On the perimeter of the Court of Gentiles, where Jesus Christ once taught, is a towering blue screen. It’s one of the few giveaways the land beneath your feet is not Jerusalem.
Another hint: if you touch some of the impressive stone work, you’ll discover it’s made from Styrofoam.
It’s a replica of the Holy City — used as a film site — but it’s not to be underestimated. Every detail, down to brass bowls filled with grains, is captured. Livestock are brought in every morning, sconces hold real flames and soot clouds the air after every step.
Cast and crew from “The Chosen” will spend three weeks filming scenes for Season 6 on the set, which sits on the outer edge of the small Utah County town of Goshen.
“The first time I saw it, I couldn’t believe the scope and the scale of it. ... It’s just extraordinary,” Karla Cameron, an extra for “The Chosen” told the Deseret News while on set in Goshen.
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“I‘ve actually visited Israel and been to Jerusalem and seen the sites. They’ve done an excellent job of recreating this in the middle of beautiful Utah.”
Construction began in 2010 on the Jerusalem replica, Motion Picture Studio South Campus, which is owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. “The Chosen” has used the set for filming since Season 2.
“I remember the first time I came to this set, I felt inspired to give my best, and I felt like God was putting on my heart that lives are gonna change because of the work we do here, and I do think that that reflects the intentions of those who built it,” Dallas Jenkins told the Deseret News while filming on the Utah set.
Take a look at some behind-the-scenes moments of “The Chosen” Season 6 filming in Goshen, Utah.
Extras watch a scene filmed from the background on the set of "The Chosen" in Goshen, Utah County, on Tuesday, May 14, 2025. | Tess Crowley, Deseret News
Spices in bowls are seen on the set of "The Chosen" in Goshen, Utah County, on Tuesday, May 14, 2025. | Tess Crowley, Deseret News
B.J. Forman, the art department coordinator for “The Chosen,” translates the Greek writing, which reads, “If you are not Jewish, please stay out of the courtyard,” for journalists on the set of "The Chosen" in Goshen, Utah County, on Tuesday, May 14, 2025. | Tess Crowley, Deseret News
Extras watch a scene filmed from the background on the set of "The Chosen" in Goshen, Utah County, on Tuesday, May 14, 2025. | Tess Crowley, Deseret News
A boom mic is held high while people act on the set of "The Chosen" in Goshen, Utah County, on Tuesday, May 14, 2025. | Tess Crowley, Deseret News
Extras act on the set of "The Chosen" in Goshen, Utah County, on Tuesday, May 14, 2025. | Tess Crowley, Deseret News
Extras walk in the background on the set of "The Chosen" in Goshen, Utah County, on Tuesday, May 14, 2025. | Tess Crowley, Deseret News
The crew of the “The Chosen” works on the set of "The Chosen" in Goshen, Utah County, on Tuesday, May 14, 2025. | Tess Crowley, Deseret News
Extras act in the background on the set of "The Chosen" in Goshen, Utah County, on Tuesday, May 14, 2025. | Tess Crowley, Deseret News
B.J. Forman, the art department coordinator for “The Chosen,” shows the Court of Women to journalists on the set of "The Chosen" in Goshen, Utah County, on Tuesday, May 14, 2025. | Tess Crowley, Deseret News
The set of "The Chosen" in Goshen, Utah County, on Tuesday, May 14, 2025. | Tess Crowley, Deseret News
Extras leave for a break after acting in the background on the set of "The Chosen" in Goshen, Utah County, on Tuesday, May 14, 2025. | Tess Crowley, Deseret News
Doves sit in cages on the set of "The Chosen" in Goshen, Utah County, on Tuesday, May 14, 2025. | Tess Crowley, Deseret News
Simone Pester, an extra on “The Chosen,” from Belfast, Northern Ireland, poses on the set of "The Chosen" in Goshen, Utah County, on Tuesday, May 14, 2025. | Tess Crowley, Deseret News
Paid background actors, part of the teal group, laugh after posing for a group photo on the set of "The Chosen" in Goshen, Utah County, on Tuesday, May 14, 2025. | Tess Crowley, Deseret News
Dallas Jenkins, director of “The Chosen,” poses on the set of "The Chosen" in Goshen, Utah County, on Tuesday, May 14, 2025. | Tess Crowley, Deseret News
Paid background actors, part of the teal group, pose for a group photo on the set of "The Chosen" in Goshen, Utah County, on Tuesday, May 14, 2025. | Tess Crowley, Deseret News
The Pool of Bethesda area of the set of "The Chosen" is shown in Goshen, Utah County, on Tuesday, May 14, 2025. | Tess Crowley, Deseret News
B.J. Forman, the art department coordinator for “The Chosen,” walks under the Triumphal Entry on the set of "The Chosen" in Goshen, Utah County, on Tuesday, May 14, 2025. | Tess Crowley, Deseret News
First century tents are shown outside the entrance to the Main Gate on the set of "The Chosen" in Goshen, Utah County, on Tuesday, May 14, 2025. | Tess Crowley, Deseret News
The Pool of Bethesda area of the set of "The Chosen" is shown in Goshen, Utah County, on Tuesday, May 14, 2025. | Tess Crowley, Deseret News
Paid background actors, part of the teal group, laugh after posing for a group photo on the set of "The Chosen" in Goshen, Utah County, on Tuesday, May 14, 2025. | Tess Crowley, Deseret News
Extras laugh in between takes in the background on the set of "The Chosen" in Goshen, Utah County, on Tuesday, May 14, 2025. | Tess Crowley, Deseret News
Extras act in the background on the set of "The Chosen" in Goshen, Utah County, on Tuesday, May 14, 2025. | Tess Crowley, Deseret News
Paid background actor Janelle Dawkins, from Chicago, center, speaks with fellow paid background actors on the set of "The Chosen" in Goshen, Utah County, on Tuesday, May 14, 2025. | Tess Crowley, Deseret News
Paid background actor Karla Cameron, from Atlanta, poses on the set of "The Chosen" in Goshen, Utah County, on Tuesday, May 14, 2025. | Tess Crowley, Deseret News
Extras act in the background on the set of "The Chosen" in Goshen, Utah County, on Tuesday, May 14, 2025. | Tess Crowley, Deseret News
An extra walks on the set of "The Chosen" in Goshen, Utah County, on Tuesday, May 14, 2025. | Tess Crowley, Deseret News
Wasim No’mani, center, acts as Yanni, a Pharisee in Jerusalem, in the Court of Gentiles on the set of "The Chosen" in Goshen, Utah County, on Tuesday, May 14, 2025. | Tess Crowley, Deseret News
Dallas Jenkins, director of “The Chosen,” center, speaks with the crew after a take on the set of "The Chosen" in Goshen, Utah County, on Tuesday, May 14, 2025. | Tess Crowley, Deseret News
Extras laugh in between takes in the background on the set of "The Chosen" in Goshen, Utah County, on Tuesday, May 14, 2025. | Tess Crowley, Deseret News
Extras act in the background on the set of "The Chosen" in Goshen, Utah County, on Tuesday, May 14, 2025. | Tess Crowley, Deseret News
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