The Red Tent is an American television miniseries produced by Paula Weinstein and directed by Roger Young. The first twohour episode premiered on Lifetime on December 7, 2014; the second and final episode aired the next day. The series is based on the bestselling novel of the same name by Anita The Red Tent is a historical novel by Anita Diamant, published in 1997 by Wyatt Books for St. Martin s Press. It is a firstperson narrative that tells the story of Dinah, daughter of Jacob and Leah, sister of Joseph. She is a minor character in the Bible, but the author has broadened her The book s title refers to the tent in which women of Jacob s tribe must, according to the ancient law, take refuge while menstruating or giving birth, and in which they find mutual support and encouragement from their mothers, sisters and aunts.