Official trailer for ‘The Chosen: Last Supper’ teases key moments leading to Jesus’ death

CNA Staff, Feb 20, 2025 / 15:15 pm (CNA).

The official trailer for Season 5 of “The Chosen: Last Supper” was released Feb. 20 teasing several important moments from the week leading up to the death of Jesus — including his triumphal entry into Jerusalem, the cleansing of the Temple, Judas’ betrayal, and the Last Supper.

“The Chosen: Last Supper” will be released in theaters in three parts — Part 1 on March 28, Part 2 on April 4, and Part 3 on April 11.

It was also announced on Feb. 16 by the show’s creator and director Dallas Jenkins that Amazon’s Prime Video will be the exclusive U.S. streaming partner for “The Chosen.” This comes as part of a new deal between Jenkins’ 5&2 Studios and Amazon MGM Studios, which includes a theatrical release component for the next two seasons of the hit series.

Following the theatrical release of Season 5, Prime Video will have exclusive streaming rights for 90 days. After the 90-day period, Season 5 will be released on “The Chosen” app for free. All five seasons of “The Chosen” will be available on both Prime Video and the Chosen app. 

In July 2024, CNA visited the set of “The Chosen” in Midlothian, Texas, and took part in a press junket speaking to several of the cast members including actor Jonathan Roumie, who plays Jesus in the series.

Roumie spoke openly about how he prepared to portray the important events that take place during Holy Week, which viewers will see in Season 5, and how his relationship with Jesus has changed over the years as he has portrayed him on the show.

When asked how he prepared himself for the impactful moments of Season 5, such as the Last Supper and betrayal in the Garden of Gethsemane, Roumie said: “I get on my knees.”

“It’s a lot of time spent in front of the Blessed Sacrament and asking for more strength than I think I have and ultimately trusting that God has brought me to this point, to my circumstances, to my struggles, and my fears and my worries,” he shared. “He’s brought me to all of them knowing that he’s got me. I just have to remember that and just leave it all at the foot of the altar.”

At the time of the interview, Roumie was preparing to film the Last Supper and the events that took place in the Garden of Gethsemane — scenes he called “gargantuan.”

“I’m just doing a lot of praying right now as I work on the scenes,” he shared. 

He added that for any particularly difficult scenes, he tries to “stay completely grounded and fully present in the moment at hand and what is to happen and what’s on the page and giving everything I can to that and then when it’s done, there’s a massive sigh of relief.”

However, fully aware of what’s still to come, Roumie said: “I think the hardest ones are still ahead for me.”

When asked how his relationship with Jesus has changed over the years while portraying him on “The Chosen,” the Catholic actor said “‘deepened’ doesn’t quite describe the extent of it. I think it’s brought me to a place where I know that I can’t really do anything without Jesus and I’m reminded of that constantly.” 

“My aim in my daily life is to try to live up to the principles and the bar that Christ himself set as a fully human, fully divine man walking the earth and knowing that I will never reach that bar and being OK with it and knowing that this is part of the journey,” he added. “Aspiring towards sainthood and failing and falling every step of the way, but just keeping Jesus in front of me as I go. That’s my main goal these days.”

The trailer for “The Chosen: Last Supper” can be viewed below.

Source: https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/262323/official-trailer-for-the-chosen-last-supper-teases-key-moments-leading-to-jesus-death