Jonathan Roumie, who portrays Jesus Christ in the popular streaming series The Chosen, is the subject of a new documentary series titled Jonathan & Jesus, examining who the relatively unknown actor really is, and how the role has changed his life.
Roumie, 49, is now very familiar to billions of people worldwide through his work on The Chosen and the recent major motion picture Jesus Revolution.
Produced by Lionsgate Entertainment, Jonathan & Jesus is a four-part series. The series storyline is described this way: “To play the role of ‘Jesus’ on TV (and survive the experience), actor Jonathan Roumie must seek out who Jesus really was, and discover his impact on the world today.”
The main themes of each episode are how Roumie got to where he is, unity across the political spectrum, how important Roumie’s faith is to him, and the surprising aspects of playing the role, according to Deseret News.
***Please sign up for CBN Newsletters and download the CBN News app to ensure you keep receiving the latest news.***
Roumie, a faithful Roman Catholic, explained in a recent Facebook post that the new series had been in production for over two years. He wrote the docuseries will show not only the effect
The remainder of this article is available in its entirety at CBN