{"id":18786,"date":"2023-06-12T10:11:54","date_gmt":"2023-06-12T14:11:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/chosen-make-u-s-broadcast-debut\/"},"modified":"2023-06-12T10:11:54","modified_gmt":"2023-06-12T14:11:54","slug":"the-chosen-to-make-u-s-broadcast-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/the-chosen-to-make-u-s-broadcast-debut\/","title":{"rendered":"The Chosen to Make U.S. Broadcast Debut"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>The Chosen<\/em>, an event series about the life of Jesus Christ, is set to make its U.S. broadcast debut on The CW Network on July 16.<\/p>\n<p>From creator, director and producer Dallas Jenkins, the series tells Jesus\u2019s life story in full, set against the backdrop of Jewish oppression in first-century Israel. The CW will run the first three seasons through the fall, with the season three finale airing on Christmas Eve.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Chosen<\/em> began as a crowdsourcing project on the Angel Studios app and has grown into a global phenomenon with over 110 million viewers in 175 countries, with plans to make it available in 600 languages. It has generated 6.5 million followers across social media and $35 million at the box office for special event theatrical releases.<\/p>\n<p>Jonathan Roumie stars as Jesus in the series, which is distributed globally by Lionsgate. Seven seasons are planned, with the fourth currently in production.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>The Chosen<\/em> is based on the biggest IP of all time and is truly a one-of-a-kind series that tells this historically significant story in a captivating, dramatic and premium way,\u201d said Brad Schwartz, president of entertainment at The CW Network. \u201cThis show has already connected deeply with viewers around the world, and The CW will expand its audience even further.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe CW has always been bold and unique, which is perfect for us,\u201d Jenkins added. \u201cPlus, Brad Schwartz made it clear a while ago he loves and respects <em>The Chosen<\/em>, so we know it\u2019ll be in great hands.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jim Packer, president of worldwide television distribution at Lionsgate, said, \u201cAs part of our global representation of this coveted property, we are pleased that The CW will become another great partner for <em>The Chosen<\/em>. This groundbreaking series already has a massive global following, and The CW platform will provide the perfect opportunity for the show to reach existing fans and inspire new ones.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Chosen, an event series about the life of Jesus Christ, is set to make its U.S. broadcast debut on The CW Network on July 16.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1412,"featured_media":18787,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[6896,6744,6746,6747,934,4661],"class_list":["post-18786","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-brad-schwartz","tag-dallas-jenkins","tag-jim-packer","tag-the-chosen","tag-the-cw","tag-the-cw-network","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The Chosen to Make U.S. Broadcast Debut - TVDRAMA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/the-chosen-to-make-u-s-broadcast-debut\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Chosen to Make U.S. Broadcast Debut - TVDRAMA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Chosen, an event series about the life of Jesus Christ, is set to make its U.S. broadcast debut on The CW Network on July 16.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/the-chosen-to-make-u-s-broadcast-debut\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"TVDRAMA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-06-12T14:11:54+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2017\/07\/TheCW-TheChosen-0623.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"400\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Jamie Stalcup\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Jamie Stalcup\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/the-chosen-to-make-u-s-broadcast-debut\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/the-chosen-to-make-u-s-broadcast-debut\/\",\"name\":\"The Chosen to Make U.S. Broadcast Debut - TVDRAMA\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2023-06-12T14:11:54+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-06-12T14:11:54+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/#\/schema\/person\/0da12602224807cc7b179b8405018deb\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/the-chosen-to-make-u-s-broadcast-debut\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/the-chosen-to-make-u-s-broadcast-debut\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/the-chosen-to-make-u-s-broadcast-debut\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"The Chosen to Make U.S. Broadcast Debut\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/\",\"name\":\"TVDRAMA\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/#\/schema\/person\/0da12602224807cc7b179b8405018deb\",\"name\":\"Jamie Stalcup\",\"description\":\"Jamie Stalcup is the executive editor of World Screen. 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