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The Chosen's Season 3 theatrical opening outpaces Hollywood

Written by Lee R.
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Having watched many other movies about the life of Jesus Christ - some of which have been more relatable, reliably biblical, and more enjoyable to us than others - my wife and I were not too excited about yet another production about Jesus. However, we were hooked since the first episode!

Jesus feeding the 5000

The Chosen is now in its third season, and we have had the enjoyment of sharing it with many people. Read more about our opportunity to be extras in the filming of the Feeding of the 5,000 episode in Midlothian, Texas.

My summer in Jerusalem

In the summer of 1980, I had the opportunity to go to school in Jerusalem at what is now called Jerusalem University College (then the American Institute for Holy Land Studies), where I studied and traveled the land of to learn about its natural and anthropological history, geography, and biblical history.

So when I watch The Chosen, which has been filmed on movie sets in Utah and Texas, I am looking for differences and similarities from the biblical sites in Israel. In my opinion, the producers of The Chosen have done a phenomenal job at creating scenes true to the geographical settings found in Israel.

Visit Jerusalem

The Chosen film sites

Jesus with kneeling crowd

The different sites where The Chosen has been filmed are a set recreation of ancient Jerusalem in , Capernaum Studios in , and The Salvation Army’s Camp Hoblitzelle in . The Chosen recently built an authentic first-century biblical village set that is the size of two football fields, a 30,000-square foot soundstage and other facilities to accommodate four more seasons of The Chosen and possibly other future productions. 

Season 3's theatrical opening

My wife and I just went to see episodes 1 and 2 for Season 3 in the movie theater this weekend, and we're pleasantly surprised to see that ticket sales for the first weekend are outpacing other Hollywood productions. The Chosen is the largest and most successful crowd-supported production to date. The Chosen is the largest and most successful crowd-supported production to date. Participating as extras at the filming in June gave us an insider’s up-close perspective to the quality, professionalism, organization, and integrity of The Chosen personnel and production.

We are looking forward to seeing more of Season 3 episodes as they become available on The Chosen app. The Chosen is also available on Amazon for free if you have Amazon Prime.

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