Meet the star who plays Jesus on ‘The Chosen’
The star who plays Jesus in the “The Chosen” reveals why this adaption of Jesus’ story is so impactful.
Rejoice: “The Chosen: Last Supper” has an official streaming date.
The eight-part fifth season resumes where the previous one left off, capturing a crowd celebrating the arrival in Jerusalem of Jesus (Jonathan Roumie) at the start of the week (known as Palm Sunday) and ending before Jesus’ arrest in the Garden of Gethsemane.
“Season 5 is our most intense yet,” says Dallas Jenkins, creator of the first multi-season historical drama about Jesus. “There are a million people all in one city, the enemies, the followers, the friends, the believers, the antagonists. They’re all together, and they’re all plotting either for or against Jesus.”
“This is the season where some of the most iconic moments in history are taking place,” Jenkins says. “You’ve got the triumphal entry into Jerusalem. You’ve got the turning over of the tables in the temple. You got the Last Supper. You got Judas’ betrayal.”
Yet even the small moments are impactful, Jenkins says, like when Jesus is by himself, shouldering the agony to come.
“What he’s thinking about happening in the future, what he’s thinking about happening in the past and what he knows is going to happen this week, it’s got such dramatic weight to it that it feels big, even though it’s just one person,” Jenkins says.
When will ‘The Chosen: Last Supper’ stream on Amazon?
Season 5 of “The Chosen” will be available for streaming on Amazon’s Prime Video on June 15
Watch ‘The Chosen: Last Supper’ Season 5 trailer
‘The Chosen: Last Supper’ trailer: Amazon Prime Video streaming date
‘The Chosen: Last Supper’ Season 5 goes to Amazon Prime Video on June 15. Watch the trailer featuring Jesus (Jonathan Roumie).
The Season 5 trailer features somber Jesus amid the palm-waving jubilation over his arrival. Yet Jesus becomes angered by the desecration of the temple and begins tipping over the merchants’ tables in the holy place while wielding a righteous whip. “You serpents!” Jesus yells. “How will you escape being condemned to hell?”
Jesus remains calm at the Last Supper, but the tension persists. There are glimpses of the betrayal by Judas (Luke Dimyan), who asks Jesus amid the temple wreckage, “What have you done?”
Season 6 covers a 24-hour period during which Jesus was nailed to the cross. The series is slated to end with Season 7, the resurrection.
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