Easter • Director Dallas Jenkins • Mar. 30-April 5 • Come, Follow Me
Easter • Director Dallas Jenkins • Mar. 30-April 5 • Come, Follow Me  
Podcast: followHIM
Published On: Wed Mar 25 2026
Description: What if the greatest story ever told felt deeply personal again? In this Easter-focused conversation, Dallas Jenkins shares how he is bringing the resurrection of Jesus Christ to life in upcoming seasons of The Chosen. With intimacy and emotional depth, Jenkins reveals his own faith journey that reshaped his career, his creative and spiritual approach to the Savior’s final days, and what it truly means to celebrate Easter with joy that is both real and transformative.SHOW NOTES/TRANSCRIPTSEnglish: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT214ENFrench: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT214FRGerman: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT214DEPortuguese: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT214PTSpanish: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT214ESALL EPISODES/SHOW NOTESfollowHIM website: https://www.followHIM.coFREE PDF DOWNLOADS OF followHIM QUOTE BOOKSNew Testament: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastNTBookOld Testament: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastOTBookBook of Mormon: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastBMBook  WEEKLY NEWSLETTER https://tinyurl.com/followHIMnewsletter  SOCIAL MEDIA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/followHIMpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/followhimpodcastTIMECODE:00:00 Easter - Dallas Jenkins1:00 Welcome and Lisa gushes2:10 Easter in the Jenkins family5:04 Come, Follow Me Manual6:35 Portraying the Crucifixion and Resurrection of Jesus09:15 A gateway to testimony11:34 Why does it have to be so brutal?14:33 Getting to show what comes next16:26 The biggest struggle in Season 5 20:53 How to portray the Road to Emmaus?23:45 Who is the Jesus of popular expectation?27:22 Dallas @ BYU33:43 Measuring success34:37 How to focus on Easter?38:33 Dallas on LDS turf42:42 Understanding through building a scene44:58 Pool of Siloam46:13 Jesus in his hometown and a joyous scene48:03 Evangelical mascot for the LDS50:31 The Chosen points to reading the scriptures53:02 Watch Season 6 for the joy in Season 756:01 Personal challenges and teamwork with Amanda59:41 Spouses supporting our ministry1:01:12 Matthew and Peter1:06:48 Ways to support Brother Jenkins1:10:20 Which character surprised Dallas?1:14:09 Jonathan isn’t Jesus and a Green Burrito1:16:53 Actors being prepared by God1:19:40 Red Sea Moments1:21:30 Feeling chosen and its “not all rainbows and unicorns”1:25:58 Ezekiel and Easter1:28:05 Gratitude for Dallas’s testimony of Jesus Christ1:30:47 End of Easter - Dallas JenkinsThanks to the followHIM team:Steve & Shannon Sorensen: Cofounder, Executive Producer, SponsorDavid & Verla Sorensen: SponsorsDr. Hank Smith: Co-hostJohn Bytheway: Co-hostDavid Perry: ProducerKyle Nelson: Marketing, SponsorLisa Spice: Client Relations, Editor, Show NotesWill Stoughton: Video EditorKrystal Roberts: Translation Team, English & French Transcripts, WebsiteAriel Cuadra: Spanish TranscriptsAmelia Kabwika: Portuguese TranscriptsHeather Barlow: Communications DirectorSydney Smith: Social Media, Graphic Design "Let Zion in Her Beauty Rise" by Marshall McDonaldhttps://www.marshallmcdonaldmusic.com