An actor in the popular series “The Chosen” says his time on set has taught him the importance of surrendering to the things he can’t control. Noah James, who plays Jesus’ disciple, Andrew, told The Christian Post that he learned to surrender.
James said, “It was a really hard season to film. Not just the content, but just the circumstances of filming it. It was crazy hot. We’re out in the sun all day, and it gets tough. It starts to wear on you. It’s more rewarding having gone through the difficult journey because you gave it your all, and I think something that I took away from the show last season and this season in the filming of it, as Noah, the actor, last season I was about to get married. All the complications we had, COVID complication, the weather complications, all this stuff kept pushing the schedule back and back and back.”
James got married during the filming of season three, but due to all of the filming delays, he thought he’d have a scheduling conflict. He said, “The ability to surrender was not something that I came into ‘The Chosen’ with that ability to do. So, I’m learning when best to let go of things that you can’t control and surrender. That certainly helped me through some of the difficult moments in season four. Learning how to grow in that way and be OK with letting go is certainly a part of ‘The Chosen.'”
James continued, “That’s one of the cool things about the show: each character has their own things that they’re struggling with or dealing with, and we’re watching them grow and sometimes take two steps forward, one step back, or maybe four steps back, 10 steps back, and try to find their way back to where they were and into growth. I just think that ‘The Chosen’ does a really good job of that.”
He also credited series writer Dallas Jenkins with encouraging him to surrender in his time of anxiousness. Season four will be a heavy one, but the actor, who’s been in several mainstream series, including “The Gilmore Girls” and “Shameless,” said the next installment of the series will also be a fun one. “The Chosen” will show an entire season in theaters before becoming available to stream in February 2024.
Distributed by Fathom Events, the groundbreaking drama will kick off with a two-week run of Episodes 1-3 on Feb. 1, 2024, followed by Episodes 4-6 on Feb. 15 and Episodes 7-8 on Feb. 29. After the whole season runs in theaters, it will be available on streaming platforms and “The Chosen” app for free as it always has been.