Unchosen (2026) s01e01 Episode Script

1
[ominous classical music plays]
[preacher] Brothers and sisters,
we break this bread
to share in the body of Christ.
Though we are many,
we are one.
[all] We all share in one bread.
[music turns pleasant and light]
[people chatter happily]
[children laugh]
[preacher] And as we partake
of this holy sacrament,
let us remember that we share
in more than just His body and His blood.
We are blessed to live our lives
within this community,
where love binds us
and our families flourish.
In His name, we have created a haven
where our women nurture
and our men provide.
A sanctuary safe
from the temptations of the world outside
and from the evil that lies within.
And we are eternally grateful. Amen!
[all] Amen.
[somber theme music plays]
[fiddler plays faintly]
My wife, multitasker. Who'd have known?
Idle hands and all that.
There's no chance with you.
You haven't stopped.
[woman] Anthony, don't. Ah!
Anthony, put it-- put it down!
That's your sister's. Ant…
Shouldn't be chasing children
in your state.
You're about to burst.
It's all right for you.
You've only got the one.
My kids are World War III.
[uncle, joking] Hey, uh,
has anybody seen my favorite niece?
[niece] I'm up here!
Oh, there she is. [laughs]
-[uncle] Hey!
-Hey!
[grunts]
Let me have a look.
-[hearing aid crackles digitally]
-Yeah? You okay?
-Yeah.
-Okay. Go play with your cousins.
[audio plays normally]
Hey! [laughs]
How's she getting on with the hearing aid?
Good, we think.
Early days. Still off in her own world.
I'd better go collect the empties.
Raise a glass to Dad?
[uncle sighs] He would've loved this.
[man chuckles] Yeah, he would.
[machine whirs]
[juices sizzle]
Ah! Look.
-Four-leaf clover.
-[chuckles] You're lucky.
-Yeah, I am.
-Here.
Thanks.
Can you smell it? In the air.
I've always loved this feeling.
Storm's coming.
[thunder rumbles distantly]
[people chatter happily]
It's okay. No one's looking.
[laughs]
[shushes]
[all laugh]
-Anybody want an ice cream?
-Come on, kids.
-[uncle] Ice cream time!
-Yes! Ice cream.
[uncle] Come on, form a line.
Let's go, guys!
What's going on under here?
What have you got there?
Give it to me.
You wicked girl.
You read unclean things,
you'll go to hell.
[ominous ethereal music plays]
-[thunder rumbles]
-[rain pittering]
[woman] Come over here, please.
[adults chatter indistinctly]
[older woman] It appears that somebody
from the outside has given this to her.
I don't know how.
I've never seen it before.
-[older woman] It's come from somewhere.
-Grace wouldn't have something like that.
[thunder rumbles]
[lightning crashes]
Okay, everybody, please,
inside immediately, quickly as you can.
Thank you.
Grace! Grace! Come on! It's the Rapture.
The end of days!
[hearing aid crackles digitally]
-[adults chatter nervously]
-[leaves rustle]
[ominous music intensifies]
[hearing aid emits high-pitched ring]
It's okay.
Be careful!
[low pulsing music plays]
Has anyone seen Grace?
-[man] Sorry, no.
-[woman] No, I haven't.
[somber music plays]
Mum, is Grace with you?
Grace? No.
Well, she'll be inside. Don't worry.
-Adam, have you seen Grace?
-Oh, no, I thought she was with you.
[thunder rumbles]
[lightning crashes]
Grace?
Grace?
[panting]
I can't find her.
[woman] She's not inside.
Adam, we've looked everywhere.
We should call the police.
No, no, no. By the time they get here,
we'll have found her.
She can't have gone far
with those little legs.
[music turns dramatic and fast-paced]
[screams]
[screams]
[gasps]
Help!
[man] Gather round quick.
We're losing light.
There's a little girl
and she's lost out there somewhere.
I'm gonna split you all into four groups.
Please, let me come with you.
This is men's work. You have to stay here.
[man] The second group,
head down to the main road.
-They will find her.
-What if they don't?
-Do as you're told, Rosie.
-Rosie, sweetheart, you'll get cold.
Come inside.
Come on.
-Hey.
-[woman] Come on.
