I would like to recommend a two part documentary about the official story of Jesus and early Christians to anyone who wants to get familiar with the mainstream story and all the main "players". I watched only half an hour so far, but it already appears to be worthy of recommendation.
As I said, it's the official story, so they do not question (at least so far) the narrative, but the documentary provides all the key points and the historic background in a simple and interesting manner.
And please share if you have some other or better recommendations.