In the Beginning: The Bible Stories (1992): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1992, In the Beginning: The Bible Stories is an animation, action & adventure and drama series.

What it’s about. In the Beginning features episodes devoted to most of the major Bible stories of the Old Testament, including the stories of the Creation, Cain and Abel, Noah's Ark, Abraham and Isaac, Joseph, Moses, David, and Solomon, with the final episode featuring the birth of Jesus Christ. As with the second Superbook series, some stories were stretched out over several episodes. Unlike Superbook and The Flying House, however, no contemporary characters from modern times were inserted into the stories, save for the series mascot and viewpoint character, Roco the fox.

Who’s in it. In the Beginning: The Bible Stories stars Mayumi Tanaka as Roco (voice), Kinryu Arimoto as Adam (voice), Yorie Terauchi as Eve (voice) and Katsuhiro Kitagawa as Cain (voice), among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 3.8/10, In the Beginning: The Bible Stories has proved divisive with audiences.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch In the Beginning: The Bible Stories page.

If you liked it. Fans of In the Beginning: The Bible Stories tend to enjoy Rick and Morty, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Attack on Titan and Attack on Titan: No Regrets.