The Chosen · SEASON 0
Simon Z Arrives
Episode 132 · 2024-05-08

- Action & Adventure
- Family
- Drama
Episode overview
Here’s Alaa (Simon Z) stepping into his very first scene of the season. Anytime Zee is off on his own, you’ve gotta wonder what sort of covert activity he’s up to.
Season 0 episodes
1. The Shepherd: A Story of the First Christmas2017-12-01
2. The Story of The Chosen
3. The Making of The Chosen
4. The Chosen in Jerusalem
5. Other Fun Bits
6. Christmas with The Chosen2020-12-15
7. Christmas with The Chosen: The Messengers2021-12-01
8. Christmas with The Chosen: Holy Night2023-12-20
9. Bible Roundtable: S1 E12019-04-22
10. Bible Roundtable: S1 E22019-04-22
11. Bible Roundtable: S1 E32019-04-22
12. Bible Roundtable: S1 E42019-04-22
13. Bible Roundtable: S1 E52019-11-27
14. Bible Roundtable: S1 E62019-11-27
15. Bible Roundtable: S1 E72019-11-27
16. Bible Roundtable: S1 E82019-11-27
17. Bible Roundtable: S2 E12021-04-05
18. Bible Roundtable: S2 E22021-04-14
19. Bible Roundtable: S2 E32021-04-14
20. Bible Roundtables: S2 E42021-05-12
21. Bible Roundtable: S2 E52021-05-24
22. Bible Roundtable: S2 E62021-06-24
23. Bible Roundtable: S2 E72021-07-01
24. Bible Roundtable: S2 E82021-07-12
25. Bible Roundtable: S3 E12022-12-12
26. Bible Roundtable: S3 E22022-12-20
27. Bible Roundtable: S3 E32022-12-27
28. Bible Roundtable: S3 E42023-01-02
29. Bible Roundtable: S3 E52023-01-09
30. Bible Roundtable: S3 E62023-01-16
31. Bible Roundtable: S3 E72023-02-06
32. Bible Roundtable: S3 E82023-02-08
33. Bible Roundtable: S4 E12024-06-03
34. Bible Roundtable: S4 E22024-06-07
35. Bible Roundtable: S4 E32024-06-10
36. Bible Roundtable: S4 E42024-06-14
37. Bible Roundtable: S4 E52024-06-17
38. Bible Roundtable: S4 E62024-06-21
39. Bible Roundtable: S4 E72024-06-24
40. Bible Roundtable: S4 E82024-07-01
41. The Making of Season 12019-11-28
42. The Making of Season 22021-07-02
43. Loaves & Fishes: The Making of Season 32023-02-09
44. The Heart of Season 4: Making of The Chosen2024-12-13
45. Into the Heart of The Chosen Season 52025-10-05
46. The Unexpected Finale of Season 32023-02-09
47. Savoring the Passover Seder—and Understanding the Last Supper2025-04-12
48. Privilege of a Lifetime2022-11-10
49. Unfiltered: Gen-Z Reacts to The Chosen2022-07-17
50. Jonathan Roumie on Playing Jesus2023-10-17
51. Fly through The Chosen film set2024-03-22
52. Behind the Groundbreaking Music of The Chosen2023-11-17
53. Everyone - Presented by Come and See2024-10-26
54. Mumbai and Manila Welcome The Chosen2025-01-04
55. Can The Chosen Cast Stomach 1st Century Food?2025-01-13
56. This or That: Lightning Round with Noah2025-01-07
57. Should’ve Smelled This Prank Coming From A Mile Away2025-01-23
58. Juliet’s Window Is A Little Too Yonder…2025-01-07
59. Nothing Wooden About This Acting2025-01-07
60. The Chosen in Ecuador2025-02-10
61. The Chosen in Madagascar2025-02-10
62. Mary's Story: Called By Name2025-02-10
63. Daniel's Story: Not What I Once Was2025-02-10
64. Anand's Story: The Lost Sheep2025-02-10
65. Light Overcomes Darkness: Lana’s Faith Journey2025-04-10
66. One of the Chosen: Arkansas Valley Prison2025-05-06
67. Nickkole's Story: Faith Like a Child2025-07-24
68. Thank You Letters from 5th Grade2025-02-10
69. This Call Is Being Recorded: Noah James2025-01-02
70. This Call Is Being Recorded: Jordan Walker Ross2025-01-23
71. This Call Is Being Recorded: Mitch Hudson2025-01-29
72. This Call Is Being Recorded: Adam Drake2025-02-07
73. This Call Is Being Recorded: Liz Tabish2025-02-13
74. This Call Is Being Recorded: Yasmine Al-Bustami2025-02-20
