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I'm honestly really impressed by what the makers of this show have accomplished. It's such a unique take that they've given to the story, this sort of "street-level view" of those people that encountered Jesus. Reading these stories in the Bible again and again makes it easy to become detached from the fact that these were real people living real lives dealing with real struggles, going to work, hanging with friends, making jokes, eating lunch, and stepping in animal poop 😂 but they've brought it all to life in an engaging and relatable way where the tight budget seldom shows.

I love that this show doesn't feel preachy, like most Christian media. The way the camera kind of bobs and sways as it follows the action lends an almost documentarian vibe that makes me feel like I'm simply witnessing a story unfold. No agenda. No sermon. Just good old fashioned storytelling. Of course, we know that there is a very profound message to it all, but the filmmakers are smart enough to let the audience figure it out for themselves without thumping them over the head with "Christian talk."

The actor portraying Jesus does so with an unflinching kindness and empathy that makes him instantly trustworthy and lovable in every. single. scene. So props to him for his amazing work and props to the casting team for finding him!

This is a great show that, even if not suited to everyone's tastes, is bound to challenge our mental perception of these people and their stories. It makes these characters feel real, brings Jesus to life in a new way, and has some fun with artistic license while still honoring God's Word.

Christian filmmakers take note: THIS is how you do it!

Following the progress of this idea from dream to reality, I was excited to have access to the first four episodes. This series is unlike any Biblical portrayal of the life of Christ to date - the characters are fresh and real- check out Abigail!! And a Jesus who winks! And doesn't glow or act ethereal! These first four episodes bring the Gospels to life in a way that immerses us into a culture and recounting that feels authentic. Kudos to everyone involved- I can't wait for more.

Christian movies and shows aren't typically known for quality, good character development, or well-written, compelling stories. There are certainly some exceptions (e.g., The Passion of the Christ, I Can Only Imagine, Ben-Hur, I'm Not Ashamed, Faith Like Potatoes, The Case for Christ, and Narnia).

To cut straight to the point: The Chosen is far and away the best on-screen depiction of the life of Christ-either mini-series or movie. The writing and character development are exceptional. It's as captivating as The Passion, yet in so many ways more human and relatable. My family and I keep re-watching them just to get one more glimpse of the Son of Man. The miracles are deeply moving and will bring you to tears.

And now... the biggest problem is we'll have to wait for Season 2. The wait is going to hurt more than waiting for Stranger Things Season 3.

My wife wanted me to watch The Chosen with her, and I avoided it for weeks, because I expected yet another well-intentioned but 'cheesy' Christian production. Then I finally gave in. I COULD NOT HAVE BEEN MORE WRONG. This production is amazing! The quality of the scripts, acting, and sets are all on a par with the production values of a well-regarded Hollywood 'short season' series. And the depiction of the historical culture and the conjectural backstories for key figures around Jesus are BETTER than anything I have seen elsewhere. If you are at all curious about a fresh take on the life of Jesus that still maintains rigorous effort to remain true to the New Testament record, I would HIGHLY recommend this series!

Love how human the Chosen are! Totally relatable in today's world and they could have been any one of us. Thank you for this wonderful peek into history. A devoted fan forever! #bingeJesus

Well-written, well-cast, well-acted. So so happy this show exists.

I've viewed the Christmas/Shepherd pilot and the first four episodes of season one. The extensive research into the life and times of Christ results in a high level of authenticity. Accuracy was a prevailing priority. The characters 'personalities are slowly peeled in layers through the episodes. There's stellar portrayals of some, especially when placed in the appropriate environs, and will leave a residue long after the video stops, . You will want to see more. There is a reason this series is the highest crowd funded video project.

You won't be able to stop watching. It is THAT good.

Is this a perfect show? No; what show is, especially in its first season? But is this a consistently entertaining, beautiful project (inside and out!) that not only brings the Bible alive, but takes a deep look at faith and what was really being asked of the 12 disciples when Jesus said, "Follow me"? Yes, yes, and yes!

The actor who plays Jesus carries this season. Not only is he incredibly gentle and solemn when he needs to be, but he is funny (like actually laugh-out-loud funny!) and that is something many depictions of Jesus lack. Jesus' human side is explored in The Chosen as I've never seen before, so wholly and fully, yet in a way that is reverent and respectful. While we can imagine the Christ portrayed here being as human as us, we can also imagine him being as God as, well, God. Brilliant actor, and probably the best portrayal of Jesus ever put to film. His performance is controlled and unassuming yet so powerful in that alone. Whenever Jesus is onscreen you are completely captivated, hanging on his every word.

As far as some downsides in the show (which are in no way very glaring): Occasionally the humor did start to feel a little silly sometimes and took me out of the moment (rarely though, and never when involving Jesus and the disciples).

The score, while gorgeous in itself, has a sequence of a woman performing a vocal part that I felt was overused.

