The Chosen TV Series

The Chosen TV Series

This is a new TV Series on the story of Jesus based on the gospels. The writers have taken artistic license to provide back-stories to the characters of the people we encounter in the gospels, providing a very powerfully moving narrative that is true to the spirit and the message of the gospels, enabling us to have a fresh look at what it may have been like to encounter Jesus when He walked among us.

Season 1

Episode 1: I Have Called You by Name

Two brothers struggle with a Jewish tax collector over their debts to Rome; a Pharisee confronts a demon-possessed woman in the “Red Quarter” of Capernaum.

Episode 2: Shabbat

Matthew validates Simon’s arrangement with Praetor Quintus, Nicodemus investigates the miracle reported in the Red Quarter, and Mary receives surprise guests at her Shabbat dinner.

Episode 3: Jesus Loves the Little Children

Jesus befriends and teaches the group of children who discover His camp on the outskirts of Capernaum.

Episode 4: Miracle of the Fish

With his life and family under threat from Rome, Simon spends one last night fishing in a desperate attempt to square his debts. Andrew spots a familiar face waiting for them on the shores of Galilee.

Episode 5: The Wedding Gift

Nicodemus interrogates John the Baptizer while Jesus and his students make their way to a wedding celebration in Cana. During the ceremony, Jesus’ mother Mary makes a special request.

Episode 6: Indescribable Compassion

After witnessing the healing of a leper on the road to Capernaum, the friend of a paralytic takes desperate measures to get him through the crowd to meet Jesus.

Episode 7: Invitations

As Matthew struggles to make logical sense of the miracles he has witnessed, Nicodemus finally meets with Jesus in secret.

Episode 8: I Am He

After a miraculous visit to Simon’s house, Jesus and his students leave Capernaum while under pressure from religious and Roman authorities. Jesus makes a surprise stop at Jacob’s Well for an important encounter.

Season 2

Episode 1: Brothers of Thunder

Tension builds among the disciples as they wrestle with the increasing fame of Jesus in Samaria. Jesus rebukes Big James and John for their prejudice and, after a near-violent encounter, gives them a new nickname.

Episode 2: I Saw You

A mysterious visitor seeks to meet Jesus, but the disciples are hesitant. Tension builds between Simon and Matthew. As the group heads to a new city, word arrives that Jesus’ fame is growing.

Episode 3: A Busy Day

A long, exhausting day turns into night as the disciples help Jesus deal with a large crowd hoping to be healed. Around the campfire, over dinner, the group tried to get to know each other better. But tensions erupt.

Episode 4: The Perfect Opportunity

As Jesus and the disciples head to Jerusalem to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles, a new enemy follows them, while a familiar enemy awaits.

Episode 5: Spirit

After stirring the water, Jesus is now pursued by Simon the Zealot, Atticus, and Shmuel. John the Baptizer visits the group and tells Jesus his dangerous mission. Meanwhile, back at the camp, Mary Magdalene is devastated by an encounter with a mysterious and dangerous stranger.

Episode 6: Unlawful

Mary Magdalene reverts to her old habits. Simon and Matthew bring her home. Jesus heals a withered hand and His disciples pluck wheat on the Sabbath. Pharisees accuse them and Jesus pronounces that He is Lord of Sabbath.

Episode 7: Reckoning

After learning of Jesus’ whereabouts, Quintus sends Gaius to arrest him. The disciples lose control as they argue about how to respond. While seeking information about where Jesus has been taken, Andrew and Philip encounter old friends.

Episode 8: Beyond Mountains

While Jesus and Matthew prepare the content of the big sermon, the disciples spread the word while fighting amongst themselves. A high-ranking Sanhedrin member is shocked by Shmuel’s reports on Jesus. Thousands arrive for the sermon.