latest season's Chosen person According to two of the series' producers, who have been involved with the project since the first season, the series will have a more serious tone, with a bit of sadness and plenty of surprises for fans.
The Chosen: Season 4 (Episodes 1-3) launch It will be released in theaters on February 1st, episodes 4-6 will be released in theaters on February 15th, and episodes 7-8 will be released on February 29th. This is the first time that a full season of a television streaming series will be released in theaters nationwide.
trailerThe piece, which has garnered 1.7 million views on YouTube, depicts the leaders plotting against Jesus, Judas stealing the treasure, and John the Baptist being led to death. Introducing the conspiracy. It also depicts Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead and in another scene telling his disciples, “Upon this rock I will build my church.” At the end of the trailer, Jesus is crying. On YouTube, the trailer soared to his second place on the platform's “trending” chart.
The movie poster depicts Jesus weeping.
“Season 4 is starting to get more serious because it's a new path,” co-executive producer Chris Juen said. christian heading. “We spent the first few seasons meeting all of the Disciples and moving forward, but now everything is reaching a new level. Some grief is starting to set in. It's a lot of royalty, and more It's a lot of colors. …The story hits a more difficult place.”
Juen and his business partner Chad Gundersen own Out of Order Studios and are on set every day helping produce the series. Their names are listed in the opening credits of each episode.
“It's a bigger season now. Obviously, everyone knows where it's going, right?” Gunderson said. christian heading, mentioning the crucifixion and resurrection expected in the upcoming season. “We know the climax that is going to happen and the resolution that will follow, but how do we do it? [director] dallas [Jenkins] Are you going to command the ship? And how are the writers trying to get us there on this journey? And honestly, how are these characters going to react to these things? And I think that's going to be a big surprise to a lot of people. ”
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Elizabeth Tabish, who plays Mary Magdalene, said of season 4, “There's a lot of pain and there's a lot of sadness this season.”
“But there is also hope and light,” she said. christian heading. “It contains some of my favorite stories from the Gospels.”
Season 4 was filmed during the SAG-AFTRA actors strike, with only one day of filming missed thanks to a union-approved exemption. Chosen person Season 4 was exempt because it was an independent production and not affiliated with the major studio at the center of the dispute.
Juen and Gundersen consider the exemption a minor miracle. The strike began when 600 extras, fans of the show, were scheduled to arrive on set.
“There were days when we shot large scenes with only 600 extras on set and no actors,” Juen said.
The strike ended in time to include extras in scenes featuring actors and actresses.
“The scene turned out great,” Juen said.
Image credit: ©The Chosen / Angel Studios
Michael Faust has covered the intersection of faith and news for 20 years. His story was published in Baptist Press. Christianity Today, Christian Poecent, of leaf chronicle, of toronto star and of knoxville news sentinel.
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