And I thought it a bit odd that the Roman soldiers have American accents, especially considering so much wonderful care is put into keeping the Hebrew accents so consistent. The lead "evil Roman soldier" fellow as well seemed cartoonish and I couldn't find him as threatening as he needed to be in this role, but rather he stood out from the others who are all far more developed and believable characters.

Yet these things do not detract from what a monumental moment this is in Christian cinema, or, lets just say cinema in general. To really see these disciples as real people was an eye opener and an encouragement to read the Bible again with new eyes. The actors playing Peter, Mary Magdalene, Matthew and I'll say each of Jesus' followers were masterfully done, perfect casting, and where did they find such unknown actors with such skill? I can't overstate how happy I am with this show and I really hope the show runners can get enough funding for a season 2. They are doing what Hollywood seemingly never could!

This series is just phenomenal. It speaks to the soul and represents Jesus in a wonderful and relatable light. God bless everyone behind the scenes making this show! You are changing lives!

I was dubious about watching this due to Super Church Evangelical American involvement. Then I watched the first few minutes of episode 1. Wow. As a Roman Catholic, I have to say that this is about watching something that brings outrageous joy. I admire the chap behind it. Different denominations but the same God who must be thrilled with this. Magic. Spiritual. Brilliant. Love it.

I have seen the first four episodes! They are amazing! If you think the Bible is hard to follow this will help you understand it to depths I never imagined! Great work to everyone involved and I am honored to be a part of such an amazing blessing to all!

I was very impressed by what this team of filmmakers could do with so little. I like that they can do what they want with the show, but I hope they continue to get more professional people involved in the show. Bottom line... buy the Blu-Ray, pay-it-forward, do what you can to support it.

Why did I give it a 7/10? Because frankly, I think a 9.8 and 100% is a bit much... not many professional Hollywood movies or shows deserves it. Now if we're talking just in Christian media in general... yeah, this deserves a 9.8! The writing is very good, amazing sets, and believable acting! My only qualms are occasional added dialogue or events, but there's nothing heretical about the series by any means. I'm also glad they got New Testament scholars to approve the script as well!

Again, I can't stress enough, support the show!

Acting was definitely not 'A' list. Nor was the script. Many scenes, especially close up, made me think " is this cameraman drunk?" (Camera shaking) Most of the story was not actually biblically accurate. The whole production just reminded me of a minor league venture, and a corny one at that. I honestly believe that the vast majority of the 10 rating are from devout Christians (not objectionable viewers) which would make their review totally biased. If you want an 'A' List production watch The Greatest Story Ever Told, or Ben-Hur. This was certainly not close to either.

This is one of the most powerful experiences I have ever had in my life! What an exceptional depiction of every one of the apostles (given Matthew maybe, a little too quirky) and of our Christ as a human. Wow! Highly recommended. Nicodemus is a great character and this ALL seems so real and so very human. Great!

This show is really well done. The story moves at a great pace, taking time to develop characters, but still moving the story along without feeling like it's dragging out. The historical accuracy of the time period is excellent. And the actors are wonderfully cast.

Can't even watch this without being emotionally wrecked, moved, inspired in so many ways. This is it and it is amazingly produced. All you want is more. More, more, MORE.

To see this so well done and visually depicted. It's a must watch. Binge watch. You have to watch, experience, and tell others.

I usually hate Christian movies and show! They're so cheesy and boring. But this was amazing and honestly help my relationship with Jesus. It made him come ive a bit, gave him a personality and sense of humor. Yet was still biblical and not overhyped or too Hollywood.

Please watch this and also check out the chosen website to see how you can support them so they can make more seasons.

Most accurate and moving depiction of any true story I've ever seen! The acting is so superb I find myself emotionally exhausted after each viewing. I can not get enough of this. I am so excited for the next episodes to be released!

You'll laugh, you'll cry and you'll want a hug from Jesus when it's all said and done!! It touched me to my core and Jesus is more alive, than ever before!!💪🙏💜

I am on season 4 episode 6. This is the best depiction of the life of Christ and his disciples I have ever seen! The acting is superb from all roles, but Roumie as Jesus, is the best I've seen. It is gripping. He pours out so much emotion into the part, from happiness, to sadness, and everything in between. The disciples are all so different but also the same in so many ways. Isaac, who plays Simon (Peter) is a great actor and leader of the disciples. Yes there are a few parts that deviate from the story, but it goes with the flow. I can't stop watching. Please watch this show! It will change you!

I am not a religious person myself, but I believe in God and in Jesus Christ and this TV Show is AMAZING. BEAUTIFUL. Best representation ever seen so far.

You do not have to have read the bible to understand the importance and impact that "The Chosen" has, sure, although they've added a few things of their own to make it more impactful, it is the best representation of the events in the Bible, of the prophets, of Jesus of Nazareth, that I have ever seen.

