ongoing strike.“Great news! We just received word from SAG that we have been approved for a waiver. We’ll continue shooting on Monday,” the series’ official Twitter account announced Sunday. “To be clear: 1.
We’ve agreed to all of SAG’s requests and their interim agreement. 2. Season 4 is entirely independent and 100% funded by donations,” they added on Monday.
This means the Jesus of Nazareth series only missed a day or two of filming, Deadline reported. The cast includes several SAG members, including Jonathan Roumie, who plays Jesus.The series is the first known TV show to be granted an exemption from the Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, which counts some of Hollywood’s biggest stars among its many members.While other projects can fill out waivers to become exempt, only “truly independent producers” — rather than projects made with big studios — will be granted permission to continue production. “The Chosen” recently announced a distribution deal with Lionsgate and previous seasons have been sold to CW, Netflix, Amazon and Peacock.
Deadline reports those deals were believed to only be for Seasons 1 to 3, so Season 4’s distribution is unclear. The Post has contacted series reps for comment.
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