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Forbes
29-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
When Is ‘The Chosen' Season 6 Coming Out? Here's Everything To Know So Far
The Chosen: The Last Supper The final three episodes of Season 5 of the popular faith-based series The Chosen, titled The Last Supper, have finally arrived on Prime Video after premiering in theaters earlier this year. While another season is currently in production, there are a few major changes this time around that fans should be aware of. The Chosen is a biblical drama created, directed, and co-written by Dallas Jenkins. The series takes place in Judaea and Galilee in the 1st century and follows the life and ministry of Jesus of Nazareth and his disciples. Jonathan Roumie plays Jesus Christ, while Shahar Isaac, Elizabeth Tabish, Paras Patel, Noah James, George H. Xanthis, and others also star. The fifth installment covers Holy Week — the week leading up to the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. After Lazarus is raised from the dead, the Sanhedrin, specifically the High Priest, seeks to have Jesus handed over to the Romans to be killed. Season 5 recreates monumental scenes, such as the Last Supper and the Garden of Gethsemane, where Jesus is betrayed and arrested. For Roumie, filming the Last Supper was one of the most challenging scenes, given how personally meaningful it is to his faith. 'The Last Supper means so much, very specifically to me and my faith,' he told me on set last summer. The sixth season, which will depict the crucifixion, is expected to be even more emotional. In the meantime, Roumie said he's trying to 'stay as present as I can throughout all of it, knowing it'll soon be over." He continued, "I've lived with the character for now six years. I don't know what it's going to be like when I'm not doing it. Life will be probably quite different.' Read on for everything you need to know about The Chosen Season 6, including filming updates, what the next chapter will cover, the unusual release schedule and more. Will There Be The Chosen Season 6? The Chosen: The Last Supper The Chosen has been renewed for a sixth season, which will serve as the second-to-last season of the faith-based series. Jenkins previously said that he and his team began working on the scripts for seasons 6 and 7 in 2024. 'We went to Sundance, spent a couple of days there and just plotted out the outlines and started to work on some of the scripts for Season 6 and 7 because we really want to make sure that we know where we're going with everything,' the director told Deseret News last year. Has Filming Started For The Chosen Season 6? The Chosen: The Last Supper Filming for the sixth season of The Chosen began in April in North Texas, with an Instagram announcement on April 14. Lights, camera…You know the drill. Season 6 filming starts today,' the caption read. The biblical drama then spent three weeks filming scenes in Goshen, Utah, before moving to Matera, Italy, to film the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, which is expected to be the central event of the next installment. Although Season 6 only covers a 24-hour span of Jesus's life, it will take much longer to film than previous seasons, as Jenkins stated in an interview with KSL TV. He explained that most of the scenes take place at night, so they're shooting throughout the overnight hours. 'It's exhausting. This season is an 86-day shoot. It's almost 20 days longer than any other season we've ever done,' Jenkins said. 'It's the physical challenges, the logistical challenges that make it even harder.' What Will The Chosen Season 6 Be About? The Chosen: The Last Supper Season 6 of The Chosen will cover the 24 hours of Jesus' life leading up to the crucifixion. Jonathan Roumie, who portrays Jesus, opened up to Collider about what it was like filming the show's 'most profound season' yet. 'It's brutal. This is the most difficult thing I think I've ever done,' the 50-year-old actor revealed. 'It's the most difficult season. It's the most difficult role, and this being the most difficult role in the most difficult season, with the physicality that is expected, that I feel is expected, and that ultimately we will portray during Christ's suffering and death — His passion — I don't know anything else that could be more challenging to me as a performer.' On June 22, 2025, the official The Chosen YouTube account released a behind-the-scenes video of the crucifixion being filmed in Italy, where many cast members — as well as Jenkins — were visibly emotional. During a break while filming the crucifixion scene in Season 6, Elizabeth Tabish, who plays Mary Magdalene, spoke to AP News about the emotional challenges. 'It's just pure devastation, to watch your friend be paraded through the streets and mocked, and publicly executed.' She continued, "He never hurt anyone, you know. So there's a lot of grief." How Many Episodes Will Be In The Chosen Season 6? The Chosen: The Last Supper The episode count for Season 6 of The Chosen has not yet been confirmed. However, Jenkins hinted in an April 2025 livestream that it will probably be "a little longer than normal." The previous five seasons of the series each had eight episodes each. Because Season 6 is expected to be more extensive and logistically challenging to film, fans will unfortunately have to wait longer for new episodes. So, by this time next year, new episodes are not expected to be released. 'Season 6 is going to take us longer to film than any season we've ever done, by far,' Jenkins added. 'That, of course, then pushes the post production process as well… 'Please be grateful for the fact that we try to get it to you as soon as possible.' When Is The Chosen Season 6 Coming Out In Theaters? The Chosen: The Last Supper The release schedule for the sixth and seventh seasons of The Chosen is functioning differently than previous seasons. Both the Season 6 finale and the Season 7 premiere will be produced as standalone feature films "designed for the big screen experience," according to a statement from Amazon MGM Studios and 5&2 Studio. The Season 6 finale is set to be released in theaters on March 12, 2027, while the Season 7 premiere will make its theatrical debut almost one year later, on March 31, 2028. Regarding the episodes leading up to the Season 6 finale, their release date has not yet been announced. However, they are expected to premiere in late 2026, ahead of the finale's theatrical release on March 12, 2027, Jenkins confirmed during an April livestream. 'Season 6 will come,' the director assured viewers. 'We will tell you the dates when we know them.' When Will The Chosen Season 6 Be Released On Prime Video? The Chosen: The Last Supper The sixth season of The Chosen will be available to stream on Prime Video before the finale is released in theaters in 2027. Meanwhile, the seventh season will be available on Prime Video in 2027 following the theatrical debut of its premiere, according to Deadline. Check back for the latest updates on The Chosen Season 6 as new details are revealed. The Chosen: The Last Supper is streaming on Prime Video. Watch the official trailer below.
