$140M Box Office Smash is Finally Streaming Its New Season After Just A 1-Year Wait

The latest season of the celebrated historical religious series The Chosen has finally hit Amazon Prime Video. Following its impressive $140 million box office success, The Chosen season 5 is available to stream at home for the first time ever. The Chosen, created by Dallas Jenkins, is based on the life of Jesus and set against the backdrop of Roman oppression in first-century Israel. Unlike the vast majority of TV shows, which are released on cable or streaming, new episodes of The Chosen season 5 were released in movie theaters in March 2025 and were shown in three parts.

The Chosen season 5 received outstanding reviews from viewers, resulting in a Rotten Tomatoes audience score of 97%. As the first multi-season show ever made about the life of Jesus, The Chosen has become both a form of entertainment and education that viewers have found to be incredibly resourceful and well-made. The cast of The Chosen is led by actor Jonathan Roumie as Jesus, Shahar Isaac as Simon Peter, Elizabeth Tabish as Mary Magdalene, Paras Patel as Matthew, Noah James as Andrew, George H. Xanthis as John, and Vanessa Benavente as Mother Mary.

The Chosen Season 5 Is Now Streaming On Prime Video

The Chosen Had An Impressive Box Office Run Earlier This Year

The first two episodes of The Chosen season 5, titled “Entry” and “House of Cards”, were released on Amazon Prime Video on Sunday, June 15, 2025. In a similar fashion to The Chosen season 5’s theatrical release schedule, the latest season of the biblical series will be released in three installments. The Chosen season 5, episodes 3–5, titled “Woes”, “The Same Coin”, and “Because of Me”, will be released on Sunday, June 22, 2025, exclusively on Amazon Prime Video. The final three episodes of The Chosen season 5, titled “Reunions”, “The Upper Room Part I”, and “The Upper Room Part II”, will be released on Sunday, June 29, 2025.

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The Chosen will return for a sixth season and is currently slated for a March 2027 theatrical release. Based on the box office success of The Chosen season 5, it’s more than likely that the highly anticipated sixth season will be hitting the big screen once again before ultimately ending up on Amazon Prime Video, along with the first five seasons. The Chosen is also available to stream on Netflix, but only offers the complete first season, which was released back in 2019. The Chosen season 7 is also confirmed to be in development and should be hitting theaters in March 2028.

The Chosen’s Theatrical Release & Box Office Success Explained

Season 5’s Box Office Total Was Roughly $60 Million

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Following the theatrical run of The Chosen season 5, also called The Chosen: Last Supper, the entire franchise has recently passed $140 million worldwide at the box office. Season 5 specifically generated $60 million of that $140 million figure. Considering that each episode of The Chosen: Last Supper was made for an estimated $6 million, for a combined $48 million, The Chosen season 5 was a moderate box office success and is strongly poised to become a streaming hit on Amazon Prime Video. By movie standards. The Chosen season 5’s box office would not be notable, but for a TV series, it’s very impressive.

How Many Episodes Are In The Chosen Season 5 & When The Finale Releases On Prime Video

The Entire Season Will Be Available Before The End Of June

There are a total of eight episodes in The Chosen season 5, and the two-part finale episode will be available to stream on Amazon Prime Video on June 29, 2025. The Chosen is produced by Angel Studios, which is also behind the 2025 animated film about Jesus’ life, The King of Kings, starring Mark Hamill, Pierce Brosnan, Forest Whitaker, Ben Kingsley, and Uma Thurman, and Oscar Isaac. Following the streaming release of The Chosen season 5, Angel Studios will release several new feature films, including SKETCH, Truth & Treason, and Zero A.D., the latter of which is directed by Alejandro Monteverde, of Sound of Freedom acclaim.