National Geography has announced that it will be collaborating once again with Billy O'Reilly to produce his new novel "Killing Jesus".

With Easter round the corner, National Geography's announcement to take up a production about Jesus and his crucifixion couldn't come at a better time. The channel announced that it will be collaborating once again with Billy O'Reilly to produce his new novel "Killing Jesus".

Nat Geo made the announcement Monday that it will be teaming up with Ridley Scott's Scott Free yet again for this new project. The book has been written by Bill O'Reilly and writing partner Martin Dugard and will be published Sept. 24. The movie adaptation of the novel will be aired globally on National Geographic Channels next year.

National Geographic Channel and Scott Free have previously collaborated on adaptations of O'Reilly and Dugard's books "Killing Lincoln" and "Killing Kennedy". "Killing Lincoln" premiered in February, averaging a record 3.4 million total viewers for National Geographic Channel. "Killing Kennedy" is currently in pre-production for an expected premiere later this year.

"O'Reilly has proven with 'Killing Lincoln' and 'Killing Kennedy' that the public is fascinated with the tragic tales of these renowned historical figures, and this is one of the most dramatic stories ever told," Scott said of this latest venture. "We are privileged to once again work with National Geographic Channel to bring Bill's vision to the screen."

Publisher Henry Holt and company revealed that O'Reilly has begun work on the book. The book will detail the historical and political scenarios that surrounded the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and the impact it had on the people of Nazareth.

"It is inarguable that Jesus was the most influential man to have ever lived," Stephen Rubin, Henry Holt's president and publisher, said in a statement. "I can think of no one better than Bill O'Reilly to write this story in a way that has never been told before."