[man continues shouting instructions]
[dramatic music swells and plays]
[gasps]
Mummy!
Grace?
[man] Can you hear us?
-Grace?
-[men in distance] Grace!
Can you hear us, sweetheart?
Grace!
Grace?
[man in distance] Grace!
[men continue calling in distance]
Grace!
[music turns melancholic]
Grace! [grunts]
Grace!
Grace! Grace, I'm coming! Help!
Help!
Grace!
[screams] Grace!
[mellow hopeful music plays]
[gasps]
[sobs]
[grunts] She's breathing.
[gasps]
[sobs]
It's okay.
It's all right, darling.
It's all right. It's all right.
You're okay. You're okay, you're okay.
Thank God you were here. Thank God.
[gentle magical music plays]
[breathing heavily]
Mummy.
-Grace! I'm here.
-[men] Grace!
[Rosie] We're here!
-Found her! Grace.
-[Adam] Do you have her?
[Rosie] I've got her.
-You're okay. You're okay.
-[Adam] Hey, hey, hey!
-Can you hear me? Can you hear me?
-Is she okay?
Look at me, Grace.
-Hey, sweetie. Is this blood?
-[Rosie] Grace.
-Is she hurt?
-I don't know. There was a man, he…
[Grace coughs]
We need to get her in the van.
We need to go to a hospital.
-Let's turn her over.
-[Rosie] Grace.
-[Adam] On her side. Come on.
-Grace?
-Adam, she's getting colder.
-I know. I know.
-Get her on her side. Help carry her.
-Adam, careful. She's cold.
-Isaac--
-Wait.
[tense music plays]
[dialing]
-[Rosie] It's okay. It's okay.
-[line ringing]
Hi, um, yes, ambulance, please.
[siren wails]
-[nurse] Listen, this is-- This is A&E!
-[man] Look.
-[people chatter]
-[indistinct announcement plays]
[person coughs]
[man] Six fucking hours!
-[nurse] Please calm down.
-No, why should I?
[video game chimes]
[Mr. Phillips] Rosie.
[door opens]
Mum, do you want to come back in?
Oh, just you, Mum.
-Hey.
-Mum.
[nurse] Here's her hearing aid.
-This is for you.
-Thank you.
There we go. Discharge notes.
So, she's warmed up nicely.
She's breathing normally.
She's ready to go home.
Maybe a few swimming lessons, eh, Grace?
-Thank you.
-You're welcome.
Everything's all right.
You're not in any trouble.
Why did you run away, Grace?
I was scared of the Rapture.
[Rosie] Oh, sweetheart.
That wasn't the Rapture.
That was just a storm.
Rapture isn't today.
It might not be for years and years.
And when it comes,
you don't need to worry, remember?
We are the chosen ones.
[papers rustle]
[somber music plays]
[door opens]
[door closes]
Let's go home.
[engine stops, parking brake cranks]
[men praying]
[woman] Oh, my little darling.
You gave us such a fright.
Are you okay? Let me take her.
You must be wrung out.
Hey. You're home.
-You're safe.
-[men] Praise be.
-That's all that matters.
-[men] Amen.
[women chatter indistinctly]
[all exclaim happily]
Welcome home.
-Thank you.
-It's just a stew.
-I got the lamb out of--
-Thank you.
[women continue chattering]
[men pray in distance]
[men] Hallelujah!
Amen.
[men, together] Let us once again
thank our heavenly Father
for guiding Brothers Adam and Isaac
to save little Grace.
Praise be.
Amen.
And let us give thanks to our Lord…
[prayer continues indistinctly]
Amen.
-Mummy.
-[faucet handle squeaks]
What's the matter?
Nothing, darling.
Nothing's the matter.
What about you?
Do you need a wee?
That man in the river,
you saw him, didn't you?
Was he Jesus?
You're a great mum, you know that?
Grace is lucky to have you.
So am I.
[inhales]
Tired?
Yeah.
Too tired?
Of course, we don't have to.
We thank Jesus
for the safe return of Grace
and ask Him to bless our union.
To make our love clean and pure.
For it to be His will
to bless us with more children.
To be His chosen instruments.
To spread His love.
Amen.
Amen.
Turn around.
