Just in Time for Holy Week: The Chosen Premieres in BGC

Step into a cinematic Holy Week like no other as The Chosen: Last Supper transforms BGC into a powerful journey of faith, reflection, and storytelling

Words Mika Reyes
Photos courtesy of The Chosen
April 8, 2025

As the sun dips lower in the Lenten sky and the air grows thick with introspection, Bonifacio Global City transforms into a living, breathing tableau of faith, art, and cinematic devotion. This Holy Week, the world’s most-watched crowd-funded series, The Chosen, makes a luminous return to Philippine cinemas with the premiere of its fifth season—The Chosen: Last Supper—in a rollout that is as moving as it is monumental.

For many, Holy Week is a time of tradition. For others, it is a quiet call inward. But this year, faith finds a grander stage. Filipino fans of the series—now a global phenomenon created by Dallas Jenkins—are invited to experience its most heart-wrenching chapter yet, not from a living room screen but under the shared hush of a darkened theater. From April 10 to 13, the first two episodes of the new season will be screened across select SM, Ayala, and Robinsons cinemas nationwide. It’s not just a showing; it’s a pilgrimage in surround sound.

Season 5 opens in the shadow of the Last Supper, capturing the most pivotal week in biblical history. And yet, as always, The Chosen does not present Jesus merely as a figure of theology but as a man in full humanity—played with quiet depth by Jonathan Roumie—surrounded by his circle of flawed, fiercely loyal, and all-too-relatable disciples. Among them are Shahar Isaac’s impassioned Simon Peter, Elizabeth Tabish’s tender Mary Magdalene, Paras Patel’s vulnerable Matthew, and Noah James’ gentle Andrew.

Shot with cinematic grace, the series leans into its hallmark storytelling style—intimate, unhurried, and emotionally rich. This new chapter invites its audience not just to witness history but to feel the tremors of its truth. It is an offering that speaks directly to the heart of a country where approximately 88% of the population identifies as Christian. The release could not be more timely or more needed.

But the experience doesn’t end at the cinema doors.

In a first-of-its-kind partnership with Fort Bonifacio Development Corporation, The Chosen has taken over BGC—both in spirit and in spectacle. High Street now breathes with the visual poetry of the Holy Week: LED installations flicker with sacred imagery, lamp posts echo with messages of hope, and the iconic Stations of the Cross return to BGC after a five-year absence, reimagined as The Chosen Faith Walk Journey. Here, the familiar path of Christ’s Passion is rendered through the lens of the series—each station a pause, a meditation, a gentle invitation to “come to the table.”

At the heart of this takeover was an elegant premiere at Central Square Cinema, graced by key opinion leaders, Christian communities, and cultural figures who gathered not only to watch but to bear witness. In a city constantly in motion, The Chosen has managed to create a space for stillness—a moment to reconnect with something ancient, yet undeniably urgent.

For those who wish to go deeper, the Stations will remain open from April 16 to 20, guiding participants through the solemn beauty of Christ’s final journey. Whether it’s through cinema, art, or contemplative walks along BGC’s now-holy corridors, The Chosen invites all to find themselves somewhere in the story.

So, if you’re searching for meaning this Holy Week, don’t just scroll past the season—step into it. Reflect, remember, and return to the table. Because this is more than a premiere. It’s an awakening.

Tickets are now available at thechosenlastsupper.com. Churches and Christian organizations may inquire about private screenings and community partnerships.