75. This Call Is Being Recorded: Dani Taylor2025-02-27
76. This Call Is Being Recorded: Luke Dimyan2025-03-06
77. This Call Is Being Recorded: Chad Gundersen, Producer2025-03-12
78. This Call Is Being Recorded: George H. Xanthis2025-03-19
79. This Call Is Being Recorded: Jeremy “JP” Gauna, Locations Team2025-03-28
80. This Call Is Being Recorded: Abe Bueno-Jallad2025-04-03
81. This Call Is Being Recorded: Akis Konstantakopoulos, Director of Photography2025-04-12
82. This Call Is Being Recorded: Amber Shana Williams2025-04-17
83. This Call Is Being Recorded: Amanda Jenkins2025-04-22
84. This Call Is Being Recorded: Amy Bailey (Joanna)2025-04-30
85. This Call Is Being Recorded: Paras Patel2025-05-09
86. Season 3, Episode 1 Aftershow2022-12-12
87. Season 3, Episode 2 Aftershow2022-12-19
88. Season 3, Episode 3 Aftershow2022-12-26
89. Season 3, Episode 4 Aftershow2023-01-02
90. Season 3, Episode 5 Aftershow2023-01-09
91. Season 3, Episode 6 Aftershow2023-01-16
92. Season 3, Episode 7 Aftershow2023-02-06
93. Season 3, Episode 8 Aftershow2023-02-08
94. Season 4 Hollywood Premiere Recap2024-02-02
95. To Wed or Not to Wed2024-01-23
96. Season 4 in 4 Letters2024-02-07
97. (Don't) Dread Season 42024-01-17
98. Season 4, Episode 1 Aftershow2024-05-30
99. Season 4, Episode 2 Aftershow2024-06-07
100. Season 4, Episode 3 Aftershow2024-06-10
101. Season 4, Episode 4 Aftershow2024-06-14
102. Season 4, Episode 5 Aftershow2024-06-17
103. Season 4, Episode 6 Aftershow2024-06-21
104. Season 4, Episode 7 Aftershow2024-06-24
105. Season 4, Episode 8 Aftershow2024-07-01
106. Season 5, Episode 1 Aftershow2025-06-16
107. Season 5, Episode 2 Aftershow2025-06-16
108. Season 5, Episode 3 Aftershow2025-06-23
109. Season 5, Episode 4 Aftershow2025-06-23
110. Season 5, Episode 5 Aftershow2025-06-23
111. Season 5, Episode 6 Aftershow2025-06-30
112. Season 5, Episode 7 Aftershow2025-06-30
113. Season 5, Episode 8 Aftershow2025-06-30
114. Alice's Story: "Pages Coming Alive"2024-08-13
115. Shandi’s Story: “Very Relatable to Life”2024-08-07
116. Robert’s Story: “I paused it and had a moment with God.”2024-07-30
117. Rachel’s Story: Heart For Children2024-07-25
118. Ethan’s Story: The Chosen Is Catching Fishermen2024-07-23
119. Garrett’s Story: He Makes People What They Aren’t2024-07-16
120. Holy Week Stories: Making the Bible Real (Because It Is)2024-07-10
121. Multiple Stories from 5&2 Day2024-06-24
122. Audrey and Gail's Story: Seeing Themselves in The Chosen2024-06-12
123. Kevin’s Story: “Treated to something very special”2024-05-29
124. Discovering the New Testament through The Chosen2024-05-21
125. Kids’ Story—and Dance2024-05-15
126. Tristian’s Story: “That’s when my soul woke up.”2024-05-09
127. Familiar Faces in the Crowd2024-04-28
128. Jonathan’s New “Sandals”2024-04-28
129. Hey there, Dallas!2024-05-01
130. Judas Sticks It To Andrew2024-05-03
131. Shahar Sees The Chosen Through a Different Lens2024-05-07
132. Simon Z Arrives2024-05-08
133. Pottery WAS Harmed in the Making of Season 52024-05-10
134. Joanna Gets Her Steps In...2024-05-13
135. Matthew 5.02024-05-15
136. Goodnight Hugs2024-05-16
137. The Chosen Now Shot on iPhone?2024-05-21
138. We watch Joey, but Joey watches us.2024-05-22
139. Who’s hiding around the corner?2024-05-24
140. Burning the Midnight Oil2024-05-28
141. Can't Show You the Scene—Just Liz's Reaction to It2024-06-04
142. What's The Big Rush?2024-06-04
143. Game Time!2024-06-06
144. Tough Crowd2024-06-06
145. We’ve Got a Disciple Down! Repeat: We’ve Got a Disciple Down!2024-06-10
146. This Story Is Bananas2024-06-13
147. Is This a “Wow!” or a Wipeout?2024-06-13
