The Chosen

- Season 1

(2021)

This short episode, made before The Chosen series was conceived, is a take on the birth of Jesus Christ through the eyes of some local shepherds: simple working men. But these simple men, particularly a devout young cripple, had a world-shaking visit--which began to change this world forever.

Two brothers struggle with a Jewish tax collector over their debts to Rome; a Pharisee confronts a demon-possessed woman in the "Red Quarter" of Capernaum.

Matthew validates Simon's arrangement with Praetor Quintus, Nicodemus investigates the miracle reported in the Red Quarter, and Mary receives surprise guests at her Shabbat dinner.

Jesus befriends and teaches the group of children who discover His camp on the outskirts of Capernaum.

With his life and family under threat from Rome, Simon spends one last night fishing in a desperate attempt to square his debts. Andrew spots a familiar face waiting for them on the shores of Galilee.

Nicodemus interrogates John the Baptizer while Jesus and his students make their way to a wedding celebration in Cana. During the ceremony, Jesus' mother Mary makes a special request.

After witnessing the healing of a leper on the road to Capernaum, the friend of a paralytic takes desperate measures to get him through the crowd to meet Jesus.

As Matthew struggles to make logical sense of the miracles he has witnessed, Nicodemus finally meets with Jesus in secret.

After a miraculous visit to Simon's house, Jesus and his students leave Capernaum while under pressure from religious and Roman authorities. Jesus makes a surprise stop at Jacob's Well for an important encounter.