The Chosen: App and Stream
by Come and See Foundation, Inc
Catholic Score
4.0/5The short version
The Chosen, the first multi-season series about Jesus, crowd-funded by more than 19,000 people, streams free in this app from the Come and See Foundation. It's general Christian rather than Catholic, so watch it as drama, not as Scripture.
The Gospels are full of faces: fishermen, tax collectors, a woman at a well, a crowd on a hillside. Many Christians have found that seeing those people portrayed on screen helps them read the Gospels with fresh eyes. A drama can't replace Scripture, but it can send you back to it with new questions.
What it is
The Chosen: App and Stream is the app for The Chosen, presented as the first-ever multi-season show about Jesus. The series was funded in an unusual way: more than 19,000 people contributed about $10 million, making it the highest crowd-funded project of its kind at the time. The app, from the Come and See Foundation, lets you watch the series on your phone or tablet.
It is free to download, with no in-app purchases listed, and it is actively maintained, with an update in September 2026. A 4.7 rating from more than nine thousand ratings shows how many viewers have embraced it.
A Catholic perspective
The Chosen is a general Christian production, not a Catholic one. That doesn't make it unsuitable, but it does mean Catholic viewers should watch with some discernment. Any drama about Jesus has to imagine conversations, backstories and personalities that the Gospels don't describe, and the way characters and events are portrayed won't always reflect Catholic teaching or tradition.
The best way to use it is as a starting point. Watch an episode, then open the Gospel passage it draws on and compare. Talk it over as a family or a small group, and let the questions it raises lead you into Scripture and the Church's teaching.
This app suits families looking for something meaningful to watch together, small groups wanting a conversation starter, and anyone who has never pictured the apostles as real people. Enjoy it as drama, keep your Bible close, and let it draw you toward the Lord it portrays. For a free app, it offers a great deal.
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