What If Moses Was the Boss on ‘The Office’? Lionsgate’s ‘The Promised Land’ Heads Into Season 2

What happens after you part the Red Sea?

If you’re Moses in The Promised Land, apparently you get stuck managing the most complicated workplace imaginable.

The breakout comedy is returning for Season 2 this fall, bringing viewers back into a version of the Exodus story that feels a lot more like The Office than a traditional Biblical drama.

The premise is simple: Moses and the Hebrews have escaped Egypt, but reaching the promised land is going to take another 40 years. That leaves Moses trying to keep everyone moving in the right direction while dealing with complaining, uncertainty and all the bizarre problems that arise along the way.

Wasim No’Mani returns as the increasingly overwhelmed Moses, with Shereen Khan as Miriam, Majed Sayess as Aaron, Artoun Nazareth as Joshua and Tryphena Wade as Zipporah among the returning cast.

And apparently Moses’ employees — or, more accurately, followers — aren’t becoming any easier to manage.

“Season two finds Moses grappling with a new level of grumbling as the people continue their journey to the promised land,” creator Mitch Hudson revealed.

The mockumentary comedy will also catch up with Miriam, who is navigating newfound fame after her tabernacle performance, while Chisisi is trying to help his Egyptian family track him down.

Behind the scenes, the show itself has undergone an adventure.

Season 2 was filmed in Morocco, taking the production to a setting that Hudson says helped add another level of authenticity to the series. A behind-the-scenes video from the Season 2 production also gives fans a look at the making of the show’s new chapter.

The bigger production follows a first season that turned The Promised Land into an online success.

Season 1 scored more than 5.5 million YouTube views in its first month after its October 2025 debut. Since the pilot premiered in 2024, the show has generated more than 150 million cumulative impressions and amassed one million followers across social platforms.

Now Hollywood is taking notice.

Lionsgate Television has established a global distribution partnership with The Promised Land, giving the series an opportunity to reach an even larger audience as its second season rolls out.

But despite comparing its comedy to shows like The Office, Hudson says there is an important distinction in what the series is laughing at.

“We are not making fun of the Bible,” he explained. “The humor comes from the human experience; those awkward, challenging, and hilarious moments that make us who we are.”

It’s an unusual combination, but Season 1 showed that it works.

Now, with Lionsgate behind its global expansion and Season 2 taking Moses and company deeper into the wilderness, The Promised Land is ready to see where the journey takes it next.