‘The Wait is Finally Over’: The CW Picks Up Fourth Season of THE CHOSEN

Published: June 5, 2024

‘The Wait is Finally Over’: The CW Picks Up Fourth Season of THE CHOSEN

By Movieguide® Contributor

The CW has officially picked up the fourth season of THE CHOSEN.

The show will first debut on THE CHOSEN app, with new episodes coming later to the network. The season’s two-hour premiere will debut on The CW on Sept. 1 at 8/7c.

The first episode of THE CHOSEN’s fourth season premiered earlier this month, with new episodes dropping every Sunday and Thursday over the next four weeks.

“The wait is finally over,” THE CHOSEN creator Dallas Jenkins said of the new season. “The response from those who’ve seen season four in theaters was that this is our best season, so I can’t wait to deliver these episodes free and easy to the world.”

Deadline reported that Season 4 is “billed as clashing kingdoms. Rival rulers. The enemies of Jesus close in while His followers struggle to keep up, leaving Him to carry the burden alone.”

“Threatened by the reality of Jesus’ growing influence, religious leaders do the unthinkable — ally with their Roman oppressors,” the description continued. “As the seeds of betrayal are planted and opposition to Jesus’ message turns violent, He’s left with no alternative but demand his followers rise up.”

Jenkins shared that Season 4 “marks the midpoint of the most famous and influential story in human history.”

“It will be painful, and it will be joyous. It will be bittersweet. But by all measures, Season 4 will also be our best,” he concluded.

Movieguide® previously reported on the production of the fifth season of THE CHOSEN:

The cast and crew of THE CHOSEN are excited to get back into the swing of things as filming for Season 5 begins.

“[Things] have gone remarkably well,” Jonathan Roumie said. “I arrived feeling like I don’t know how this is going to go, and praise God, it went really well. Day two [of filming] was even easier than day one, much lighter. We were able to have some time to kind of joke around a little bit.”

“The response we’ve been getting from the cast and crew has been so cool,” said creator Dallas Jenkins. “They’ve been saying this is the best season yet. Season 5, as you might know, covers Holy Week. But man, it takes longer than a week to film it, I can tell you that.”

“It felt like with the first scene as well, it felt really kind of personal and intimate,” George H. Xanthis said. “It’s good to get the season started with something like that. It kind of puts you into a really a bit of a zone before you even start.”