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Netflix has acquired the streaming rights to the primary season of the favored historic drama collection The Chosen, which not too long ago started airing on The CW within the States.
Netflix US quietly picked up all eight episodes of the present’s first season on September 11, 2023 (it was added in a single day in some territories). We say quietly as a result of Netflix itself hasn’t promoted the addition of the collection in any method. That’s not totally unsurprising, given the subject material. The similar may very well be stated for Jesus Revolution, for which Netflix acquired the first window rights earlier within the 12 months.
The big-budget present (which was crowdfunded and has damaged quite a few data) was initially accessible on a devoted web site and app from VidAngel. It’s since rolled out on a number of streaming companies, similar to Prime Video. More not too long ago, The CW picked up the printed rights.
Its addition to Netflix comes only a few months after Lionsgate took the worldwide rights to the present.
Created by Dallas Jenkins, the present seeks to retell the lifetime of Jesus Christ, performed by Jonathan Roumie. Shahar Isaac, Elizabeth Tabish, Paras Patel, and Noah James spherical out the forged.
Only season 1 was added to Netflix; it’s unclear whether or not seasons 2 and three or the Christmas particular will likely be added additional down the road. That first season was first launched in 2019, with subsequent seasons launched in 2021 and 2022.
Netflix has the present accessible with a slew of dubbing and subtitle choices, together with dubs for Spanish, French, German, Italian, Hindi, Arabic, Polish and Portuguese.
A fourth season is at the moment in growth however has but to be launched. It initially stopped manufacturing because of the SAG-AFTRA strike however has been given a waiver to proceed.
The Chosen is an impartial manufacturing, though Angel Studios is notably hooked up to the venture as a licensee. Angel Studios has change into a notable Hollywood participant in 2023 due to the unexpected field workplace smash The Sound of Freedom. Netflix was intrinsically linked to that film over the summer time when producers had famous that Netflix handed on the film.
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Corrections: We beforehand referred to this as a collection from Angel Studios. This just isn’t correct with the corporate solely being a licensee of the present.
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