The upcoming sixth season of “The Chosen” will focus on “surrender.”
“Season 6 is really a lot about surrender. We’re watching Jesus ultimately surrender to something that was extraordinarily painful,” Jenkins told the Deseret New at ChosenCon in February.
He continued, “The disciples confused, broken, wondering, having to surrender. I think I’m hoping that the viewers come away from the season saying, Can you surrender even when you don’t always understand people?”
The highly-anticipated sixth season will depict the final 24 hours in the life of Jesus Christ, known as Good Friday. Audiences will see Jesus’ arrest and crucifixion along with the confusion among his disciples that ultimately leads them to scatter.
Season 6 of the series will be partially released in 2026, with the season finale set to debut in 2027.
For eager fans, Jenkins said, “The finale of Season 6 is essentially a supersized episode that is going to be released as the theatrical global event all over the world.”
He continued, “Season 6 is the biggest season we’ve ever done without a close second, it’s taking the longest to film, by far. The visual effects, the translations, especially, take at least two to three times longer than any season we’ve ever done.”
“The whole season is supersized. And so it just can take time. ... I just ask for your continued grace and patience. It will be worth it.”
The cast of “The Chosen” said fans should expect a new level of intensity and a faster pace in Season 6.
“I say this every year, but I truly think that this time, this is going to be the most intense that they’ve ever seen us go,” said Abe Bueno-Jallad, the actor who plays Big James on the series.
“The pace, the drama, all of that has been picked up, and you can feel it. It’s so palpable. There’s not a casual conversation in any scene,” he continued. “Everything is going. The wheels are turning. People are trying to stop things from happening — and they’re not able to.”
Vanessa Benavente, the actress who plays Mary, the mother of Jesus, shared a similar sentiment about the upcoming season.
“It takes place over 24 hours, so the pace is faster, the stakes are higher,” Benavente said. “It’s going to feel relentless.”
“We’ve gone from being a small show where everything was very intimate and small, and we’ve been growing and growing and growing, and this is kind of like the apex — this growth and this explosion of the story, really, of the meaning of the story, and of the breadth of the story.”
When does ‘The Chosen’ Season 6 come out?
Season 6 of “The Chosen” will begin a phased release this year.
The first six episodes in the sixth season of “The Chosen” will premiere exclusively on Prime Video in fall 2026, followed by the global theatrical release of the season finale in spring 2027, Jenkins announced at ChosenCon in February.
For the first time, all six episodes and the finale will be released in dozens of languages — instead of translations being added after the show’s release.
Official release dates for upcoming projects, including “The Chosen” Season 6, will be announced “very soon,” Jenkins promised a crowd of thousands at the event.
“We‘re doing a lot of this from scratch, and so it just takes time, and it’s very difficult,” Jenkins previously told “The Chosen” fans. “So please be patient with us as we get through that.”
“Please be grateful for the fact that we try to get it to you as soon as possible. Be grateful for the fact that the show has grown and gotten bigger and that we are trying to satisfy the needs of everyone around the world.”
Filming for the seventh and final season of “The Chosen” will begin in less than two months, with the script and other details currently entering their final phases. A projected release date has not yet been announced.
“I’m still recovering from Season 6. I don’t know how I’m going to do this,” Jenkins told the Deseret News when reflecting on the upcoming filming for Season 7, which will include production in Goshen, Utah.
“We’ll come back to Utah. We’ll be there for about a month,” Jenkins added. “Hoping to get in a couple naps beforehand, though, because I’m exhausted.”