Yahoo
29-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
'The Chosen 'Creator Dallas Jenkins Says the Show's Crucifixion Scene Filmed in Same Place as 'Passion of the Christ '(Exclusive)
The creator of The Chosen, Dallas Jenkins, shared that the show's season 6 crucifixion scene was filmed at the same Italian location as the crucifixion in Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ Jenkins' crew filmed at the site for three weeks, one week of which was night shoots Jenkins shared that filming the crucifixion was the 'most challenging thing' his crew had done to dateDallas Jenkins, the creator of the hit drama The Chosen, revealed a major behind-the-scenes detail about the show's upcoming season. While speaking exclusively with PEOPLE, Jenkins, who also directs and co-writes the show, shared that season 6 will depict Jesus' crucifixion — and it will be filmed in Matera, Italy, the same place as the crucifixion scene in Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ. 'The thing about filming the crucifixion is that it is the most physically and logistically challenging thing that we've ever done,' Jenkins, 49, told PEOPLE of the three-week shoot. is now available in the Apple App Store! Download it now for the most binge-worthy celeb content, exclusive video clips, astrology updates and more! 'This is where Mel Gibson filmed Passion of the Christ [...] It's one of the few places in the world that offers a first-century skyline while we're up on crosses, but yet it's still remote,' he explained "It's difficult for the crew,' he added. 'We have a whole week of filming at night.' Jenkins went on to say that the sea of technical and practical logistics means that he doesn't have much time to dwell on the emotional, psychological and spiritual weight of the moments they are attempting to capture. 'All these things are so physically demanding and logistically challenging that the spiritual and emotional weight of it is competing with the physical and logistical weight of it. And so I don't really have too much brain space or heart space to make this just all about a spiritual and emotional [...] We have an important job to do. It has to look right, we have to capture it properly.' 'Obviously, there's more weight. Obviously, Jonathan [Roumie, who plays Jesus] is going to go through some physical and emotional challenges. But every season of our show is important [...] and so I think I would be doing the fans a disservice if I spent the next three weeks just in a state of mourning and sadness and stress' Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. "I've got a job to do,' he added. Jenkins also stressed the importance of making the show's depiction of the crucifixion feel real and grounded, as opposed to like a page out of a religious text. 'My job is actually to make sure that it doesn't feel too religious, right?' he explained. He added, 'I mean, it's making sure that we don't say, 'Okay, this is so important, and so deep and so weighty that it ends up feeling like a religious painting or a church sermon [...].' We're still trying to find the humanity. It still needs to be a television show.' The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now! 'It can't just be everyone observing Jonathan Roumie in Dallas Jenkins' personal explorations of the depth of pain that Jesus went through. We have to make sure that we understand the stakes of everyone involved.' The first two episodes of The Chosen season 5 debuted on Sunday, June 15, on Prime Video. Three new episodes dropped on Sunday, June 22, and the final three episodes will air on Sunday, June 29. Read the original article on People
Forbes
18-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
The 97% Rotten Tomatoes-Scored, #2 Show On Amazon You Haven't Heard Of
The Chosen I am always perusing the Amazon Prime Video top 10 list for new series to watch, and usually, I see Reacher near the top no matter what month it is. However, that's changed recently with series like The Better Sister and Motorheads hanging around. Outside of those, however, there's a new #2 series that has a stunning 97% audience score across its five seasons, with thousands upon thousands of reviews in. And you may have never heard of it. I think those of us keeping up with action and sci-fi and mystery series on big streaming services fail to recognize that there's a whole other world out there elevating series that gets almost no press. The show I'm talking about here is The Chosen, which has returned for a new season on Amazon and landed the #2 spot. The first two episodes of The Chosen season 5 have released this past week, and the show will air two more batches of three episodes that will wrap on June 29, as we head into the final hours of Jesus' life. Yes, that's the focus of the show, which actually first aired its pilot all the way back in 2017, before season 1 began in 2019. Now, here in 2025, the show is about to reach its conclusion. Interestingly, the series was set up to already air season 5 in theaters before its streaming release here. The Chosen If you don't believe there's a huge market for this kind of content, which is outside the mainstream streaming conversation, you'd be wrong. There are 21 total critic reviews across all five seasons of the show, and there aren't even enough to formulate a Rotten Tomatoes score for the series. But audience scores? The Chosen season 1 – 99% The Chosen season 2 – 95% The Chosen season 3 – 94% The Chosen season 4 – 98% The Chosen season 5 – 97% Several of those seasons have more than 