Of course it helps if you've read the bible or if you're at least aware of the main things that Jesus has done, but the TV Show portrais this so well and with SUCH GOOD ACCURACY to compared to the bible, that you'll understand everything.

I recommend this to everybody, you do not have to be religious to watch this TV Show, watch it for the pleasure of watching it, and I am sure you will enjoy it so much.

I cannot wait for the next season to come out.

When I first saw the pilot episode for this show, I was impressed by by the cinematography and story line. I was really hopeful that finally some Christians could make a quality film about Jesus' life, and so I invested in the project. So far I will say some episodes have been better than others, especially where they build up the plot and back story of the characters to enhance the Gospel story line (that is to do justice to the Gospel story line). However, in many episodes the plot tends to run really slow and just drags out unnecessarily.

From a script writing perspective, there's often no conflict, no climax, no plot hangers- just people walking around talking about how great Jesus' sermon was, and characters having small chit chat, etc (Season 3, Ep. 1). The writers really need to work on the script.

While I know no film will ever do true justice to Jesus' character, I wish they could try to make Jesus' words a little less cliche at times and more in the spirit of who he was. One of the most amazing things about Jesus is that he never wasted words- he always had the perfect answer in the moment and most often answered tough questions with another witty or more profound question. The hardest questions of life, after all, can't be answered with trite cliches or simple explanations (read Job). Sometimes in the show, the Jesus character comes across as too simple and cliche in this regard.

From a Biblical perspective, I will say I'm thankful they're being faithful to the spirit and essence of the Biblical message. However, even this could be improved. They often try to embellish the plot and dialogue so much in their own way without using Scripture (that ultimately turns out boring), and leave out a lot of opportunities for deep Scriptural moments. Ideally, I would suggest interweaving Scripture/ quotes of Jesus throughout the episodes and build up the plot so as to bring more color and context to Jesus' words in Scripture. After all, if you want to make the films powerful, put in more Scripture- because this is the most powerfully moving script you could ever come up with.

The biggest problem is, most people barely scratch the surface of Scripture, fail to unpack the context, allusions, symbolism, imagery and foreshadowing that's in the Bible. Seriously, the Bible is the deepest, most exciting book you could ever read, but so few people see it because they barely even look. Hollywood filmmakers doing Biblical movies totally screw up the story because they're clueless to the beauty and richness of the Bible. Most Christian filmmakers, while they understand the heart of the Gospel, often come from a cheesy, superficial church background (i.e. Mainstream American Christianity), and so also fail to bring out the deep gems of Scripture in their films. What ideally needs to happen is to get some Biblical scholars together with creative film makers to make something great.

One example of a Biblical film doing this excellently is the "The Passion of the Christ"- especially in the scene where Jesus crushes the snake's head in the garden of Gethsemane. They do an excellent job of subtly bringing out the Biblical imagery here of Christ: Adam round 2, in a garden again, but this time not yielding to the serpent's temptations. Instead he obeys the Father's will, crushes the serpent's head, undoing his work and fulfilling the Genesis 3 prophecy. Seriously, film has such amazing potential to bring out the gems in Scripture and the riches of the Bible, but so few people know how to do it because they either don't see the gems or they don't know how to make good film.

There was a period in history when Christian art was the best art in the world- think Bach, Handel, Michelangelo, Rembrandt, etc. Unfortunately, in our modern era Christian art, music and writing tends to be superficial, cliche and below par compared to the world's art. Unfortunately I think that stems from a superficial theology that's often taught in mainstream American churches. Ultimately, a superficial understanding of God produces superficial expressions of art. Nevertheless, there are examples of Christians still producing excellent art in our era of time (I would put Tolkien and C. S. Lewis up there), and I hope as a church we can keep getting better and better, and hopefully do better justice to the reality of God's beauty through our art.

The fact my new preacher even says it's worth the watch! I had already started the first 3 season, and watched season 5's first 2 episodes in theaters THAT Saturday before Church. I need no more blessings to say this show is made of good.

Knowing it isn't 100% accurate but inaccurate in ways that let us see the real messages from God. It is beautiful! And only keeps getting better the closer it gets to what we already know, but they have no idea. I feel closer to God in ways I've only started praying for.

...I have to continue so.

I'll add it has helped me understand things I never did about the Bible. My brain is simple one, that has been conditioned to enjoy the entertainment of this world. Putting his word, his love, his life on screen, has made it easier for me to see the blessings he did live and die to bestow on us all.

Watch it and learn the same lessons those before us learned through him.

The sets, costumes, acting, and emotional responses in this series are far and above any I have ever seen in the past. Watching the episodes over and over does not in any way deter the depth of emotions both shown on screen and felt by the viewer. Jesus is portrayed as authentic, relatable, humorous, kind and patient. The series brings Him to life in a wonderful way--both as human and God.