The world’s most-watched series about the life of Jesus Christ is returning — and by all accounts, Season 6 of The Chosen will be unlike anything the show has done before.
Creator and director Dallas Jenkins confirmed at ChosenCon in Charlotte, North Carolina in February 2026 that Season 6 will premiere exclusively on Prime Video in fall 2026, with the supersized season finale releasing as a global theatrical event in spring 2027. It will be the biggest season in the show’s history — and almost certainly its most emotionally devastating.
What Season 6 Is About
Season 6 covers a single day: Good Friday. Everything that happens in that 24-hour period — Jesus’ arrest in the Garden of Gethsemane, His trial before Pilate, the Via Dolorosa, the crucifixion at Golgotha — will unfold across the season’s episodes.
“Season 6 is really a lot about surrender,” Jenkins told the Deseret News. “We’re watching Jesus ultimately surrender to something that was extraordinarily painful. The disciples confused, broken, wondering, having to surrender. I’m hoping that viewers come away from the season asking: can you surrender even when you don’t always understand?”
Jenkins described the season as “supersized” in every dimension: longer episodes, more visual effects, more languages (for the first time, all six episodes and the finale will be released simultaneously in dozens of languages), and more emotional weight than anything the show has previously attempted. Filming took 86 days — the longest shoot in the series’ history — completed in Texas, Utah, and Matera, Italy in 2025.
The Cast’s Response to the Scripts
Noah James, who plays the apostle Andrew, offered perhaps the most striking preview of what audiences should prepare for. After reading the Season 6 scripts, he said he spent two full days on his couch weeping. “I was really taken by the way that they led us to the crucifixion and the way that they depicted that — I just think people are in for a really invigorating season,” he said. “It’s going to be brutal, but it will be surprising. And I think at the end of the day, it could be some people’s favourite season.”
Jonathan Roumie — who plays Jesus — confirmed the news at the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast in Washington in March 2026: “I’m grateful to say that season 6 will stream on Prime Video in the fall of 2026. Our hope is truly that this won’t be something people simply watch, but that it becomes an experience that draws them deeper into the mystery of Christ’s love.”
The Theatrical Finale — and What Comes Next
In an unprecedented arrangement, the Season 6 finale will be released as a standalone feature film in theaters globally in spring 2027 — covering the crucifixion itself. Season 7, which Jenkins has confirmed will be the show’s final season, will then begin with a theatrical release covering the resurrection — making the Resurrection of Jesus Christ the centrepiece of The Chosen’s cinematic conclusion.
Jenkins has also confirmed multiple spin-offs in development: Joseph of Egypt (in post-production, targeting first half 2027), The Chosen in the Wild with Bear Grylls (unscripted, coming to Prime Video in 2026), and planned future projects including a Book of Moses series and The Way of the Chosen focused on the apostle Paul.
The Numbers That Show Why This Matters
The Chosen has accumulated over 770 million views across its first five seasons. It has been translated into over 50 languages. It is available free on The Chosen app and on Prime Video — making it the most accessible faith-based content in television history. Its crowdfunded origins — raising over $10 million from fans before a single episode aired — remain one of the most remarkable stories in independent entertainment.
Season 6 arrives as the show faces its most significant creative challenge: depicting the crucifixion of a character audiences have spent five seasons coming to love. Jenkins has said the team required prayer breaks between takes during filming. Cast members wept on set. The emotional stakes are as high as they have ever been — and for a show built on the human faces of the disciples, that may be exactly the right way to tell the story of Good Friday.
Where to Watch Now
Seasons 1–5 are available completely free on The Chosen app (iOS and Android) and at TheChosen.TV. They are also available on Prime Video with a subscription.
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