{"id":296337,"date":"2025-06-05T21:01:31","date_gmt":"2025-06-05T21:01:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newhampshiredigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/05\/the-catholic-culture-podcast-ep-76-playing-jesus-on-the-chosen\/"},"modified":"2025-06-05T21:01:31","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T21:01:31","slug":"the-catholic-culture-podcast-ep-76-playing-jesus-on-the-chosen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newhampshiredigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/05\/the-catholic-culture-podcast-ep-76-playing-jesus-on-the-chosen\/","title":{"rendered":"The Catholic Culture Podcast: Ep. 76 &#8211; Playing Jesus on The Chosen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"date\">Jun 2, 2020<\/p>\n<p>Catholic actor Jonathan Roumie plays Jesus in <em>The<br \/>\nChosen<\/em>, the first multi-season TV series about the life of our<br \/>\nLord. He joins the podcast to discuss his approach to playing the<br \/>\nGod-Man, the spiritual impact of the series, its groundbreaking<br \/>\napproach to funding and distribution\u2014and his devotion to the Divine<br \/>\nMercy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Contents<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[1:10] The unique production, financing and distribution of<br \/>\n<em>The Chosen<\/em><\/p>\n<p>[10:01] Filming locations and research for the first season of<br \/>\nthe show<\/p>\n<p>[13:48] How Jonathan was cast, his preparation process<\/p>\n<p>[23:00] Story behind Jonathan&#8217;s connection to the Chaplet of the<br \/>\nDivine Mercy<\/p>\n<p>[32:23] Portraying the mundane physical actions of Jesus<\/p>\n<p>[38:27] Humor in <em>The Chosen<\/em> and depicting Jesus&#8217; sense<br \/>\nof fun<\/p>\n<p>[41:40] Portraying Jesus\u2019 relationship with His Father<\/p>\n<p>[49:20] The show\u2019s use of flashbacks and Scriptural typology<\/p>\n<p>[56:52] The cast\u2019s religious diversity; the spiritual impact on<br \/>\nthe show on its makers and viewers<\/p>\n<p>[1:00:40] The forthcoming second season and growth of VidAngel<br \/>\nStudios<\/p>\n<p>[1:03:55] Jonathan&#8217;s work as an illustrator and his ideas for<br \/>\nfuture pursuits<\/p>\n<p><strong>Links<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>The Chosen<\/em> app:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/the-chosen\/id1473663873\">https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/the-chosen\/id1473663873<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.vidangel.thechosen&amp;hl=en_US\"><br \/>\nhttps:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.vidangel.thechosen&amp;hl=en_US<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Follow Jonathan Roumie here:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/JonathanRoumieOfficial\/\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/JonathanRoumieOfficial\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/jonathanroumieofficial\/\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/jonathanroumieofficial\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jonathanroumie.com\/\">https:\/\/www.jonathanroumie.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>VidAngel Studios <a href=\"https:\/\/studios.vidangel.com\/\">https:\/\/studios.vidangel.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This podcast is a production of CatholicCulture.org. If you like<br \/>\nthe show, please consider supporting us! <a href=\"http:\/\/catholicculture.org\/donate\/audio\">http:\/\/catholicculture.org\/donate\/audio<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>(function(d, s, id) {\n      var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n      if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n      js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n      js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.8&appId=834757889913083\";\n      fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n    }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));<\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/catholicculturepodcast.libsyn.com\/ep-76-playing-jesus-on-the-chosen-jonathan-roumie\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jun 2, 2020 Catholic actor Jonathan Roumie plays Jesus in The Chosen, the first multi-season TV series about the life of our Lord. 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