“The Chosen” actor Jonathan Roumie detailed the upcoming fourth season of the hit faith-based series.
In an interview with The Christian Post, Roumie, 49, shared the new season, which premiers nationwide in theaters on Feb. 1, is “by far, the most intense and mature and challenging season.”
A schedule for the film to be streamed hasn’t been announced.
“Not just for me, but I think for everybody on the cast and crew,” Roumie, who plays Jesus, shared. “But I think what we created is going to be pretty beautiful.”
Roumie also revealed how he prepared for the season, which leads up to Jesus’ crucifixion, per Fox News Digital.
“I just had to really put it all to prayer and inform as much of my own humanity as was scripted in the page and hope that that kind of gets in the ballpark of what Jesus may have felt during these moments,” he explained.
According to The Christian Post, season 4 continues to go into the lives and back stories of Jesus’ friends and disciples, including, Matthew, Mary Magdalene, Big James, Peter, and Judas.
Additionally, Roumie spoke about the disciples’ challenges to completely surrender to Jesus in obedience in “The Chosen.” He also noted that following Jesus doesn’t mean life will be easy, as some of His followers may believe.
“I think people thought He might have just been like, ‘OK, the Romans are gone, the bad Pharisees are gone. It’s just us, life is great,’” Roumie explained. “No, it’s the opposite. ‘There’s going to be more and more of those people, but if you’ve got me, you’re going to get through it.’”
He added, “Keeping you focused on Him is what allows them to get through all of it.”
Furthermore, Roumie said he thinks “ultimately, that points back to our need as humans to surrender and to trust God.”
“And that’s what Jesus is asking of … His disciples and what He asks of believers today: ‘You’ve got to trust me, no matter how hard this is going to get. Know that I’ve got it under control, that I am the Way the Truth and the Life,'” the actor shared.
He continued, “That’s a hard thing to put into practice, to make a daily part of our lives. That’s a challenge for us today just as much as it was 2,000 years ago.”
“The Chosen” first premiered in 2019.
