The beloved Jesus of Nazareth series has been granted a waiver from the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) to continue filming despite the ongoing Hollywood strike.

On Sunday, July 16, the series’ official Twitter account shared the exciting update: “Great news! We just received word from SAG that we have been approved for a waiver. We’ll continue shooting on Monday.”

Sources close to the project have since confirmed that the series has resumed filming today with the full cast. The Utah-shot series managed to avoid major disruptions, only missing a day or two of filming without the cast. Notably, “The Chosen” includes multiple SAG actors, with Jonathan Roumie in the lead role of Jesus.

Creator Dallas Jenkins recently took to Instagram, imploring SAG for an exemption, stating, “We’ve submitted all the requested paperwork immediately. We fit all qualifications for an exemption. Every day that goes by without your response costs us hundreds of thousands of dollars while your actors are stuck in Utah. We’re the good guys. We’ve treated your actors well.”

“The Chosen” makes history as the first known TV series to be granted an exemption during the strike and the first known film or TV production to resume filming after being halted by the labor dispute.

The waivers are being granted to “truly independent producers” not affiliated with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. These producers agree to be bound retroactively to the contract terms achieved with the AMPTP once the strike is settled.

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