Martin Scorsese is partnering with Fox Nation for a new docudrama series titled Martin Scorsese Presents: The Saints. The eight-episode series will be hosted, narrated and executive produced by Scorsese.Each episode in the series will explore the stories of eight figures on their journey to sainthood. The series will focus on Joan of Arc, Francis of Assisi, John the Baptist, Thomas Becket, Mary Magdalene, Moses the Black, Sebastian, and Maximillian Kolbe.Scorsese said in a statement: “I’ve lived with the stories of the saints for most of my life, thinking about their words and actions, imagining the worlds they inhabited, the choices they faced, the examples they set. These are stories of eight very different men and women, each of them living through vastly different periods of history and struggling to follow the way of love revealed to them and to us by Jesus’ words in the gospels. I’m so excited that this project is underway, and that I’m working with so many trusted and talented collaborators.”The series was developed by Scorsese for Lionsgate Alternative Television, and it was created by Matti Leshem. Martin Scorsese Presents: The Saints is written by Kent Jones and directed by Elizabeth Chomko.Source: Variety