The Chosen One (2019 TV series)

The Chosen One (O Escolhido)

Premise
The Chosen One follows three young doctors who travel to a village in the Pantanal to vaccinate the residents against a new mutation of the Zika virus. They end up trapped in this community full of secrets and whose residents are devoted to a mysterious leader, who has the gift of healing illnesses in a supernatural way.

Cast and characters

 * Shahar Isaac as Simon
 * Renan Tenca as "The Chosen One"
 * Pedro Caetano as Pharisee Pedro
 * Gutto Szuster as Young Shepherd Vergani
 * Mariano Mattos as Young Shepherd Mateus
 * Alli Willow as Mary
 * Tuna Dwek as Zulmiro
 * Kiko Vianello as Dr. Lorenzo Emanuel
 * Francisco Gaspar as Pharisee Silvino
 * Aury Porto as Pharisee Vicente
 * Lourinelson Vladmir as Rabbi

Development
The series was officially announced on July 20, 2018. Netflix revealed that the production would be inspired by the Mexican series Ninõ Santo, created by Pedro Peirano and Mauricio Katz and based on the original idea of Pablo Cruz. The Brazilian version was adapted by the couple of writers Raphael Draccon and Carolina Munhóz.

Filming
Principal production of the first season commenced on September 22, 2018 in Brazil in the city of Porto Nacional, Tocantins. On October 9, 2018 the production moved to Natividade, with some scenes planned to be shot in some of the city's main touristic sites.

Release
On 17 May 2019, the teaser trailer for the series was released.