![]() ![]() “We had pretty much decided on Malta, Bulgaria, or Utah, and we found out Utah was a no, and that was because of COVID,” Eves said.Īt that point, Dallas Jenkins, the writer and director, went back to the farm where he’d filmed the short that inspired The Chosen and prayed they’d be able to keep going. That’s something they had to get right the first time, because halting production after they started would cost millions of dollars. They still had to figure out how to film an entire production in the middle of a pandemic and keep everyone safe at the same time. Securing funding was just one hurdle they had to overcome. “We decided to do something so disruptive for a for-profit company, we decided to give The Chosen away for free, and I’m here to tell you that one decision to do that led to funding season two.” That’s when they decided to do something different again. ![]() Just as filming began and season one was about to be released… COVID-19 hit. Executive producer Derral Eves saw Jenkins’ short film and realized. The Chosen began in 2017 with a short film Jenkins made for his church describing nativity from the perspective of a shepherd. It’s also been translated into more than 50 languages. Dallas Jenkins is an Evangelical raised Baptist who studied both the Bible and the media in college. To date, the first season has been viewed over 100 million times in more than 180 different countries around the world. That first season debuted about this time a year ago and has seen some pretty remarkable success. We got 19,000 people backing the project and we broke the all-time crowdfunding record in film and television and raised over 10 million dollars. “And basically, we had this self-funded from all different faiths and backgrounds all around the world. This is 100%, written and directed by an evangelical, my partner Dallas Jenkins,” Eves said. “I think it’s really important that everyone knows this is not an LDS project. It gives the familiar event a fictional backstory which. So, instead of pitching the idea for their multi-season show about the life of Jesus Christ and his followers to any of the big Hollywood studios, they went to the public. The story takes the classic birth of Jesus tale and tells it through the eyes of a humble shepherd. This two disc DVD set features all 8 episodes of Season One, The Shepherd Pilot episode, and a special message from the director. HEART OF UTAH - ‘The Chosen’ CEO Derral Eves would be one of the first to tell you they wanted their show to be different. DALLAS Dallas Jenkins, creator of The Chosen, a new multi-season TV show on the life of Jesus, reveals how God spoke to him about creating the new record-breaking series during a difficult season in his Hollywood career. The Chosen is the 1 crowdfunded media project in entertainment history and the first multi-season show about the life of Jesus Christ and His disciples.
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