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When you make a TV show about the life of Jesus, you come into it already knowing what your money shot will be. Hammer, nails, ol’ rugged cross, a bit of the “forgive them father,” and then, hey, you just watch that Passion Of The Christ money come rolling in. So it’s not wholly surprising to learn that, now that crowdsourced faith-based sensation The Chosen is finally getting to what Biblical scholars refer to as “The Good Stuff,” it’s going as big as it can with it. Six seasons and a movie, baby! (Well ahead of phrase-coiner Community, in all likelihood; guess Jonathan Roumie and the rest of the show’s cast have easier schedules to wrangle.)
Of course, it’s not like The Chosen is a stranger to theaters anyway: The show’s whole last season ran in theatrical releases through Amazon MGM, after producer Dallas Jenkins had a financial falling out with the show’s former streaming home at Angel Studios. (Formerly VidAngel, the company you could send DVDs to so they could edit out all the non-Christian parts.) But Deadline reports today that the show’s sixth season, which will focus exclusively on the crucifixion of Christ, will now culminate in a finale running at feature length, and which will arrive in theaters (with Amazon MGM’s help) as a standalone film on March 12, 2027. It’ll then be followed a year later with another movie, taking the form of the show’s seventh season premiere, in which Jesus comes back to life. (Classic sequel move.)
Jenkins—who conceived the series after wondering to himself why religious TV couldn’t be, basically, good (or at least binge-worthy) in the way of secular products like Game Of Thrones or Stranger Things—will write, direct, and produce both films. The show’s seventh season is intended to be its final one, although Jenkins has previously announced plans for a “Biblical universe” of shows, including animated series The Chosen Adventures (not to be confused with Teenjus), a reality show where Bear Grylls takes the show’s cast out into the wilderness, and a potential three-season show about the life of Moses.
