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Jonathan Roumie is ready for viewers to experience Jesus’ final day in a whole new light thanks to The Chosen.
“I think what makes it something that we’ve never seen before is we’ve never had the context and the lead-up with such detail and with such a devoted amount of time to storytelling,” Roumie, 52, exclusively shared with Us when raising awareness of the Hallow app’s Advent Pray25 Challenge launching November 30. “Five seasons prior, it’s about 40 hours of storytelling, and nobody’s ever done that before they get to the crucifixion.”
Because of that, Roumie argues that the Prime Video series has been able to create relationships, story lines and connection points to the faith and culture “that people haven’t really seen in such detail.”
“It’s going to be a different experience because now, you’ve gotten five seasons of Jesus laughing and smiling and teaching and healing and doing miracles and his sense of humor and in all these very human non-threatening environments,” he explained, revealing what viewers can expect in season 6. “And now it’s changed. It’s going to have that much more of an impact on people’s response to the crucifixion because they’ve had so much time to love this character and love Jesus and befriend him and feel he’s with them, and now to see him treated violently and terribly, it’s going to rattle a few cages for sure.”
Roumie continued, “In the end, there’s no way around it. There wasn’t any way around it for Jesus. He chose it. He allowed it. And in order to get to the resurrection, you have to go through the crucifixion. And he did it all for us. Thank goodness.”
Season 6 of The Chosen, which begins streaming on Prime Video Sunday, November 15, captures the historic events of Jesus’ final day through the lives of those who love him — and those who condemn him.
The Chosen season 7 resurrection film is planned to premiere theatrically on March 31, 2028.
When the show first premiered in 2019, Roumie recalled far too many people ignoring the project.
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Over time, people began to appreciate the story lines, production value and ability to tell Jesus’ story in a relatable way.
“Our goal was to bring something that people could relate to, and people could connect with in a way that was engaging, thought-provoking, spiritually eye-opening and enlightening in some way,” Roumie told Us. “Even when we had no money, [we were] just making the most we could with what little we had. So fortunately, it worked.”
In addition to working on The Chosen, Roumie is honored to spread God’s message of faith, hope and love with his continued partnership with the Hallow app.
Starting November 30, Roumie will join Chris Pratt, Gary Sinise and more in a prayer challenge for the Advent season called: Pray25: It’s a Wonderful Life.
“We’re so often surrounded by this cacophony, this constant chaos of noise and distraction and everything that sort of pulls us away from the real importance of what the season is about, and it’s about Jesus Christ,” Roumie explained. “The amount of messages that Hallow receives from people who have just been searching or they’re lost, or they’re in some truly dire circumstances, and somehow the Lord directs them to find this app and start praying, and oftentimes they’ll find some meditations and prayers that I’m leading, and they just get sucked into this relationship with the Lord and with prayer in a way that for many people completely transforms their lives.”
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As the holiday season approaches, Roumie paused to reflect on the many blessings he has experienced in the past year.
When asked to share what makes his life a wonderful life, the actor couldn’t help but give thanks to his Catholic faith.
“It’s a wonderful life because the Lord has taken me so far in my journey in this world, into places that I never thought I would actually get to go to,” he said. “Having an intimacy with him, getting to know him is what makes it a wonderful life. I encourage everybody to get to know God on a deeper level. Start praying today. Download the Hallow app and start praying with me.”
The Chosen is currently streaming on Prime Video.
