{"id":31932,"date":"2024-01-22T12:41:57","date_gmt":"2024-01-22T17:41:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/?p=31932"},"modified":"2024-01-22T12:41:57","modified_gmt":"2024-01-22T17:41:57","slug":"the-chosen-cast-discusses-season-four-its-going-to-be-brutal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2024\/01\/the-chosen-cast-discusses-season-four-its-going-to-be-brutal.html","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;The Chosen&#8217; Cast Discusses Season Four: &#8216;It&#8217;s Going to Be Brutal&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_31938\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31938\" style=\"width: 912px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/87\/2024\/01\/the-chosen-season-four-credit-the-chosen-instagram.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-31938\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/87\/2024\/01\/the-chosen-season-four-credit-the-chosen-instagram.png\" alt=\"the chosen season four\" width=\"912\" height=\"530\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-31938\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">@thechosentvseries\/Instagram<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe Chosen\u201d season four will hit the big screen starting Feb. 1, and the cast is prepping fans for what they \u201chave to dread\u201d in the next season. Paras Patel, who plays Matthew, said in a YouTube video, \u201cYou shouldn\u2019t watch season four if you don\u2019t react well to death.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jonathan Roumie, who plays Jesus, added, \u201cIt\u2019s going to be brutal. What nerve to take our fans on such an emotional rollercoaster.\u201d Per Screen Rant, \u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s known that the death of John the Baptist will be a part of the next season, as will the build-up towards the Crucifixion and Judas Iscariot\u2019s betrayal. Whether season four of \u2018The Chosen\u2019\u00a0will include the final days of Christ, however, hasn\u2019t been confirmed, and likely won\u2019t be before the release date.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>David Amito, who plays John the Baptist, said, \u201cI\u2019ve had\u00a0people on Instagram reaching out being\u00a0like, \u2018I\u2019m dreading it,\u2019 since, like, season two. I\u2019m dreading it.\u2019 I\u2019m like, \u2018Yeah, don\u2019t\u00a0worry about it,\u2019 and this year, they\u2019re\u00a0like, \u2018I\u2019m dreading it.\u2019 I just stay quiet.\u00a0I\u2019m like, \u2018Well, here it is. We all knew this was\u00a0coming.\u2019\u2019 Demetrios Troy, who plays Lazarus, added, \u201cWe know where we\u2019re going, and there is no stopping that.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C1nC9Qdv0kx\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C1nC9Qdv0kx\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by The Chosen (@thechosentvseries)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Chosen\u201d creator and director Dallas Jenkins previously\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/the-chosen-creator-dallas-jenkins-says-extreme-pain-sadness-biblical-shows-4th-season\">explained<\/a>\u00a0that, as Christ\u2019s crucifixion approaches, \u201cextreme pain and sadness\u201d will be prominent themes in the show. He told Fox News, \u201cAnd of course, there\u2019s also some extreme joy that\u2019s coming. But on the way there, Jesus is getting increasingly sad because of the fact that things are getting increasingly heavy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jenkins\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zzDcuK2Zjh8\">added<\/a>, \u201cWe never shy away from the tough parts. I think the whole message of the Gospel relies on the tough stuff. In your pain, in your struggles, in your questions, there is joy and peace that only comes from God.\u201d Season 4 will start showing in theaters on Feb. 1, with a two-week run of the first three episodes. Episodes 4-6 will show for two weeks starting Feb. 15, and the season\u2019s last two episodes will be released Feb. 29.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement regarding the theatrical release, Jenkins said, \u201cEvery time we\u2019ve dipped our toes in the theatrical waters, viewers have overwhelmingly told us they want more. After seeing the season four episodes, we knew we\u2019d be doing our fans a disservice if we denied them the chance to see them all on a big screen with others they can laugh and cry with.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cThe Chosen\u201d season four will hit the big screen starting Feb. 1, and the cast is prepping fans for what they \u201chave to dread\u201d in the next season. 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