‘The Chosen One’: is Jodie actually Jesus?
nme.comNetflix’s The Chosen One follows a boy with Jesus-like powers in the heart of Mexico.Based on the comic book series American Jesus by Mark Millar and Peter Gross, the fantasy series follows the struggles of 12-year-old boy Jodie (Bobby Luhnow), who suddenly discovers he has the abilities of Jesus Christ.A synopsis for the series reads: “Jodie, a twelve-year-old boy from Santa Rosalia, Baja California Sur, after surviving a freak accident, discovers that he has Jesus-like powers: He can turn water into wine, make the crippled walk and perhaps even raise the dead.“How will he deal with his destiny and lead the world through a conflict that’s been thousands of years in the making?”As revealed in episode six Revelation, Jodie isn’t the son of God but the son of fallen angel Lucifer.
His identity is revealed to him in the final scene of the series, as he’s taken away in a limo with a mysterious demonic figure.Like the show, Jodie is revealed to be the son of Satan in the first volume of American Jesus.
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