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<\/a><\/p>\nWhen we think of \u201cThe Ten Commandments\u201d in a cinematic context, we typically think of the Charlton Heston-starring life-of-Moses movie<\/a> produced by Cecil B. DeMille (and remade by others, sometimes using that very same title). But there have also been a number of films about the actual commandments themselves.<\/p>\n Chief among these is Krzysztof Kieslowski\u2019s Dekalog<\/i>, a ten-part miniseries that was produced for Polish television circa 1989 and has since been seen in arthouse theatres around the world. Each episode was loosely based on one of the commandments, and the fifth and sixth episodes, on murder and adultery, were also expanded into the feature-length films A Short Film about Killing<\/i> and A Short Film about Love<\/i>.<\/p>\n Now, Deadline<\/a> reports that NBC and Entertainment One are teaming up to produce a \u201creimagining\u201d of Kieslowski\u2019s series called The Decalogue<\/i>. It will be set in Boston rather than Poland, and the script is being written by Todd Ellis Kessler.<\/p>\n And that\u2019s not the only commandment-themed series currently in the works.<\/p>\n Last year<\/a>, WGN America and The Weinstein Co. announced that they were producing a miniseries \u2014 called, imaginatively, Ten Commandments<\/i> \u2014 in which filmmakers like Gus Van Sant, Lee Daniels, Jim Sheridan, Wes Craven and Michael Cera (!) would each offer an episode-length interpretation of one of the commandments.<\/p>\n Other films and TV shows that have played on the Ten Commandments include:<\/p>\n If you\u2019re not familiar with Kieslowski\u2019s Dekalog<\/i>, you should definitely check it out. (Kubrick was a fan.) The Playlist<\/a> has rounded up all the episodes, which are currently on YouTube, as well as this handy introduction to the series by Roger Ebert:<\/p>\n\n