Miriam Midrash
A painting of a woman with long dark hair and a rust-colored shawl, looking back over her shoulder in a garden at dusk.

Season One

Jane Doe

What happened to her?

A documentary series about Mary Magdalene, told as a missing person case. I’m sitting down with women one at a time, up to a hundred of us, and asking everyone the same questions. The season is made out of those conversations.

Where to start

  • If I’ve invited you to talk

    Before We Talk is the short guide for guests: one question to carry, and a few things I’ll ask you not to do.

    Read Before We Talk
  • If you want to watch

    Season One is being filmed now. Each episode opens here the day it airs, and the letter tells you when.

    See the season
  • If you came for the case

    The archive holds the texts, the scholarship, my essays, and the source files. It opens as the season does.

    Go to the archive

The Letter

One letter when an episode opens, and nothing in between.