[sheets ruffle]
[Adam breathes heavily]
[sighs]
[dreamy music plays]
[Rosie breathes heavily]
[intriguing music plays]
[birds chirp]
[gentle solemn music plays]
[exhales heavily]
Mummy.
Mummy.
Where have you been?
-Secret.
-[alarm clock beeps distantly]
Go get ready for breakfast.
[clucking]
Have you got the eggs, Grace?
How many have you got?
One, two, three, four, five, six.
-Six eggs.
-Yeah.
Ah.
[tense music plays]
Come on, then.
-[man] Joseph!
-[parking brake cranks]
[men chat indistinctly]
Adam, before you say anything…
I just want you to know it's over, okay?
-That's what you said last time.
-I know, but this time I mean it.
Look, I don't want you
to worry about anything.
-But you know Rosie, she--
-She saw your phone.
I know, and that could have been anyone.
What if it was Mr. Phillips?
I don't want to lose you, brother.
And you won't.
You won't lose me.
Please take it. I don't want it.
Just get rid of it, whatever you want.
You swear it's over?
I ended it.
Do you remember what Mr. Phillips
said to you as he left to look for Grace?
He told me to stay there, to wait.
And did you?
No. I'm sorry.
You were expressly told
to stay at the meeting hall, and yet--
I know. I know I disobeyed,
but if I hadn't gone,
I wouldn't have found Grace.
Your husband, his brother were there.
Not when she was
in the water, Mrs. Phillips.
-She would have drowned.
-Oh, come now. You don't know that.
I do.
I was the only one there, except for…
I'm sorry.
I know this isn't what you want to hear,
but it's the truth.
It wasn't Adam or Isaac.
There was a man in the woods,
and he saved her.
You should be thanking God,
not some unchosen.
Evil exists, Rosie.
The world's lying in wickedness.
Separation is our sole principle.
We must live our beliefs.
I'm sure you'll find a way
to demonstrate your repentance.
So glad we had this little talk.
Your mummy was out early this morning,
wasn't she?
[ominous music plays]
Don't go to the woods again.
[door opens and closes]
[congregation] …and thou alone ♪
Nothing in my hand I bring ♪
Simply to the cross I cling ♪
Naked, come to Thee for dress ♪
Helpless, look to Thee for grace ♪
Foul, I to the fountain fly ♪
Wash me, Savior, or I die ♪
And now let us give thanks to God
for the rescue of young Grace
and the bravery
of our brothers Adam and Isaac.
Through their courage,
He has revealed Himself to us,
and we are eternally grateful.
-Amen!
-[all] Amen!
Brother Adam.
My brother is a sinner.
[scattered gasps]
And the devil has a hold of his heart.
Well, stand up, Isaac.
Is this yours?
[sighs]
This is not just a mobile phone.
This is an instrument of the devil
that opens up a pipeline of pornography
and-- and-- and sewage to our souls.
[tense music plays]
Mr. Crane.
Adam.
We must protect ourselves
from the corrupting influence
of unclean technology.
[breath trembles]
[Mr. Phillips] We must ensure
we are untethered from its grasp.
By his actions,
Brother Isaac has endangered
our whole community.
And… he has lost his link to his Savior.
[music intensifies]
[muffled sob]
All right.
Come on.
[Mr. Phillips] Hannah and his children
must be protected from him.
[Hannah's breath trembles]
He is to be silenced.
A period of reflection…
and repentance.
The Lord Jesus came to seek
and save those who are lost.
May the sinner repent
and return to the fold!
[Rosie] Adam.
How could you do that?
How could you turn in your own brother?
How could I not?
He had a mobile phone.
That he used to save Grace.
This is what Isaac needs.
What?
What about his kids?
-Hannah, she's about to have his baby.
-I know that!
It's complicated.
I love my brother. You know I do.
I know you do,
that's why I don't understand.
[Mr. Phillips] Brother Adam.
Adam, tell me why you've done this to him.
I don't have to tell you anything.
Ephesians, Chapter 5,
"Submit to your own husbands
as to the Lord." Maybe…
try and remember that.
[sweeping melancholic music plays]
[engine starts]
[car door closes]
[car recedes into distance]
[keys jingle]
[gasps]
[man breathing heavily]
[gentle music plays]
I'm sorry.