148. Danger Comes Into View2024-06-19
149. Snake—and Snake Charmer—on Set!2024-06-25
150. King of Pop & King of Kings Musical Fusion?2024-06-26
151. Pharisee Karaoke?2024-07-02
152. Barnaby Gets Mouthy…Once He Learns His Line2024-07-09
153. Takes An Architect to Arch a Brow Like That...2024-07-09
154. "What's so interesting about Thomas..." (Dallas and Joey work a scene)2024-07-15
155. "You shall have no other gods..."2024-07-15
156. Season 5 Ballet?2024-07-25
157. Dallas and Luke Have a Very Serious Talk...2024-07-30
158. From Scene to Song2024-08-01
159. Pharisees are good at giving directions—not taking them.2024-08-04
160. Alaa (Zee) Relives a Painful Moment2024-08-10
161. What's Around the Corner?2024-08-10
162. Hugs All Around from Catherine (Mary B)2024-08-15
163. Dallas and Shahar Are On The Same Page2024-08-15
164. Zee Hides, Then Seeks2024-08-15
165. Nathanael Washes Feet?2024-08-19
166. Mitch Makes Us Laugh For 60 Seconds2024-08-21
167. We Don't Let Language Barriers Stop Us2024-08-21
168. Dinner with Dolly2024-08-21
169. Surprised by Shrimp2024-08-26
170. Same Scene. Different Location.2024-08-26
171. Jordan Doesn't Need Lines to Express Himself2024-08-26
172. Week 3 Check-In with Noah and Reza2024-04-28
173. Week 4 Check-In with Giavani (and his impression of George)2024-05-08
174. Week 6 Check-In with the Jameses2024-05-23
175. Week 7 Check-In with Catherine2024-06-10
176. Week 8 Check-In with Brad2024-06-19
177. Week 9 Check-In with Abe2024-06-27
178. Week 10 Check-In with Giavani2024-07-02
179. Week 11 Cast Check-In?2024-07-13
180. Week 12 Check-In with Wassim2024-07-25
181. Week 14 Check-In with Noah2024-07-30
182. Week 1 Prayer Requests: 600 Extras on Set + Family at Home2024-04-28
183. Week 2 Prayer Requests: Weather + Well-being2024-05-03
184. Week 3 Prayer Requests: Weather + Location Change2024-05-16
185. Week 7 Prayer Requests: Scenes, Streams, and Showers2024-06-06
186. Week 8 Prayer Requests: Weather, Wasps, and Working Overnight2024-06-11
187. Week 9 Prayer Requests2024-06-28
188. Week 10 Prayer Requests: Long Week and Intense Scenes2024-07-02
189. Week 11 Prayer Requests: Short Week but Long Scenes2024-07-11
190. Week 13 (Photobombed) Prayer Requests: Finishing Well And On Time2024-07-23
191. RECAP 1: Your First Look at Season 5 Filming2024-04-28
192. RECAP 1 BONUS: Explore the Utah Set with Us2024-04-30
193. RECAP 2: Hundreds of Fans Help Make History2024-05-04
194. RECAP 2 BONUS: See How Mitch Hudson Directs an Army of Extras2024-05-04
195. RECAP 3: Greeks, Geeks, and a Freak Storm2024-05-19
196. RECAP 3 BONUS: Assistant Director, Adam Drake, Keeps Us Marching to the Beat2024-05-20
197. RECAP 4: Our Longest Scene You’ve Ever Seen2024-05-26
198. RECAP 4 BONUS: Tour the Temple with Production Designer, James Cunningham2024-05-26
199. RECAP 5: Peter's First Sermon Is A Dud, But The Episode Is Explosive2024-07-12
200. RECAP 5 BONUS: Meet Dani, Guardian Of Our Galaxy?2024-07-12
201. RECAP 6: Last Week Took Us By Storm2024-07-28
202. RECAP 6 BONUS: Cast vs. Crew Football Game2024-07-28
203. RECAP 7: Home, sweet…wait, where are we?2024-08-04
204. RECAP 7 BONUS: Guess What We’re Filming Where in Texas2024-08-04
205. RECAP 8: Fighting Pharisees & Juggling Disciples2024-08-11
206. RECAP 8 BONUS: Meet Our Soundest Crew Member2024-08-11
207. RECAP 9: 12 Angry Men and 3 Wise Women2024-08-17
208. RECAP 9 BONUS: 2-For-1 Tour—Synagogue Outside & Sanhedrin Inside2024-08-17
209. RECAP 10: The Romans Get Rough2024-08-30
210. RECAP 10 BONUS: Leila Is Sew Talented (she designs all our costumes)2024-08-30
