Writer Ryan Swanson explains why The Chosen skipped certain Biblical events, particularly the Transfiguration.

One of the events at the top of fans' wish list has long been the Transfiguration.

Forget loving it - it’s there.

The Chosen series, Jesus with apostles

God put them on the page.

We had to dramatic choices based on the coherence of our television show.

We needed the series to move in an emotional direction.

The Chosen Season 4 cast members walking forward

We might get back there, and we might actually get back there in a different series."

It’s one of our favorite things too.

We took some risks you might even say.

The Chosen Season 5 Will Include 1 ‘Heartbreaking’ Betrayal, Reveals Showrunner

The risks we took come directly from the text.

Starting with our organizing principle, rule one: the words of the Bible stay behind an electrified fence.

We can’t touch it, we don’t coopt it, we don’t add to it.

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So that part is taken care of.

Seasons 1-3 ofThe Chosenare streaming onDisney+andHulu.

Seasons 1-4 are available to stream on the show’s free app,Peacock, andAmazon Prime Video.

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