When Martin Scorsese was a child growing up in New York's Little Italy, he would gaze up at the figures he saw around St. Patrick's Old Cathedral. For decades, Scorsese has pondered a project dedicated to the saints.

“Martin Scorsese Presents: The Saints,” premiering Sunday on the Fox Nation streaming service, is hosted and narrated by the filmmaker and dramatizes the lives of eight Catholic saints.

The Oscar-winning director, 81, is known for his male-dominated filmography — such as “The Godfather,” “Goodfellas” and “The Irishman.”

Speaking to Vanity Fair in a Q&A published on Wednesday, November 13, Kidman, 57, threw some shade Scorsese’s way for his history of writing films centered entirely on male characters. “I’ve always said I want to work with [Martin] Scorsese, if he does a film with women,” said Kidman.

Even for the most proactive Martin Scorsese completionists, there is always one blind spot in their mission to watch every single one of the iconic director's films. Those who love all his work long to watch Kundun,

A new docudrama series by Martin Scorsese will debut this Sunday. Titled “Martin Scorsese Presents: The Saints,” it’s about the lives of eight different saints — Maximilian Kolbe, Mary Magdalene and Francis of Assisi are among the saints that have an episode devoted to them.

Martin Scorsese might make a film adaptation of Marilynne Robinson's Home before doing his The Life of Jesus movie. Following the release of 2023's Killers of the Flower Moon, Scorsese has announced a handful of new projects he either intends or hopes to make.