5,000 reviews in from viewers, and this show is hugely popular in away few understand. There are so few Christian-focused shows (or movies) made that have high-profile releases that a series like this can thrive, even if ignored by the press. We saw another stab at this with House of David, another Amazon-airing series following the story of David from the Bible. That aired its first season this past year and has been renewed for season 2. It's not quite as popular as The Chosen, with a 71% critic score and a 90% audience score. But it had great viewership for a very low cost, and placements in the top 5 on the Amazon top 10 list means it will likely get to see David's story through to its conclusion. I'm not endorsing a specific religion here, nor necessarily even recommending the series, but it's worth noting just how big The Chosen is and how beloved it is among its viewers, despite the fact that large swaths of the public just don't know it exists. Follow me on Twitter, YouTube, Bluesky and Instagram. Pick up my sci-fi novels the Herokiller series and The Earthborn Trilogy.
Washington Post
17-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Washington Post
‘The Chosen' swaps Texas for Italy to film the crucifixion for the hit drama about Jesus Christ
MATERA, Italy — Matera, in the south of Italy, is known as the 'City of Stones' for its architecture. For the next season of 'The Chosen,' it'll be known by another name: Jerusalem. With its ancient caves, breathtaking scenery, dramatic cliffs and houses made of stone, Matera is doubling as the ancient city for the hit religious drama's sixth season, which focuses on the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. This month, the cast and crew traded their Texas studio for three weeks in Italy, during which The Associated Press visited the set. George Harrison Xanthis, who plays the apostle John, says that filming in Matera has helped his performance by immersing him in the world of the show. On the show's sets in Texas and Utah, 'you do step from civilization into the ancient world, whereas here you are just always in the ancient world,' he tells the AP. 'It's amazing.' Director and showrunner Dallas Jenkins explains he wanted authenticity with the crucifixion on the backdrop of a real horizon. While the city of Matera — which has also provided the setting for 'The Passion of the Christ,' 'Mary Magdalene' and even 'No Time to Die' — does most of the work, the tingly and warm smell of spices in the air, coming from a prop cart, adds to the atmosphere. Starring as Jesus is Jonathan Roumie, beloved by the show's fans who blush around him like he's an actual religious figure, revealing he's part of their daily prayers. This observation was confirmed by Jenkins, who has witnessed people crying, touching his hands and calling him Jesus. 'Seeing Jonathan reminds them of the experience they have with Jesus. So, there is a lot of tears. But they know the difference,' says Jenkins. Apart from a friendly hello, Roumie was not available to the media during the set visit, so he could stay concentrated for the demanding scenes that saw him covered in blood with a swollen prosthetic eye closed shut. Other members of the cast have experienced emotional encounters with the audience, albeit with perhaps not the same intensity as Roumie's. Vanessa Benavente, who plays Mother Mary, recalls being recognized during school drop-off. 'It was kind of out of nowhere. And I was very surprised because I was wearing a hat, it was very hard to even see my face,' she remembers. 'Them saying 'I know you are not her but it's like the closest thing' — it's also a lot of responsibility.' Jenkins originally financed the pilot of 'The Chosen' through crowdfunding in 2017. While its success saw it move to Amazon Prime Video, the show continues to be supplemented by crowdfunding and the nonprofit Come and See Foundation. Beginning with Season 3, bundled episodes were released theatrically. Season 5 was first released to theaters in three parts as 'The Chosen: Last Supper,' together grossing tens of millions of dollars at the worldwide box office. When Jenkins yells 'Action!' the set resounds with the actors' cries as they follow Roumie as Jesus, carrying the cross to the hill of Golgotha. Elizabeth Tabish, who plays Mary Magdalene, was still caught up in the scene when she stepped off set teary-eyed for an interview. 'It's just pure devastation, to watch your friend be paraded through the streets and mocked, and publicly executed. He never hurt anyone, you know. So there's a lot of grief,' said the actor, wiping her eyes. She's not worried about bringing those feelings back home — a plate of authentic Italian pasta after work for three weeks straight will have the power to uplift and help her move on, she assures. The first two episodes of Season 5 debuted Sunday on Amazon Prime Video in the U.S., and the rest will release over the next two weeks. Jenkins says the episodes focus on 'the most famous moment in the scriptures,' such as the Last Supper and Judas' betrayal. As the stakes rise and the show grows, his goal is for the audience to have a more personal and intimate experience when they watch. 'That's the challenge,' he says. 'Making sure that the audience still can connect with the characters, not just the size of the story.' Season 5 will be available to watch for free on the show's app of the same name and website beginning Sept. 13. Season 6 will air in 2027, and the series will come to an end with its seventh season, focused on Jesus' resurrection.
