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‘The Chosen’ Creator Dallas Jenkins on That ‘Conflicted’ Jesus-Judas Scene and Feeling ‘Overwhelmed’ Filming the Upcoming Crucifixion
'The Chosen' creator Dallas Jenkins on the Season 5 finale — Jesus' Last Supper and the Season 6 crucifixion, Judas' conflict and Judas' kiss.
With Episodes 6, 7 and 8 dropping on Prime Video on Sunday, there was much to discuss with series creator Dallas Jenkins, who spoke with Variety while in Italy preparing to start filming next season’s crucifixion scenes. During the chat, Jenkins talked about bringing back several familiar faces we haven’t seen since earlier in the series, how he characterized iconic betrayer Judas (Luke Dimyan) so he didn’t come off simply as a full-on villain — and how Roumie prepares for these big moments that are played out in the drama. So what is very rational is that Judas, like many Jewish people, expected Jesus to conquer the oppressors, be a traditional Messiah that they were all waiting for and have victory over all of their enemies and lead them to this dominant role in the world.
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