THE CHOSEN Season 4 Debuts ‘Unforgettable’ Episode
By Movieguide® Contributor
THE CHOSEN Season 4 is now airing on The CW, and the characters of the show are off to a not-so-great start.
Warning: THE CHOSEN Season 4 spoilers ahead!
Per TV Insider, “Jesus’ cousin, preacher John the Baptizer (David Amito), has been executed by King Herod (Paul Ben-Victor), and the group is reeling from that loss. In September 8’s episode of THE CHOSEN, Jesus declared apostle Simon (Shahar Isaac) is now ‘Peter,’ the rock of the group. They’re going to need him for what’s to come. In ‘Moon to Blood,’ airing September 15 on The CW, Jesus’ public preachings continue to enrage the pious Pharisees, who will carry on with their mission toward a nonviolent way to stop Him.”
One other character who endures hardship this season is the Roman leader, Praetor Quintus, played by Brandon Potter.
As Jesus’ popularity keeps proving He’s the Messiah, Quintus grows increasingly frustrated with the disturbances it causes in Capernaum’s streets.
“Buckle up for Episode 3. We’ve seen the pressure [for Quintus] build for the previous three seasons, and it breaks,” Potter told TV Insider.
There is one “unforgettable scene” in the episode. “There is darkness, there is despair,” he added.
Ahead of its release to streaming in June, Potter shared a photo of his character on his social media and wrote, “Brace yer selves, y’all. Tonight’s episode hits…hard.”
Despite the tragedy of what happened in episode 3, there are “moments of lightness. Jesus will raise His childhood buddy Lazarus (Demetrios Troy) from the dead this season — His most impressive public miracle to date — and He continues to add believers to His flock.”
“Trust, amidst the most dire circumstances, ” Jonathan Roumie, who portrays Jesus, also told TV Insider. “Continuing to put their faith in Him is something He keeps trying to teach again and again.”
THE CHOSEN Season 4 made its CW premiere on Sept. 1. New episodes air Sundays at 8/7c.
Movieguide® previously reported on Season 4, Episode 3:
The most painful and emotional scene that THE CHOSEN cast endured is in Season 4: Episode 3, and it took six days to film.
Creator and director Dallas Jenkins, Yasmine Al-Bustami (Ramah) and Joey Vahedi (Thomas) broke down the “complex and tragic moment” in the Teddy Bear Award® winning show.
Warning! Spoilers ahead.
“Ramah is said to fill two roles in THE CHOSEN. She is one of the unnamed female disciples of Jesus and unnamed potential wives of the Apostles. In THE CHOSEN, Ramah is a friend and romantic interest of one of Jesus’ disciples, Thomas. But the story of Thomas and Ramah took a sudden turn,” Church Leaders reported.
In the episode, Ramah gets stabbed by a Roman soldier when she stands up for Thomas and dies.
“It was an honorable way to go,” Jenkins said.
“I filmed the scene for six days and edited it for dozens of days because it’s such a complicated scene,” the director said. “Finally watching it all the way through with the music, I was breathless.”
