The Chosen Season 5 is ready to start filming — but in a new interview, Dallas Jenkins has confirmed a major detail about Season 6.
The Chosenfollows the life and ministry of Jesus Christ, based on the Gospels. There’s no point avoiding one of the biggest questions viewers (Christian,atheist, or otherwise) will have: when willJesus’ crucifixiontake place?
After all, it’s arguably the event from the Bible that even the most staunchly unreligious people are aware of. Well, Season 5 will explore the events of Holy Week — and Season 6 will solely chronicle the final day of the Passion.
In an interview with Variety, Jenkinssaid: “The response to Season 4 has been overwhelming so far, which provides a nice lift for us as we head into filming. Of course, we’re about to try to portray the most famous week in the history of humans, so the euphoria from the previous season never lasts long. The entire Season 6 will cover one day, so covering one week in Season 5 feels luxurious.”
This echoes the creator’s past comments, earlierrevealingto Deadline that the crucifixion would unfold in Season 6, with the seventh and final season showing Jesus’ resurrection.
While the crucifixion is inevitable, there has been some division in the fandom over how brutal it will and should be; is it possible to convey Jesus’ suffering without graphic bloodshed à la Mel Gibson’s infamous The Passion of the Christ?
“I would have to assume there will be enough to be heartbreaking but not so much that you couldn’t watch this with children,” oneRedditorwrote, while another argued: “I’m skipping the crucifixion scene in this series for sure as the Passion of Christ left me very traumatized! There’s enough things in my life to traumatize me and I want The Chosen series to be my comfort show, and not the other way around.”
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You canpre-order The Chosen Season 4 on DVD and Blu-raynow.
Cameron Frew is Deputy TV & Movies Editor on Dexerto’s UK team. He’s an action movie aficionado, ’80s obsessive, and Oscars enthusiast. He loves Invincible, but he’s also a fan of The Boys, the MCU, The Chosen, and much more. He has previously written for LadBible, UniLad, and Flickering Myth. You can contact him at: cameron.frew@dexerto.com.