211. RECAP 11: The 2 Most Powerful Men in Jerusalem Clash2024-09-08
212. RECAP 11 BONUS: It’s A Dirty Job, But JP’s Gonna Do It2024-09-08
213. RECAP 12 BONUS: Mandy Makes Up The Chosen2024-09-14
214. RECAP 12: We Filmed The Last Supper Last2024-09-14
215. Season 5 Set Tour: Caiaphas' House2025-01-27
216. From Failure to The Chosen2023-11-20
217. Can you Trust The Chosen?2023-11-20
218. 5 Controversial Chosen Moments (Dallas Reacts)2023-11-17
219. These 3 Miracles Changed Our Lives2023-11-17
220. "Bible Preach"2023-11-17
221. Your Season 4 wait is over (+ important news)2024-05-29
222. I’ve got bad news about Season 4’s release2024-03-10
223. Who’s hiding around the corner?2024-05-24
224. Making History: Why The Chosen Feels So Real2025-06-27
225. Making History: Building The Chosen's World2025-07-11
226. Authenticity is in the details.2025-06-27
227. Making History: Our profound discovery about Gethsemane2025-07-17
228. Dallas Jenkins’ Favorite Chosen Scenes (Top 10 Countdown)2025-08-03
229. More to the Story: Did the Romans and Jews Work Together?2025-06-12
230. More to the Story: Why Was Jesus So Angry at the Temple?2025-06-20
231. More to the Story: Which Laws Did Jesus Break?2025-06-25
232. More to the Story: How Did Jesus Treat Outsiders?2025-06-29
233. More to the Story: How Did Rome Maintain Power?2025-07-02
234. More to the Story: What Was Jesus' Wine Like?2025-07-06
235. More to the Story: Why is the Passover Story Important?2025-07-09
236. More to the Story: Why Did Judas Betray Jesus?2025-07-13
237. The Chosen Showdowns: Balloon Battle2025-07-31
238. The Chosen Showdowns: Ping Pong Battle2025-06-05
239. The Chosen Showdowns: Hungry Sanhedrin2025-05-25
240. The Chosen Showdowns: Axe to Grind2025-08-28
241. The Spy Who Fed Me: The Chosen's Andrew is a Cereal Killer2025-04-25
242. The Spy Who Fed Me: A Slice of Life (& Pizza) with Judas Iscariot2025-04-29
243. The Spy Who Fed Me: The Chosen's Mary Magdalene Spills the Tea2025-05-18
244. The Spy Who Fed Me: Feast or Fast for The Chosen’s Jesus?2025-06-15
245. The Spy Who Fed Me: The Chosen's High Priest Was on Star Trek?2025-07-24
246. The Spy Who Fed Me: Does The Chosen’s Ramah have a Chick-fil-A Problem?2025-08-17
247. In My Words: Simon Z's Transformation from Warrior to Disciple2025-02-23
248. In My Words: Mary Magdalene's Journey From Darkness to Light2025-03-02
249. In My Words: What Did Judas Get Wrong?2025-03-06
250. In My Words: Why Is Tamar's Faith Beautiful?2025-03-13
251. In My Words: What Was Shmuel's Big Mistake?2025-03-23
252. In My Words: What Joanna Sacrificed for Jesus2025-04-06
253. In My Words: How Jesus Challenged Pontius Pilate2025-04-17
254. In My Words: Playing Peter Before He Was A Saint2025-05-22
255. In My Words: Meet the Mom Who Plays Jesus’ Mom2025-07-27
256. In My Words: Why Does Little James Have a Disability?2025-08-24
257. The surprising story behind The Chosen2019-03-15
258. Can Bible Characters Make For Good TV?2020-01-20
259. How we're writing a Jesus Show that isn't boring2019-10-27
260. Your eyes and ears to The Chosen2019-07-14
261. The Chosen Director Talks Jesus With Media and Influencers2019-10-12
262. Andrew: The heart of the character2020-04-18
263. Meet the couple behind your Chosen gear2020-07-14
264. Jesus in every language?2020-09-27
265. “The most rewarding experience of my career.” - seeing The Chosen for the first time2020-06-13
266. What Exactly is a Script Supervisor? - The Chosen on set2020-05-05
267. Grips, Gaffers, and Martinis: The Chosen's guide to film terms2020-06-27
268. Miracle of the Dirt2022-04-28
269. "What's a film grip?" On set with The Chosen's2020-05-19
