“The Chosen” stars Jonathan Roomy and Elizabeth Tabish appeared on Fox News on Wednesday to discuss the Season 4 premiere of the hit drama about the life of Jesus.
The historical drama, based on the Bible, originally debuted in the winter of 2019 and has since attracted more than 500 viewers. 110 million viewers It is distributed in 175 countries and the series will be translated into 600 languages.
“Filming season 4 was probably one of the biggest challenges for us. The story itself is heavy and emotional, full of sadness and loss, and all these emotions that all the disciples go through throughout the season. It’s so huge,” said Rumi, the actor who plays the character. Jesus of Nazareth said this on the show. martha mccallum About “The Story”.
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Tabish, who plays Mary Magdalene, spoke about her connection to her character’s hardships, saying, “When I first read the audition script, I just felt so much empathy for her. I thought this was so interesting to watch. I thought so,” he said. “This story of Jesus and his disciples begins with the story of a woman. I thought it was a very interesting and very fresh take on this character.”
Season 3 depicts Simon Peter struggling with his faith after his wife’s miscarriage, and Jesus and the apostles travel to Galilee to resolve the conflict between Gentiles and Jews. During his journey, Jesus preached to large numbers of people, further agitating the Jewish leaders. By the end of the last episode, Jesus had fed a crowd of thousands and walked on water during a storm on the Sea of Galilee to the apostles waiting in a boat.
“The Chosen” stars Jonathan Roomy and Elizabeth Tabish as Jesus and Mary Magdalene. (Selected YouTube)
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As the season’s release date approaches, public interest and internet buzz has many wondering – what will happen next?
”[In season four], everyone begins to recognize Jesus as the real threat. He’s not there just to hand out flowers, so to speak, but to overturn a system of religious leaders who have compromised the faith of his ancestors and ignored the forgotten communities most in need. We are telling them very clearly that this is the case. Rumi continued. “What it means to love, to have mercy, to forgive, to have compassion. I think he’s there to remind them of that, at the expense of the reputation of the current system. ”
“There’s a lot of joy, there’s a lot of laughter, there’s a lot of miracles that we get to experience. That’s one of the reasons I want people to see this on the big screen and watch it with me. ” said coach Dallas Jenkins. The Chosen One” Fox News Digital interview. “Season 4 is when the fact that those around Jesus don’t fully understand and why he’s here starts to become more and more important in his ministry.”
(Dallas Jenkins directing Jonathan Roomy on set. Provided by The Chosen)
Roomi provided further insight into the storyline of season 4, saying: movie guide“It’s leading us to arrest. It’s leading us to the cross. It’s leading us to the death of Jesus on the cross and setting everything up. We see it in Jesus. I think we recognize this on many fronts. We’re seeing a lot of “grief and pain that he endures in many places during the season.” ”
The first three episodes of Season 4 of this historical drama will be released in theaters on February 1st, and all episodes will be released in theaters nationwide every two weeks until the final episode.
