![]() Jenkins also stated that he wanted to portray a story about Jesus that could be binge-watched, which has become an increasingly popular method of watching television shows.Īlthough the first episode of this show was made in 2017, the remainder of the initial season didn't air until 2019 because of the need for crowdfunding. What God taught Dallas Jenkins through failure and brokenness is part of this incredible story that led to him being open enough to create The Chosen. To that end, he decided to create an episode-based TV series that spanned multiple series, which had never been done before on this particular subject. Jenkins, is the creator of the esteemed "Left Behind" book series that has sold more than 60 million copies over the years.ĭallas Jenkins wanted to make sure that this series distinguished itself from all the other media that centered around telling the story of Jesus of Nazareth and the people that were closest to him - the disciples. The Chosen is a hugely popular television series that's created, co-written, and directed by Dallas Jenkins. Origins of The Chosen and Why It Was Created This multi-season series closely follows the life of Jesus from the perspective of the people closest to Him. The Chosen stars Jonathan Roumie as Jesus, Shahar Isaac as Simon, and Elizabeth Tabish as Mary Magdalene. I think they’re really going to like this.While there are hundreds of television shows that are created and distributed throughout network and cable channels as well as streaming services every year, none is quite as unique as " The Chosen", which aired its first episode in 2017 and has since become one of the most popular TV shows in the world. Getting to know what the characters are thinking and feeling will draw the audience in. We see Nicodemus wrestling with what he knows and what he’s realizing about Jesus. We see Simon’s relationship to his brother Andrew. I’ve never seen a marital argument in a Jesus movie before, or seen a husband kiss his wife when he gets home from work. You meet Simon’s wife, and see a marital argument. In The Chosen, we go into what they’re really like and you get to know them. ![]() But the characters were a bit stiff, going from miracle to miracle with no backstories so you never really connected with them. As a believer who knows the stories, they enrich my life. The majority of the actors weren’t Christians when they accepted the roles but they loved the authenticity of the script so much. Texas has a good topography that matches first century Israel. We shot the first four episodes in Texas in the middle of nowhere, and then on a Dallas soundstage for the next four. While the funding had stopped, in December, we had another six million come in to cover the next four episodes and cover marketing. We were never too far ahead of ourselves, so when we got to the four million mark, we shot the first four episodes and hoped the rest would come through marketing and the other episodes. ![]() That’s been the story of this project: we get what we need just enough for each day. In Exodus, God provided manna for the Israelites but didn’t give them more than they needed each day. But what came out of my biggest career failure was this incredible opportunity to tell the story of Christ in a fresh way. Then the funding stopped and we didn’t have any money to market it. We ended up raising $4 million and shot first four episodes. We put out the special concept Christmas project for free on Facebook, and people had the option after they watched it, to invest in the series. The ultimate record was $5.7 million and I knew we needed more money than that to do this the right way. When VidAngel, a streaming service, heard about it, they loved it but they said, ‘We think we can raise the money through crowdfunding.’ And I got depressed. That was all it was intended to be, but while I was doing it, I got the idea to do a multi-season series about Jesus and all of the back stories of the characters. This was just meant for the church’s Christmas Eve service. While I was dealing with the fallout of that, I made a short film for my church about the birth of Christ from the perspective of the shepherds. I didn’t know what my future was or what I was going to do because the movie had done so poorly at the box office. The day after it came out, it was all gone. The day before it came out, I was a director who had some of the biggest Hollywood producers lined up to work with me, and I was set for the next ten years. The very first movie I made, in 2000, was Hometown Legend, a high school football story before those movies were cool! I’ve made ten movies over twenty years, and I’m pretty sure that all of the projects I’ve ever made have been Dove-approved! In 2017, The Resurrection of Gavin Stone was Dove-approved but not box office approved. ![]()
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