The Independent
17-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
‘The Chosen' swaps Texas for Italy to film the crucifixion for the hit drama about Jesus Christ
Matera, in the south of Italy, is known as the 'City of Stones' for its architecture. For the next season of 'The Chosen,' it'll be known by another name: Jerusalem. With its ancient caves, breathtaking scenery, dramatic cliffs and houses made of stone, Matera is doubling as the ancient city for the hit religious drama's sixth season, which focuses on the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. This month, the cast and crew traded their Texas studio for three weeks in Italy, during which The Associated Press visited the set. George Harrison Xanthis, who plays the apostle John, says that filming in Matera has helped his performance by immersing him in the world of the show. On the show's sets in Texas and Utah, 'you do step from civilization into the ancient world, whereas here you are just always in the ancient world,' he tells the AP. 'It's amazing.' Director and showrunner Dallas Jenkins explains he wanted authenticity with the crucifixion on the backdrop of a real horizon. While the city of Matera — which has also provided the setting for 'The Passion of the Christ,' 'Mary Magdalene' and even 'No Time to Die' — does most of the work, the tingly and warm smell of spices in the air, coming from a prop cart, adds to the atmosphere. Starring as Jesus is Jonathan Roumie, beloved by the show's fans who blush around him like he's an actual religious figure, revealing he's part of their daily prayers. This observation was confirmed by Jenkins, who has witnessed people crying, touching his hands and calling him Jesus. 'Seeing Jonathan reminds them of the experience they have with Jesus. So, there is a lot of tears. But they know the difference,' says Jenkins. Apart from a friendly hello, Roumie was not available to the media during the set visit, so he could stay concentrated for the demanding scenes that saw him covered in blood with a swollen prosthetic eye closed shut. Other members of the cast have experienced emotional encounters with the audience, albeit with perhaps not the same intensity as Roumie's. Vanessa Benavente, who plays Mother Mary, recalls being recognized during school drop-off. 'It was kind of out of nowhere. And I was very surprised because I was wearing a hat, it was very hard to even see my face,' she remembers. 'Them saying 'I know you are not her but it's like the closest thing' — it's also a lot of responsibility.' Jenkins originally financed the pilot of 'The Chosen' through crowdfunding in 2017. While its success saw it move to Amazon Prime Video, the show continues to be supplemented by crowdfunding and the nonprofit Come and See Foundation. Beginning with Season 3, bundled episodes were released theatrically. Season 5 was first released to theaters in three parts as 'The Chosen: Last Supper,' together grossing tens of millions of dollars at the worldwide box office. When Jenkins yells 'Action!' the set resounds with the actors' cries as they follow Roumie as Jesus, carrying the cross to the hill of Golgotha. Elizabeth Tabish, who plays Mary Magdalene, was still caught up in the scene when she stepped off set teary-eyed for an interview. 'It's just pure devastation, to watch your friend be paraded through the streets and mocked, and publicly executed. He never hurt anyone, you know. So there's a lot of grief,' said the actor, wiping her eyes. She's not worried about bringing those feelings back home — a plate of authentic Italian pasta after work for three weeks straight will have the power to uplift and help her move on, she assures. The first two episodes of Season 5 debuted Sunday on Amazon Prime Video in the U.S., and the rest will release over the next two weeks. Jenkins says the episodes focus on 'the most famous moment in the scriptures,' such as the Last Supper and Judas' betrayal. As the stakes rise and the show grows, his goal is for the audience to have a more personal and intimate experience when they watch. 'That's the challenge,' he says. 'Making sure that the audience still can connect with the characters, not just the size of the story.' Season 5 will be available to watch for free on the show's app of the same name and website beginning Sept. 13. Season 6 will air in 2027, and the series will come to an end with its seventh season, focused on Jesus' resurrection.
