The Chosen may be approaching its final chapter, but Dallas Jenkins has just given fans a thrilling reminder that the greatest part of the story is still to come.
The creator and director shared an emotional behind-the-scenes video from the filming of Season 7, revealing the cast and crew at work on scenes surrounding the resurrection of Jesus. The footage includes Peter and John racing toward the empty tomb, while Mary Magdalene appears overwhelmed by the discovery that changes everything: "He is alive!"
Jenkins described filming the final season as "very bittersweet," and the sneak peek certainly captures that mixture of celebration and sadness. Between dramatic scenes, elaborate sets and large crowds, the video shows Jenkins embracing cast members as production inches closer to the end of its extraordinary journey.
"It's going to be a long season," Jenkins says with a smile during one backstage moment. For fans who have followed the series from its modest crowdfunded beginnings to its emergence as a worldwide phenomenon, those words carry plenty of emotional weight.
Season 7 has reportedly been filming in Texas and Utah and will bring The Chosen to its planned conclusion by focusing on Jesus' resurrection and the events immediately following it. The season is currently expected to premiere in March 2028.
The ending, however, may not feel like an ending at all. Fans responding to Jenkins' footage quickly pointed out that while production will eventually stop, the message at the heart of the series will continue.
"Jesus is alive-that is the most important message," one viewer wrote. Another noted that although filming will conclude, The Chosen will remain as a testimony about Jesus for future audiences.
Before viewers reach the joy of the empty tomb, they must first endure what Jenkins has described as the most difficult season the cast and crew have ever produced. Season 6, scheduled to debut on Prime Video in November, centers on the crucifixion of Jesus.
Jenkins has warned audiences that watching Jonathan Roumie's portrayal of Christ's suffering "will be tough." He has also acknowledged that depicting the crucifixion presented enormous emotional and creative challenges for everyone involved.
Yet Jenkins insists the season will not be defined solely by brutality and grief. Alongside the suffering, viewers can expect moments of love, humor, beauty, power and even joy. That emotional range has become one of The Chosen's trademarks, allowing familiar biblical figures to be portrayed with warmth, vulnerability and recognizable humanity.
The contrast between the two final seasons could hardly be more dramatic. Season 6 descends into betrayal, suffering and death; Season 7 begins with a stone rolled away, an empty tomb and the astonishing announcement that Jesus is alive.
For Jenkins and his cast, saying goodbye to The Chosen is understandably painful. The project has consumed years of their lives, built a devoted international audience and sparked countless conversations about the Gospels. But if the first footage is any indication, the series intends to leave viewers not with the sorrow of its conclusion, but with the hope of resurrection.
The Chosen may be ending-but its final message is that death does not get the final word.