270. VFX before and after - The Chosen2020-03-13
271. Not all Pharisees are bad guys2020-03-06
272. The Chosen did all THIS on one small set?2020-06-30
273. The Chosen creates the Sea of Galilee in Texas2020-08-01
274. How The Chosen Season 2 will look2020-10-11
275. The Chosen No One Sees: Set building and scriptwriting2020-12-01
276. The Chosen no one sees2020-10-25
277. Dallas gives you secret Chosen tour2020-10-19
278. Writers Decide How The Chosen Will End2020-10-04
279. Not your grandma's Jesus show2020-04-08
280. Directing The Chosen: A day on set with Dallas Jenkins2020-05-30
281. You Won't Believe How Much We Filmed Here...2021-10-24
282. Finishing The Chosen2021-10-20
283. A look inside The Chosen editing room2021-07-19
284. Airplanes Ruined Jesus's Line? Here's how we fixed it.2021-07-28
285. Strange Voices in The Chosen2021-09-09
286. The Story Behind the Music of The Chosen2021-08-25
287. Dallas Shared These Important Words on The Chosen Set2021-12-23
288. Fire on the Set2022-02-10
289. The Chosen’s murder scene; Was Jesus follower a murderer?2022-04-07
290. We're Building an Ancient City in Texas!2022-03-31
291. The Inside Look at the Chosen Costumes2022-03-24
292. How we shot the Miracle of the Fish2022-07-13
293. How we shot Jesus healing the leper2022-07-21
294. Watch us film Season 42022-08-03
295. We take you on the first Season 4 set tour!2023-04-20
296. Our Chosen Insiders give you a first look at the scenes being set up for Season 4. See how much thought and attention to detail goes into building a believable first-century world where our story unfolds.2023-09-24
297. The Chosen—MINUS the MUSIC 🎶2023-10-26
298. The Jesus backpack's amazing story2023-09-13
299. Bringing John 3:16 to screen2020-03-04
300. The healing at Zebedee's: On the set2020-02-19
301. Water to Wine: The Chosen's Wedding at Cana2020-01-19
302. The Chosen Scene: Pool of Bethesda (Deep Dive)2021-08-08
303. Why did Jesus pair up the disciples?2023-01-29
304. Fighting words: Jesus’ teaching stirs up trouble2023-05-17
305. Their common enemy is Jesus2024-03-14
306. What Motivated Judas To Betray Jesus?2024-09-06
307. Casting the Chosen2019-10-06
308. The Plot Behind John the Baptist's Death2024-10-20
309. The Miracle of the Miracle of the Fish2020-04-14
310. Why our Walking on Water scene looked so real...2023-09-07
311. Could Matthew Have Been Simon Peter's Tax Collector?2019-10-18
312. The Chosen visits wedding miracle site2020-07-28
313. At the Sea of Galilee: “The Chosen will catch a lot of fish.”2020-05-23
314. Why is the woman at the well so important? (The Chosen in Israel)2020-04-28
315. Easter with The Chosen: Death to Resurrection2020-04-12
316. Garden of Gethsemane: the surprising significance of the olive trees2020-04-10
317. We're featuring this disciple in The Chosen - The Chosen in Israel2018-07-26
318. The Importance of the Jewishness of Jesus2018-07-26
319. The Chosen team visited Israel with Rabbi Jason Sobel - The Chosen in Israel2019-10-04
320. Our profound discovery about Gethsemane2025-07-17
321. Bible Roundtable: S5 E12025-10-12
322. Bible Roundtable: S5 E22025-10-19
323. Bible Roundtable: S5 E32025-10-26
324. Bible Roundtable: S5 E42025-11-02
325. Bible Roundtable: S5 E52025-11-09
326. Bible Roundtable: S5 E62025-11-16
327. Bible Roundtable: S5 E72025-11-23
328. Bible Roundtable: S5 E82025-11-30
329. The Spy Who Fed Me: His Journey from Angsty Songs to Anxious Pharisee2025-11-02
330. The Spy Who Fed Me: From Child Actor to Youthful Pontius Pilate2025-11-30
331. The Complete Last Supper2026-04-02