Episode 1: The BookEpisode 2: Oh No!Episode 3: CreationEpisode 4: Battle of Good and EvilEpisode 5: The Wrong Choice: Part 1Episode 6: The Wrong Choice: Part 2Episode 7: The Rescue Plan: Part 1Episode 8: The Rescue Plan: Part 2Episode 9: The Flood: Part 1Episode 10: The Flood: Part 2Episode 11: A New PlaceEpisode 12: The PromiseEpisode 13: God ProvidesEpisode 14: It's Not Fair: Part 1Episode 15: It's Not Fair: Part 2

The Rescue

One mysterious book. A family's search for answers begins.

Season 1 · The Problem and the Promise2026Animated Series15 episodes30 min slotAnimation · Family · MusicalActive distribution
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Season 1 follows the King family and their friends as a mysterious book from the library sets them tracing the origins of good and evil, the story of creation, a fateful first choice, a great flood and the promise of a rescue to come, while facing bullying, cheating, grief and unfairness in their own lives.

A Rubicon Films and Abide Family Ministries co-production

15 Episodes

Season 1 · The Problem and the Promise
Fri, 28 Aug 2026

S1.E1The Book

The Book: 66 books, one story 30 min slot

A forgotten book report sends Jack, Melody and their mum to the library, where librarian Mrs Jones describes a mysterious volume she calls The Book, history, adventure and instruction all in one. The Kings discover it is the Bible, a collection of 66 books written over 1,500 years, and the family starts asking what makes it different and whether it can be trusted.

Fri, 4 Sep 2026

S1.E2Oh No!

Lucifer's rebellion 30 min slot

After Melody sees Kade bullying the new girl, Chloe, she wants to know why people hurt each other. Her question leads the family to the story of Lucifer, a magnificent angel whose pride turned to rebellion, and to the beginning of the struggle between good and evil.

Fri, 11 Sep 2026

S1.E3Creation

The creation week 30 min slot

A science assignment has Jack and Jono trying to design something from scratch. Comparing their efforts with the intricacy of the natural world, they turn to the book's account of the creation week and the idea that the world, and people, were made on purpose.

Fri, 18 Sep 2026

S1.E4Battle of Good and Evil

The battle between good and evil 30 min slot

A serious accident and Kade's continuing bullying force the children to live with the consequences of other people's choices. Exploring the struggle between good and evil, they weigh free choice, fairness and how their own decisions affect everyone around them.

Fri, 25 Sep 2026

S1.E5The Wrong Choice: Part 1

Adam and Eve in Eden 30 min slot

Jack chooses football over studying for an important exam. As the family reads about Adam and Eve in Eden and the one tree they were told to leave alone, Jack faces a temptation of his own when Kade offers him the exam answers.

Fri, 2 Oct 2026

S1.E6The Wrong Choice: Part 2

The first choice and its cost 30 min slot

Having cheated, Jack learns how one dishonest decision leads to the next when Kade tries to blackmail him. Alongside, the children follow Eve's temptation and the first humans' choice to disobey, and what it cost.

Fri, 9 Oct 2026

S1.E7The Rescue Plan: Part 1

The rescue plan begins 30 min slot

Trapped by guilt and Kade's threats, Jack keeps the secret of his cheating. His family's reading reaches a bigger problem than his: the fallout from that first choice in Eden, and the first hint of a plan to put things right.

Fri, 16 Oct 2026

S1.E8The Rescue Plan: Part 2

Cain and Abel 30 min slot

Jack faces the consequences of cheating and finds that owning up brings relief even when the penalty stands. Melody and Allie explore what it means to pray, while Jono discovers through Cain and Abel how anger and jealousy can end.

Fri, 23 Oct 2026

S1.E9The Flood: Part 1

Noah builds the ark 30 min slot

Chloe meets Kade's bullying with growing compassion, and her talks with Allie lead them to Noah: a world overwhelmed by violence, one family building an enormous boat, and a way to safety offered to anyone who would take it.

Fri, 30 Oct 2026

S1.E10The Flood: Part 2

The flood and the rainbow 30 min slot

Noah's family survives the flood because they trusted the instructions they were given. Examining a scale model of the ark, the children explore its design, and the rainbow that followed as a promise.

Fri, 6 Nov 2026

S1.E11A New Place

Abram's journey to a new land 30 min slot

Camping, fishing and a new friendship give Jono and Chloe a chance to slow down. Jono learns how Abram left everything for an unknown land, while Chloe realises a quiet wish for a friend has been answered.

Fri, 13 Nov 2026

S1.E12The Promise

Isaac, the promised son 30 min slot

Let down by another broken promise, Kade wonders whether anyone can be trusted. Melody's family-tree project leads her to Abraham and Sarah and the impossible promise of a son, and the birth of Isaac, a promise kept.

Fri, 20 Nov 2026

S1.E13God Provides

Abraham, Isaac and the ram 30 min slot

Jono has saved for a new bike, then discovers Kade can't afford the school excursion. The story of Abraham, Isaac and the ram on the mountain challenges him to put someone else first, and he is surprised by what comes back.

Fri, 27 Nov 2026

S1.E14It's Not Fair: Part 1

Joseph betrayed by his brothers 30 min slot

Jono rescues Chloe after Kade pushes her into a quarry, only to be falsely accused by Kade himself. As rumours spread, Jono learns how Joseph was betrayed by his own brothers and sold into slavery.

Fri, 4 Dec 2026

S1.E15It's Not Fair: Part 2

Joseph falsely accused 30 min slot

Kade's lie spreads and Jono's friends start to believe it. Joseph's false accusation and imprisonment show Jono how to hold on to the truth, while Jack learns to check claims against evidence before believing them.

Storyline

Fifteen CGI-animated episodes released weekly from August 2026. Jack King is a gifted sportsman who would rather play than study; his sister Melody asks the questions nobody else does. With their parents Tony and Sally, friends Jono, Chloe and Allie, and classmate Kade, whose bullying hides troubles of his own, each episode moves between the children's everyday lives and the ancient story they are piecing together, from the garden to the flood to the family of Abraham. Every episode has original songs.

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