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Action & Adventure, Family, Drama  •  2019-2025  •  60 min  •  Older Kids (7+)

The Chosen (2019-2025)

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The Chosen (2019-2025)

Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Leans Right
Diversity: High
Race Swap: Yes
Family Values: Strongly Traditional
Christianity: Positive
Judaism: Positive
Viewer Rating
9.0

Overview

The life of Christ through the eyes of those who encountered him.

Starring Cast

Elizabeth Tabish  •   George H. Xanthis  •   Shahar Isaac

Where to watch

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Bias by season

How we rate

Each season is analysed on its own. Tap a point to see why.

↑ Traditional↓ ProgressiveNeutralS1S2S3S4S5

Season 1 of 5

Season 1

Aired

PoliticalLeans Right
The show's first season champions personal spiritual transformation and adherence to divine authority as solutions to human suffering and brokenness. While depicting Jesus's compassion for the marginalized, its narrative focus on individual faith and repentance aligns more closely with traditional religious values often associated with the political right.
Social valuesHigh
The series features a diverse cast portraying biblical figures, departing from traditional Western cinematic depictions of these roles. The narrative of Season 1 focuses on religious themes and character development without explicitly critiquing traditional identities or centering modern DEI themes.
LGBTQ portrayalN/A
Season 1 of 'The Chosen' does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses on the biblical accounts of Jesus and his disciples, with no explicit or implicit storylines related to queer identity or relationships present within the eight episodes of this season.

Season 2

Aired

PoliticalLeans Right
Season 2 of The Chosen primarily addresses spiritual brokenness and legalism, championing individual spiritual transformation and adherence to a divine moral code as the solution. This emphasis on individual faith and traditional moral principles, rather than systemic political action, aligns with right-leaning values.
Social valuesHigh
The series features a diverse cast, with many central biblical roles portrayed by actors of various ethnic backgrounds, departing from traditional Western artistic depictions. The narrative itself focuses on historical and spiritual themes, without explicitly critiquing traditional identities such as male or white.
LGBTQ portrayalN/A
Season 2 of The Chosen does not depict any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses exclusively on biblical accounts of Jesus's ministry, his disciples, and the historical context of the Gospels, without incorporating any queer representation within its storyline or character arcs.

Season 3

Aired

PoliticalCenter
The season focuses on universal spiritual and moral teachings, such as the Sermon on the Mount, which emphasizes compassion and challenges hypocrisy, balanced by themes of divine authority and personal faith, resulting in a narrative that avoids explicit alignment with modern political ideologies.
Social valuesHigh
The series features a diverse cast, intentionally departing from traditional Western depictions of biblical figures by casting actors of various ethnicities in prominent roles. The narrative, however, focuses on historical and theological themes without explicitly critiquing traditional identities or centering modern DEI themes.
LGBTQ portrayalN/A
Season 3 of The Chosen, aired in 2022, centers entirely on biblical narratives surrounding Jesus and his disciples. The eight episodes do not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters, relationships, or themes. The narrative remains focused on its religious source material without addressing queer identity in any capacity.

Season 4

Aired

PoliticalLeans Right
The Chosen presents a reverent retelling of Jesus's life and ministry drawn directly from the Gospels, emphasizing personal faith, moral transformation, and the authority of scripture as the path to human fulfillment.
Social valuesModerate
The Chosen presents its biblical characters through a diverse ensemble that includes varied ethnic backgrounds and a notable autistic-spectrum portrayal of Matthew, while maintaining a straightforward, positive depiction of its historical and religious figures without any critical reframing of traditional identities.
LGBTQ portrayalN/A
The Chosen centers on the life and ministry of Jesus and his disciples, presenting a narrative drawn from biblical accounts without any LGBTQ+ characters or themes.

Season 5 — Last Supper

Aired

PoliticalLeans Right
The Chosen dramatizes the life of Jesus and the calling of his initial disciples with an emphasis on traditional Christian devotion and the transformative power of his teachings.
Social valuesModerate
The series assembles a cast with varied ethnic backgrounds to portray figures from first-century Judea, presenting the biblical story in a straightforward historical manner without foregrounding contemporary identity themes.
LGBTQ portrayalN/A
The Chosen follows the life of Jesus and his disciples in a biblical setting and introduces no LGBTQ+ characters or themes into its narrative.

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Progressive

Primary

Political: Leans Right
Confidence: Medium

The series, while portraying universal themes of compassion and challenging hypocrisy, primarily reinforces traditional Christian narratives and values, appealing to a faith-based audience often associated with conservative cultural discourse in the US, thus aligning it as right-leaning.

Diversity: High
Confidence: Medium

The movie demonstrates significant DEI through its casting choices, which feature a diverse ensemble reflecting the historical ethnicity of biblical figures, thereby challenging traditional Western cinematic portrayals. The narrative, while emphasizing themes of inclusion and compassion inherent to its religious source material, does not explicitly critique traditional identities.

Secondary

Race Swap: Yes
Confidence: High

Historical figures from ancient Judea, traditionally understood as Middle Eastern, are portrayed by actors of various different racial backgrounds, including South Asian, Black, and Indigenous/Latino.

Family Values: Strongly Traditional
Confidence: High

The series consistently portrays and celebrates traditional family values, emphasizing lifelong heterosexual marriage, distinct gender roles, parental authority, and the central role of religion in family life.

Christianity: Positive
Confidence: High

As a devotional series centered on the life of Jesus, the film portrays the nascent Christian faith, its founder, and its core teachings with profound reverence and affirmation. It aims to deepen understanding and appreciation for Christian principles and figures.

Judaism: Positive
Confidence: High

The film portrays 1st-century Judaism with respect, showing the deep faith, traditions, and struggles of its adherents. While it depicts internal conflicts and differing interpretations, it does not condemn the faith itself, but rather presents it as the foundational context for Jesus's ministry.

LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High

The Chosen, a historical drama depicting the life of Jesus and his disciples, does not include any explicit LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses on traditional biblical interpretations, resulting in no portrayal of queer identity within the series.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: High

The Chosen is a historical drama series focused on biblical narratives and characters from the 1st century. It does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes within its storyline, resulting in a 'N/A' rating for portrayal.

Female Combat: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High

The Chosen portrays biblical figures such as Jesus, Mary, and the Apostles. All major characters maintain their historically and canonically established genders, with no instances of a character being depicted as a different gender than their source material.

Viewer Rating Breakdown

9.0

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
9.1
The Movie Database logo
8.8

Critic Ratings

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N/A
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N/A

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