Jesus can walk on water, but he still feels terrible when he lands on the mountainside. Fortunately, our Jesus is in our time – Jonathan Romey The chosen one He counts Bear Grylls among his students. Or maybe it’s the other way around.
On Wednesday, Amazon Prime Video released the trailer for the AD-era crossover TV event: Chosen Into the Wild with Bear Grylls. In the series, Romi, Paras Patel (Matthew V The chosen one), Elizabeth Tabish (Mary Magdalene), Noah James (Andrew), Luke Demian (Judas), and series creator and executive producer Dallas Jenkins jump out of planes, scale cliffs, eat scorpions (because WWJD, I guess), slide over canyons and “navigate some of the country’s most rugged terrain under the guidance of famed adventurer Bear Grylls,” according to the synopsis. Personally, I wouldn’t sleep around Damian if I were Rumi.
Why all this? Well, it may be partly because summer is traditionally a very slow time for television. Chosen Into the Wild with Bear Grylls It premiered on August 9, 2026. Additionally, the rights became available after a non-Christian disagreement between Jenkins and his former partner Angel Studios.
In 2025, Amazon MGM Studios signed a multi-faceted first-look deal with Jenkins’ 5&2 Studios. This arrangement gives Amazon/MGM the streaming rights to the first five seasons of the series The chosen one, Selected adventures and Youssef Al-Masry. It also includes the theatrical and streaming rights to The chosen oneThe next two final seasons, which will follow the crucifixion (season six) and resurrection (season seven).
And oh yeah, there’s also this: “For decades, Bear has survived dangerous expeditions around the world, grounded in his faith in Jesus,” as the press reports Chosen Into the Wild with Bear Grylls He reads. “Now he takes the stars of successful international series on missions into the unknown.”
That’s right: Grylls is a man of God. In addition to his work in television, which also includes Man vs. Wild, running wild with Bear Grylls and The island with Bear GryllsBear is the author of religious books Soul fuel And the last The greatest story ever told – A narration of the life of Jesus that reflects his deep faith and Christian beliefs.
The synopsis for the six-episode series continues: “Through challenging environments ranging from Utah’s Castle Valley and Canyonlands to the Ausable River, Colorado River, Great Basin Desert and Adirondack Forest, Bear pushes his guests beyond their comfort zones as he explores what motivates them and elicits deeply personal conversations about faith and spirituality.”
This campsite will become preachy in the long evening hours.
Watch the trailer:
Chosen Into the Wild with Bear Grylls Produced by 5&2 Studios, along with The Natural Studios and Workerbee. Executive producers include Grylls, Jenkins, Brad Bellow, Katherine Warnock, Ben Simon, Delbert Schopman, Ben Mitchell, Rick Murray, Brent Ryan Green, Ryan Swanson, and Tyler Thompson. The series is directed by Robert Austin Vanover.
