Season 4 of the favored Jesus show, now in theaters, takes a turn for the intense. CT reports from its premiere and press junket in LA.
There’s a moment in season 4 of The Chosen—coming to a theater near you on Thursday, February 1—through which Jesus (Jonathan Roumie) steps outside for a moment. Some of the disciples are bickering over some trivial matter or other, and Jesus finds himself alone with Little James (Jordan Walker Ross) and Thaddaeus (Giavani Cairo), the primary two men who followed him.
By this point within the story, Jesus has been coping with all kinds of issues. He has received some very bad news about his cousin John the Baptizer (David Amito); his disciples are competing for status inside his movement; the movement itself has attracted hundreds of followers, critics, and onlookers because of the sermons and miracles that Jesus has performed; and now, his opponents are turning into outright enemies as verbal arguments start shifting into physical violence.
In the midst of all that, Jesus quietly sits down with James and Thaddaeus and asks in the event that they can remember what it was like when it was just the three of them, hanging out together. “Do you ever miss those days?” he asks.
It’s hard to not see a component of autobiography from series creator Dallas Jenkins and his collaborators. Like the nascent Christianity it depicts, The Chosen has grown by leaps and bounds because the first 4 episodes were released online just in time for Easter 2019.
The first big leap got here within the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, when the producers made the series available totally free. It was alleged to be a brief measure to assist people get through lockdowns and self-isolation, however the showrunners found that the “pay it forward” donations from the show’s fans surged so quickly they might keep the show free indefinitely. …
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