What Jonathan Roumie Wants You to Know About THE CHOSEN Season 5
By Movieguide® Contributor
Actor Jonathan Roumie shared a little more about what fans can expect from THE CHOSEN Season 5 during his recent appearance on GOOD MORNING AMERICA.
“So, Season 5 picks up at the start of Holy Week on Palm Sunday,” Roumie said. “So, Jesus is literally riding into Jerusalem on a donkey with crowds of a mass. They know He’s coming, they’re waving the palm branches, they love Him. They’re ready to worship Him, ready to crown Him king on a Sunday. And then by Friday, He’s nailed to a cross. So, things dramatically changed in the course of those six days or so.”
“Season 5 really explores what those challenges and those struggles and those events actually are,” he added.
THE CHOSEN’s Season 5 synopsis offers a few more details about what viewers can expect:
The table is set. The people of Israel welcome Jesus as king while his disciples anticipate his crowning. But — instead of confronting Rome — he turns the tables on the Jewish religious festival. Their power threatened, the country’s religious and political leaders will go to any length to ensure this Passover meal is Jesus’ last.
Shot in a beautiful cinematic format, THE CHOSEN: THE LAST SUPPER brings the most pivotal week in history to audiences in this special three-part theatrical release.
Starting on March 28, Season 5 Part 1 (Episodes 1-2) will release in theaters. Part 2 (Episodes 3-5) release on April 4, followed by Part 3 (Episodes 6-8) on April 11. A special full-season theatrical release will take place on Palm Sunday (April 13) and Easter Weekend (April 19-20).
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For Roumie, working on the hit Bible show has been “life-changing.”
“It’s been life-changing. It’s been career-changing. It’s been the greatest gift that I’ve been given as not only an actor but as a person, as a man of Faith myself,” Roumie said when asked what it is like to play Jesus. “It’s led me deeper into my own faith. And made me want to know and experience how to be a better person on the day-to-day. How can I be a friend, be a better stranger to people that I meet that need my help, or whatever it is? And how can I be a better example of faith in my own life?”
READ MORE: JONATHAN ROUMIE ON THE INFLUENCE OF ON-SCREEN PORTRAYALS OF JESUS
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