The Chosen‘s sixth season is one of many firsts for the drama series. It’s the first time the episodes are spread out over a short period of time — just 24 hours — to portray Jesus of Nazareth’s (Jonathan Roumie) Crucifixion. The show filmed crucial scenes in Italy for the first time. And in the first three episodes, which are available to stream this Sunday, November 15, on Prime Video, we’ll be introduced to the angels —the shimmering, warrior-like, celestial beings who protect Jesus and His followers—and they’re unlike anything that’s ever been seen in the series before.
The series recently revealed their look online with a teaser clip, shocking fans with the new supernatural element. Thankfully, TV Guide Magazine was on set in Midlothian, Texas last August for our The Chosen: Crucifixion Special Issue while they were developing the angels’ look, and we can finally reveal exclusive images and interviews with the production team behind the newest divine additions to the show.
“[The producers] wanted something completely different. They didn’t want Precious Moments [angels] or anything else that they’ve seen before,” costume designer Leila Heise tells us during TV Guide Magazine’s visit to the set. “They said they wanted warriors that look like they’ve been around the block a couple of times. They’re not pristine at all, and they’re more down-to-earth and rugged.”
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The process for developing the angels’ costumes began, of course, with sketches. “We went and tweaked [the sketches] and said, ‘No, they’ve got to be this color’ and ‘This is too dark,’” says Heise, who was also intent that the angels be dressed in leather. “We had to figure out how we were going to accomplish what [the producers] wanted.”
They also had to figure out casting. Thankfully, one of the angels was found very close to home — and already on the set. “I have been working on the show doing locations and a wide range of [tasks] since Season 2,” says locations assistant and angel portrayer Jeremy “JP” Gauna.
During 2025’s ChosenCon event in Charlotte, North Carolina, series creator Dallas Jenkins approached Gauna with the hint of an idea. “Dallas goes, ‘There might be an opportunity for you for something,’ and I’m like, ‘Whatever, Dallas,’ and he says, ‘No, I’m serious.’ Little did I know what he was talking about.”
That offer was to play one of the angels in the sixth season, and Gauna happily agreed. “I’m so grateful and blessed to have that opportunity given to me, and I don’t take it lightly,” he says.
Gauna was also game when makeup department head Mandy Benton enlisted him to help get the angels’ makeup just right. The script already described the angels as silver, but testing needed to be done to narrow down the perfect shade. “Mandy would split my face in four different ways,” recalls Gauna. “She would try one silver color here, one color here, and then we would take it to camera so everybody could look at it to see which shade they wanted.” The angels were also fitted with contact lenses that were a whitish blue, adds Benton.
Besides costumes and makeup, camera tests were also used to help determine the look of the angels’ hair. “We actually don’t do a lot of camera tests,” says hair department head Ashley Parker, adding that the first camera test was shot at night for an important reason. “We got to see how the lights were playing with the costume and then the makeup and everything else.”
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It was during this camera test that Parker realized it was difficult to see the angels’ hair movement in the dark, but she had a solution. Her trick? “I got the idea to put tinsel in [their hair] so when you see the hair moving, you see the contrast of the silver extensions,” she says.
After all their hard work, we’re sure these angels will be an unforgettable part of Jesus’ story — and a very Heavenly addition!
The Chosen, Season 6 Premiere, November 15, Prime Video
TV Guide Magazine’s The Chosen: Crucifixion Special Issue is now available for order online at Chosen.TVBooks.com and for purchase on newsstands nationwide.
