"Joseph" features many faculty from BYU's Department of Church History and Doctrine, Department of Ancient Scripture, and other scholars from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The project is a joint effort of BYU Broadcasting and BYU Religious Education. The series executive producers are Dean Andrew Skinner and Susan Easton Black. Dr. Black is also the series host.

The 6 hour television series and accompanying book was written by many of the same faculty that are interviewed and is a scholarly examination of the life and teachings of Joseph Smith. The series is not an exhaustive review of Joseph's life but instead focuses on some aspects and events in Joseph's life that have a lasting impact on members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints today, two centuries after the birth of Joseph Smith.

The content includes Susan Black at the relevant church history sites introducing the topics to be covered, the expert interviews and quotes from Joseph Smith and his contemporaries. Hundreds of images of Joseph, artwork featuring events from his life, and footage of the relevant church history sites enhance the expert interviews.