"The Living Christ Series" is considered to be the first "unofficial" television mini-series. All 12 episodes aired on NBC in 1951 and two year's later it's sequel TV movie "I Beheld His Glory" also aired on NBC. After it's original airing, the series remained off of television until the late 1980's when local religious stations began airing the series. TBN aired all twelve episodes throughout the 1990's. The entire series is public domain and has been released numerous times on VHS and DVD.