The Chosen: Last Supper

4/14/2025

This is the opener to the fifth series of “The Chosen” and it follows the life and times of Jesus Christ as he assembles his apostles and gradually attracts the attention of the downtrodden people who are desperate for the for the hope he brings in the face of institutional repression from their own dogmatic Pharisees, their tyrannical king and their Roman occupiers. This cinematic section of the New Testament shows us just how Jesus (Jonathan Roumie) carried out his miracles - the loaves and fishes; healing the sick; Lazarus etc., whilst the ever suspicious authorities began to question his motives as his popularity rises and their own vulnerability increases. In many ways this production reminded me a little of “Masada” (1981) as a good deal of effort has gone into ensuring this producti