I didn't mean to scare you.
But I need help.
You need to go to a hospital.
No, I can't.
I'm in trouble.
[man] Dettol. [chuckles]
Oh, God, I haven't smelled that in years.
It reminds me of me mum.
[winces]
Sorry.
It needs stitches, really.
It's a nasty wound.
I must have caught it in the water.
The river nearly did for both of us, eh?
She needs to be able to see your mouth.
Grace is hard of hearing.
Hi, Grace.
[marker clatters softly in cup]
I'm Sam.
I'm really glad I could help you.
It got wet in the river.
Now it's better.
Yeah.
Yeah, we all feel better now.
I'll give you some food to take with you.
Then you have to go.
Thanks for these.
-[Grace] Mummy!
-I'm coming!
I'm sorry.
[suspenseful music plays]
Wallet, van keys.
Isaac.
It's okay. Come here.
Come here. [sniffles]
[all sob gently]
I told you it was over.
I know you think that, brother.
-But I--
-You betrayed me, Adam.
I'm trying to save you.
What? By locking me up?
By giving you time.
You will hear your family
outside that door, laughing,
crying.
Living their lives like you don't exist.
I want that to hurt you
because then you will know
what you might lose.
Do you understand?
All of this is just for a phone.
If they knew everything,
you would be disavowed.
[tense brooding music plays]
-You'd never see your kids again.
-[breath trembles]
[padlock clicks]
[sighs heavily]
[bird squawks]
[distant scraping]
[Rosie] Adam?
[tense ethereal music plays]
[footsteps approaching]
[Sam] Hi, listen, it's me.
Look, I just need to lie
a bit low tonight, okay?
And then I'll figure out a way
to get some wheels or something,
and then I'll come and find you, okay?
[phone clatters softly on base]
I'm sorry. I know you asked me to leave.
My husband, he's next door.
Please go.
You're not allowed to be here.
I understand, okay? I do.
I can give you some money. Cash.
I don't want your money.
But I have no one.
I've nowhere else to go.
[chickens cluck gently]
I'm sorry it's not much.
You have nothing to apologize for.
I know you came back looking for me.
[dreamy music plays]
[chain rattles]
And I know you feel it as well.
I'm not like you.
I'm not, um…
religious or anything like that.
I don't know why I was there
when I needed to be.
Whether it was, uh, just luck or…
God.
But it meant something.
One night. That's all.
[clears throat softly]
[man] Holy Spirit…
-[men shout in distance]
-[gates clang]
…make my heart open up to God's words.
Make my heart open up to goodness,
to the beauty of God every day.
Amen.
[guard in distance] D-wing, all clear!
-[gates clang]
-[guard] Lights out!
[buzzing]
[heavy door shuts]
[sweeping melancholic music plays]
[clears throat]
We pray for Brother Isaac's soul,
that it will be freed
from the grasp of Satan
and drawn back to the gentle
and ever-present light of God.
That Isaac will see the error of his ways
and reject the evil
that has corrupted him.
Amen.
[water running]
[water stops]
[suspenseful music plays]
[breath trembles]
[suspenseful music intensifies]
[dog barks in distance]
-[people chatter]
-[announcement plays indistinctly]
Mum, do you want to come back in?
[reporter on TV] Police are appealing
to the public
to help find 32-year-old Sam Devlin.
Devlin absconded from prison
whilst on day release
at a local fish factory.
Anyone who sees Devlin
or knows of his whereabouts
is asked not to approach him
and to call 999.
[both yell and grunt]
[groans]
-[Sam yells]
-[groans]
[Sam grunts]
-[body thuds]
-[whimpers]
[breathing heavily]
[groans weakly]
[groans]
["Devil In Me" by Jamie N Commons plays]
[groans]
I gave my life ♪
Ain't taking yours ♪
I should've let you go ♪
[music fades]
-[gasps]
-I cannot have a willful wife.
[suspenseful music plays]
[beeps]
I need to leave. Will you help me?
[person sighs]
You're married, and he's an unchosen.
[music intensifies]
You don't want to be doing this.
Sin upon sin.
I trusted you.
[ominous music plays]
[sweeping melancholic
classical music plays]