use of the internet to spread the word of Christ, earning him the reputation of being the first “millennial saint.” This marks Francesca Scorsese’s first formal directorial collaboration with her father. She previously starred on the Luca Guadagnino miniseries “We Are Who We Are.” Scorsese has long had a fascination with Christianity, directing 1998’s “The Last Temptation of Christ” and the Jesuit priest drama “Silence” in 2016. He is currently developing a feature film about Jesus Christ. “The Saints” is created by Matti Leshem and developed by Scorsese for Lionsgate Alternative Television. The series is written by Kent Jones, who previously worked as a video archivist for Scorsese and later co-directed several documentaries with him, including “A Letter to Elia.” The episodes are directed by Leshem, Francesca Scorsese, Rubin Stein, Devereux Milburn and Elizabeth Chomko. Additional executive producers include Craig Piligian, Julie Yorn, Rick Yorn, Lisa Frechette and Christopher Donnelly. Along with Lionsgate, the series was produced by Sikelia Productions, Weimaraner Republic Pictures and LBI Entertainment. Watch a trailer for Season 2 of “The Saints” below.
