The first original scripted series to be distributed by VidAngel – The Chosen – is now the #4 crowdfunded series in entertainment history, and is on-pace to become #1. The Chosen is the very first multi-season series about the life of Jesus, is directed by Dallas Jenkins, and has passed $4 million in crowdfunding. Over 5000 investors have so far ensured the project is now positioned to unseat Mystery Science Theater 3000 as the #1 crowdfunded entertainment property.
“Breaking this crowdfunding record would send a great message about what this audience wants, but those numbers are just a symbol of something more important. When literally thousands of people are investing their ‘loaves and fishes’ into your project and telling you, ‘Please get this right’ and ‘I want to impact the world,’ it’s humbling,” said Dallas Jenkins, Director of The Chosen. “And if this momentum continues, we can start production this fall and get this story to the world.”
VidAngel is the market-leading entertainment company celebrated for offering parents technology empowering families to skip and mute unacceptable scenes on Netflix, Amazon Prime, HBO, Roku, Apple TV, and Fire TV, and for its original, family-friendly content created through VidAngel Studios. It’s bid is to become the #1 provider of premium, brand safe content for the 52 million-strong U.S. values audience and beyond.
In late 2017, The Chosen Productions, partnering with distributor VidAngel, released a concept pilot in social media to gauge potential public interest in The Chosen. The Chosen’s pilot has been viewed 15 million times in 10 languages around the world.
Directed by Dallas Jenkins (What If? Midnight Clear, The Resurrection of Gavin Stone), the series seeks to raise $13M in total investment to create Season One. The first four episodes will go into production when $4.5 million is raised.
Visit their website for more invest information for “The Chosen” Equity Crowdfunding Campaign
Current endorsements include:
Ravi Zacharias, noted theologian and Christian apologist
Anne Graham Lotz, daughter of Rev. Billy Graham
Phil and Kay Robertson, stars of Duck Dynasty
Dr. Alveda King, Niece of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Tim Winter, President of the Parents Television Council
Dr. Jerry Johnson, President of the National Religious Broadcasters
Joni Eareckson Tada, Joni and Friends
Jerry B. Jenkins, celebrated Christian author
Rabbi Jason Sobel, co-author, The Rock, the Road, and The Rabbi
