A 'softer' Jesus connects with kids in 'The Chosen' animated spinoff. Where to find it. Erin Jensen, USA TODAYSeptember 1, 2025 at 2:00 AM MIDLOTHIAN, TX – Amazon Prime Video will soon be blessing audiences with an animated spinoff of "The Chosen.
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Erin Jensen, USA TODAYSeptember 1, 2025 at 2:00 AM
MIDLOTHIAN, TX – Amazon Prime Video will soon be blessing audiences with an animated spinoff of "The Chosen."
The streaming service plans 14 11-minute episodes of "The Chosen Adventures," inspired by the biblical drama. "Adventures" centers on Abby (Romy Fay), a character introduced in Season 1 of the live-action series depicting the life of Jesus (Jonathan Roumie). Abby, 9, lives in Capernaum and is full of curiosity. But she feels no one can satisfy her inquisitiveness until she and her best friend Joshua (Jude Zarzaur) cross paths with Jesus (also voiced by Roumie). The series is expected to arrive later in 2025.
In the third episode of the original series, Jesus spends time with a group of children "and people resonated with that episode so deeply," "The Chosen" creator Dallas Jenkins says on the set of his hit series while filming Season 6. Jenkins is an executive producer on "Adventures." "So when we started to realize that there was an opportunity to do an animated show, to explore these stories even more from the perspective of children," he thought the children who appeared in the earlier series were a "perfect" fit.
It's not merely a retelling of "The Chosen, but it's the random things that kids at that time would've gone through," Jenkins says, with a "whimsical tone."
"It will explore their lives," Roumie says, "and their questions about what it means to have faith, and who Jesus was and what impact his teachings have on their lives in a way that is done from a kid's perspective. ... Adults will still get so much out of it, but kids will love to see their perspective and their attitudes and the questions they may have; their curiosity reflected in this show."
"The Chosen Adventures" centers on Abby (Romy Fay) and her best friend Joshua (Jude Zarzaur), two children introduced in Season 1 of biblical drama "The Chosen."
"Adventures" introduces new characters to the "Chosen" universe. Paul Walter Hauser will voice a sheep character and Yvonne Orji a pigeon. Jordin Sparks has been cast as Fish. In addition to Roumie, other actors from "The Chosen" include Yasmine Al-Bustami (Ramah), Noah James (Andrew), Paras Patel (Matthew), Brandon Potter (Quintus), Elizabeth Tabish (Mary Magdalene), Joey Vahedi (Thomas) and George H. Xanthis (John).
Roumie says his portrayal of Jesus in the animated series will resemble his representation in the drama.
"I wanted to approach it just a little bit softer because he is coming in for these moments of teaching and wisdom," he says. "You don't get the fullness of the conversations with Jesus on the adult level, but you get the important nuggets of wisdom that kids I think will be able to draw from and use in their own lives."
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