the chosen
‘The Chosen’ Creator’s Holiday Movie ‘Best Christmas Pageant Ever’ Debuts First Trailer
Judy Greer is in over her head as the director of her’s church annual Christmas event in the trailer for The Best Christmas Pageant Ever. Dallas Jenkins, who created the biblical series The Chosen, directed the Lionsgate holiday film that hits theaters Nov. 8. Pete Holmes, Molly Belle Wright and Lauren Graham also star in […]
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‘All American’ Renewed for Abbreviated Seventh Season at The CW
All American has survived another round with Nexstar — but there’s a catch. The CW, currently controlled by station group Nexstar, has renewed All American for an abbreviated 13-episode seventh season that won’t arrive until 2025. A decision on the future of its spinoff, All American: Homecoming, has not yet been determined as the show […]
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‘The Chosen’ and Angel Studios Are in a Polite War Over Hit Show
The Chosen creator Dallas Jenkins teared up during a livestream telecast Wednesday. He had just won a hard-fought, months-long arbitration with his Biblical drama’s original partner, Angel Studios. The arbitrator had ruled in Jenkins’ company’s favor, freeing him to potentially secure a major exclusive streaming partner to help fund the show’s upcoming seasons. “What I’m […]
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‘The Chosen’ Reveals Official Season 4 Streaming Date: “The Wait Is Finally Over”
At last, The Chosen season four has a streaming date. The biblical drama series that’s become a global sensation will begin releasing its fourth season Sunday, June 2, The Hollywood Reporter can exclusively report. Initially, the drama will be exclusively available on its own The Chosen app, with additional streaming and broadcast options being announced […]
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How ‘The Chosen’ Creator Turned the Bible Into Binge TV: “This Is Such a Dangerous Show”
“It was, by every objective measure, one of the most devastating days of my life,” Dallas Jenkins recalls. The Midwest-born director and son of a best-selling author of Christian novels had for years struggled to build a Hollywood career and had finally landed his big break: directing a movie for Get Out producer Jason Blum, […]
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Inside ‘The Chosen’ Phenomenon: “We Bristle Every Time Someone Calls This a Faith Show”
If you head out to movie theaters this weekend, you’re likely to see The Chosen on the marquee. The TV show, a historical drama based on the life of Jesus, is rolling out its fourth season theatrically, two episodes at a time, over the next month, before dropping in its entirely on apps and streaming […]
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Amazon Makes Big Play for Faith-Based Content
Amazon MGM Studios is getting spiritual. The company announced Wednesday that it’s brokered a partnership with the recently formed Wonder Project, which bills itself as an independent studio designed to “develop series and films rooted in spirituality.” The latter is led by veteran producer Jon Erwin (Jesus Revolution) and former Netflix and YouTube exec Kelly […]
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‘The Chosen: Season 4’ to Debut First in Theaters Beginning in Early February
It’s official: the new season of the hit Biblical streaming series The Chosen, about the life and ministry of Jesus, will first play exclusively in theaters. The theatrical rollout of The Chosen: Season 4 begins Feb. 1, 2024, with a two-week run of episodes 1-3, followed Feb. 15 by episodes 4-6 and Feb. 29 by […]
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Jesus Drama ‘The Chosen’ Lands at The CW
The CW has added another acquired series to its programming roster. The network, under the control of station group Nexstar since October, has landed U.S. broadcast rights to The Chosen. The drama series about the life of Jesus will launch Sunday, July 16, at 8 p.m. on the network, which will air the first three […]
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