After a wildly profitable theatrical run, a by-product of The Chosen is formally in growth. An adaptation of the biblical story of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, The Chosen is an ongoing historic present that options Jonathan Roumie (Jesus) as its main man. Roumie stars alongside Shahar Isaac (Peter), Elizabeth Tabish (Mary Magdalene), Luke Dimyan (Judas), and extra.
Because of each its material and its free distribution mannequin, the present is extraordinarily profitable and stays outstanding. When its episodes debuted in theaters, the present earned an astounding $120 million on the field workplace, out-grossing even Robert De Niro’s The Alto Knights and Jack Quaid’s Novocaine in early 2025.
Having seen its success, Prime Video is now creating its personal Chosen spinoff. It has formally ordered the animated action-comedy collection The Chosen Adventures, which can comply with nine-year-old Abby and her greatest good friend Joshua, as they meet Jesus and be taught extra about his distinctive philosophies.
The present has already drawn main stars, as Prime Video reveals that Emmy Award-winner Paul Walter Hauser will likely be voicing Sheep, a speaking animal. He’ll seem alongside Yvonne Orji’s Pigeon, Jonathan Roumie’s Jesus, Romy Fay’s Abby, Jude Zarzaur’s Joshua, Danny Nucci’s Abba, and Zehra Fazal’s Eema.
What This Means For The Chosen
Whereas The Chosen is aimed toward an grownup viewers, The Chosen Adventures may have a larger deal with youthful viewers. The present is aiming to achieve seven to 12-year-old audiences, who would in any other case discover the unique present inaccessible. It’s aimed toward instructing life classes and educating younger viewers about Christianity.
The Chosen Journey will characteristic 14 totally different 11-minute episodes.
This won’t be the one Chosen spinoff, as creator Dallas Jenkins is at present additionally engaged on The Chosen within the Wild. He additionally plans to develop a by-product about Joseph, The E-book of Moses, and seasons six and 7 of the unique present. With The Chosen season 6 nonetheless in growth, the franchise is increasing shortly.
Our Take On The Chosen’s Animated Spinoff
This spinoff is a pure subsequent step for the franchise. If it hopes to increase an viewers that has largely already been tapped, it wants to take action by trying to youthful viewers. Whereas it might not have the identical enchantment because the vegetable-filled VeggieTales, many dad and mom will probably have their youngsters watch The Chosen Adventures.
The one concern is that the Chosen universe might be increasing too shortly. It’s wildly profitable, however Jenkins is creating an animated present, a real-world wilderness story, a present about Moses, and a restricted collection about Joseph. After operating only one present for years, it’s a huge enlargement in a brief time frame.
There’s some inherent threat to that progress, however Jenkins seems to be assured in its success. The Chosen has already related with audiences around the globe, and its animated spinoff ought to solely improve its stunning attain.
The Chosen
- Launch Date
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April 21, 2019
- Community
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Prime Video, VidAngel, Angel Studios, TheChosen.television
- Showrunner
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Dallas Jenkins
- Administrators
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Dallas Jenkins
- Writers
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Dallas Jenkins, Ryan Swanson, Tyler Thompson
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Jonathan Roumie
Jesus of Nazareth
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Elizabeth Tabish
Mary Magdalene / Lillith