Everything we know about ‘Martin Scorsese Presents: The Saints’
Everything we know about ‘Martin Scorsese Presents: The Saints’
The series from the legendary auteur dives into the lives of some of the most important figures in the history of the Church.
As people around the world prepare for Holy Week, the second season of “Martin Scorsese Presents: The Saints” returns to Fox Nation with another batch of episodes. Returning on Friday, March 27 — in advance of Palm Sunday — the series will feature an extended, stand-alone episode focused on the Holy Mother, Mary. We have all of the details that you need to know about this one-of-a-kind series from one of the world’s greatest filmmakers.
What do viewers need to know about ‘Martin Scorsese Presents: The Saints’
When do episodes of ‘Martin Scorsese Presents: The Saints’ air?
Since this is a streaming anthology series, each season of “The Saints” is broken into two. The first batch of episodes generally airs in the fall, during the lead-up to the holiday season. Then the back half of installments arrives on Fox Nation around Easter.
The second collection of episodes in Season 2 will begin airing on Friday, March 27, however, after what is now a standalone episode focused on the Virgin Mary, there will be a pause before the rest of the episodes are released.
Originally, the rest of Season 2 was set to roll out on the Fridays following this episode, but The Streamable has learned that those episodes will not air until 2027. The current plan is for the episodes to air on the three Sundays before Easter, March 28, 2027. They will focus on Sts. Longinus, Paul, and Lucia.
| Date | Time (ET) | Episode | Outlet |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friday, March 27, 2026 | 3:01 a.m. | The Virgin Mary | Fox Nation |
| Sunday, March 7, 2027 | 3:01 a.m. | Longinus | Fox Nation |
| Sunday, March 14, 2027 | 3:01 a.m. | Paul | Fox Nation |
| Sunday, March 21, 2027 | 3:01 a.m. | Lucia | Fox Nation |
However, despite this change in schedule, a Fox Nation representative has confirmed to The Streamable that there will be additional programming from “Martin Scorsese Presents: The Saints” coming in the show’s traditional release window of December 2026. While no details have been announced as to what that content will be at this time, we will keep you updated as more information becomes available.
Where does ‘Martin Scorsese Presents: The Saints’ air?
“Martin Scorsese Presents: The Saints” is exclusively available on Fox Nation, the lifestyle streaming service with originals, news-related programming featuring Fox News contributors, and more. This is the only place that viewers are able to catch new and on-demand episodes of “The Saints,” so if you want to watch any or all of these episodes, you will need to sign up for Fox Nation.
How much does Fox Nation cost?
Monthly plans to Fox Nation cost $9, but if you sign up for an annual plan, you can pay as little as $3 per month. You can also save if you bundle a Fox Nation subscription with one to Fox One, the all-in-one streaming service that brings together everything from Fox, FS1, Fox News, Fox Weather, Fox Business Network, and the company’s other cable and streaming channels.
A Fox One subscription does not include Fox Nation, but if you are signed up for both, you can watch Fox Nation inside the Fox One app.
Fox Nation
Fox Nation is an entertainment streaming service created by Fox News and gives subscribers access to full, commercial-free episodes from well-known right-wing personalities like Sean Hannity and Laura Ingraham, as well as entertainment from Kevin Costner, Kelsey Grammer, Sharon Osbourne, Roseanne Barr, and Rob Schneider. Fox Nation service can be accessed as a standalone streamer or as an add-on to the live TV streaming services DIRECTV and Fubo.
Is ‘Martin Scorsese Presents: The Saints’ a documentary?
The show is more accurately described as a docuseries. Scorsese narrates the series and often discusses his faith and connection to the saints profiled in the episodes. The series includes fully staged and acted dramatizations of the saints’ lives.
Each episode also includes a conversation with Scorsese, Fr. James Martin, and writers Mary Karr and Paul Elie.
What is ‘Martin Scorsese Presents: The Saints’ about?
Each episode of the “Martin Scorsese Presents: The Saints” docuseries focuses on one of the most impactful saints in history. Subjects discussed on the show will include Joan of Arc, Francis of Assisi, John the Baptist, Thomas Becket, Mary Magdalene, Moses the Black, Sebastian, Maximillian Kolbe, Patrick, Peter, and Carlo Acutis.
The show has been developed and executive produced by legendary director and producer Martin Scorsese, whose directing credits include “The Departed,” “Killers of the Flower Moon,” “The Wolf of Wall Street” and other beloved films throughout the decades.
“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,” Scorsese said about his motivations for creating the show. “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.”
Martin Scorsese Presents: The Saints
Explore the remarkable stories of eight men and women who risked everything to embody humanity’s most noble and complex trait — faith.