The Chosen: Season 1

In Capernaum, AD 26, Mary Magdalene (Elizabeth Tabish), going by the name "Lilith," wrestles with demonic possession. While the Pharisee Nicodemus (Erick Avari) is touring the region, Praetor Quintus Benedictus Dio (Brandon Potter) approaches him, demanding help collecting unpaid taxes. The tax collector Matthew (Paras Patel) deals with the turmoil of being considered a traitor by his fellow Jews. The fishermen Simon (Shahar Isaac) and his brother Andrew (Noah James) struggle with their tax debt

A recently healed Mary Magdalene prepares for Shabbat. Matthew validates Simon's claims of negotiating with Praetor Quintus. Simon continues to spy on merchants and buys drinks for them and his fellow fishermen, James (Shayan Sobhian) and John (George H. Xanthis), sons of Zebedee (Nick Shakoour). With the approval of the Av Beit Din (Loren Lester), Nicodemus investigates the reported miracle of healing in the Red Quarter. Simon desperately fishes on Shabbat, leaving his wife Eden (Lara Silva) be

In AD 26, Jesus camps on the outskirts of Capernaum. A local girl named Abigail (Reina Ozbay) discovers the location and plays with the craftsman's tools while he is away. She invites her friend Joshua (Noah Cottrell) to see Jesus for himself. Jesus soon befriends Abigail, Joshua, and their friends in the following days. The children help Jesus with his work. Jesus teaches them about love, prayer, justice, compassion, faith, and wisdom. When the children ask why Jesus is here, Jesus reveals hims

At the Sea of Galilee, Simon misleads the Romans to save fellow Jews from being caught. Praetor Quintus suspects Simon of duplicity and sends Matthew to follow him. Shmuel (Shaan Sharma) and fellow Pharisees tell Nicodemus about the Baptizer on the Jordan River. Andrew runs from the Jordan River to Simon and claims the Messiah has come, as his Rabbi, John the Baptizer (David Amito), identifies the Lamb of God, but Simon prepares to fish. Andrew, Zebedee, Big James, and John arrive to help, but t

In Jerusalem, AD 8, Mary (Vanessa Benavente) and Joseph find the missing 12-year-old Jesus (Shayan Naveed Fazli) teaching in the Temple. In Cana, AD 26, Mary helps her friend prepare for her friend's son's wedding. Nicodemus interrogates the detained John the Baptizer concerning signs and wonders. Thomas (Joey Vahedi) and his business partner Ramah (Yasmine Al-Bustami) prepare wine for the wedding. Jesus and his students go to the wedding, while John the Baptizer explains his ministry and Jesus'

Matthew and the centurion, Gaius (Kirk B. R. Woller), deliver Simon's tax payment to Praetor Quintus. Following the meeting with the Av Beit Din (Ludwig Manukian), Nicodemus tries to correct Shmuel for detaining John the Baptizer. On the way back to Capernaum, a leper (Stephen Hailo) approaches Jesus and the group on the road, asking Jesus to heal him. Jesus cleanses the leper, telling him not to speak of it. The group heads to the house of Zebedee and his wife, Salome (Nina Leon). As Jesus prea

In the Sinai Peninsula, 13th century BC, Moses (Stelio Savante) fashions a bronze serpent, much to the confusion of his assistant Joshua (Advait Ghuge). In Capernaum, AD 26, Gaius escorts Matthew to show his gratitude for his promotion. Praetor Quintus questions Nicodemus concerning the miracle worker. Jesus agrees to meet with Nicodemus by night. Matthew struggles to reconcile the miracles he has witnessed with reality and visits his mother, hoping to find answers. Meeting with Nicodemus by nig

In Canaan, 1952 BC, Jacob (Amato D'Apolito) and his sons dig a well in Shechem. In Sychar, AD 26, Photina (Vanessa De Silvio), a suffering Samaritan woman, fetches water from Jacob's Well. At Matthew's house in Capernaum, Jesus answers questions from the Pharisees, including Yussif (Ivan Jasso), with the words of Hosea. Shmuel petitions Nicodemus concerning false prophecy. Jesus goes to Simon's house and heals Simon's sick mother-in-law, Dasha (Leticia Magaña). Learning Matthew quits, Praetor Qu