Mart Green interviews Chosen co-writer Tyler Thompson

Mart Green interviews Chosen co-writer Tyler Thompson

November 12, 2026 · 36 min

Mart Green sits down with Tyler Thompson, one of the writers behind The Chosen, who has helped write all 56 episodes to date. Mart shares how he came to start the Come and See Foundation, which is working to translate The Chosen into more than 600 languages and make it available for anyone in the world to watch. Tyler talks about the sacred responsibility of adapting the Bible for television. Scripture is concise. It says little about its characters' personalities or the conflicts between them. So the writers worked alongside Bible scholars, drawing on every clue in the text to build historically grounded portrayals of the people of the New Testament. Tyler also opens up about how the writing changed him. Studying the Word and the people in it brought him fresh revelations of Jesus, and there are passages the writers can no longer read the same way.  The writers aren't preachers, and the show doesn't preach. Their goal is to teach through the characters and tell a story we all know in a fresh way that invites people to think. We know how it ends, but the characters don't, and that tension is what they work to capture on screen. Tyler closes by reflecting on what it's like to write the ending of the series. The new season debuts November 15, 2026. Main Texts: Isaiah 41:10; John 1:49 Links: https://comeandseefoundation.org https://watch.thechosen.tv Chapters: 00:16 Introduction 02:37 Come and See 07:32 Adapting the Bible for TV 11:52 Revelations of Jesus Through Writing 16:51 Scriptures That Can't Be Read the Same Way 23:12 Changing Culture Without Preaching 27:53 Upcoming Highlights of Seasons 6 and 7 34:05 Conclusion

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