“The Chosen” has been granted an exemption by the Screen Actors Guild to continue filming its fourth season despite ongoing Hollywood strikes.
“Great news! We just received word from SAG that we have been approved for a waiver. We’ll continue shooting on Monday,” director Dallas Jenkins wrote.
Jenkins added to USA Today, “We’ve worked hard to accommodate all of SAG’s requests and their interim agreement.”
“We appreciate their recognition of us as an independent as well as their hard work in this process,” he said.
“Season 4 is entirely independent and 100% funded by donations,” Jenkins explained.
Because of the source of funding, SAG member and lead actor Jonathan Roumie is allowed to continue working.
Reporting from The Daily Wire:
The director previously shared an open plea to SAG-AFTRA on Instagram, saying they were the “good guys” and that they’ve treated their actors “well.” “We’ve submitted all the requested paperwork immediately,” he wrote on Friday just after the strike began. “We fit all qualifications for an exemption. You have our application for it. Every day that goes by without your response costs us hundreds of thousands of dollars while your actors are stuck in Utah.”
