ORLANDO, Florida — Dallas Jenkins, creator of “The Chosen,” introduced the launch of 5&2 Studios and a slew of recent tasks, together with a youngsters’s animated sequence, an unscripted present with Bear Grylls, a sequence based mostly on the e book of Acts and a multi-season retelling of the story of Moses.
Chatting with greater than 5,000 followers gathered at ChosenCon, a fan occasion in Orlando, Florida, that includes solid members and producers of the sequence, Jenkins revealed 5 new tasks beneath the umbrella of 5&2 Studios.
These embrace a sequence based mostly on the Acts of the Apostles, a three-season sequence about Moses, a restricted sequence in regards to the lifetime of Joseph, “The Chosen Adventures,” and “The Chosen In the Wild with Bear Grylls.”
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“I’m very excited to bring our ‘Chosen way’ to more great stories from the Bible, and it’s awesome that we get to first announce it to the fans who helped get us here long before we were popular,” Jenkins informed the gang whereas flanked by his spouse, Amanda.
‘The Chosen Adventures’
The primary new sequence beneath 5&2 Studios will likely be “The Chosen Adventures,” a 14-episode animated present that provides a youthful tackle the Jesus story, that includes voice actors reminiscent of Paul Walter Hauser, Jordin Sparks and Yvonne Orji. The sequence will comply with 9-year-old Abby within the Galilean metropolis of Capernaum, circa 30 CE.
“Inquisitive young Abby is bursting at the seams with questions. Insatiably curious and imaginative, Abby feels no one has the answers she’s looking for. When she and her best friend, Joshua, meet Jesus, everything changes,” reads the present description.
Jenkins informed The Christian Put up that the sequence is filled with “whimsy, whit and biblical truths” that households can get pleasure from collectively.
“A children’s show isn’t intended to, nor is it ever going to, take you all the way into the depth of the Jesus story that you’re going to get as you get a little bit older,” he mentioned. “You hear the story overall, but because you’re not an adult, you can’t totally identify with the pain and suffering. This is still a show for kids; we’re not getting in there and trying to scare them or anything like that. It’s going to be covering biblical truths, but it’s designed to ease them into some of these stories. It’s going to engage them with Scripture, and then hopefully that’s going to supplement the mothership show as well.”
Vanessa Benavente, who performs Mom Mary in “The Chosen,” informed CP the present will likely be “uplifting and inspiring for children.”
“This all started in season one with the episode with Jesus and the children, which is probably one of my favorites,” she mentioned. “I feel like that is the type of thing that I would love my children to be watching; inspiring, uplifting.”
‘The Chosen within the Wild’
One other mission, “The Chosen in the Wild with Bear Grylls,” will likely be a six-episode journey sequence during which numerous solid members of “The Chosen” will be part of Grylls for outside challenges.
Grylls, a former British Particular Forces member, described the upcoming sequence as a “beautiful collaboration with a really powerful brand of people doing something incredible in the world.”
“‘Chosen in the Wild’ is me taking some of the most loved actors of ‘The Chosen’ into the great outdoors, having an adventure with them, getting to know their story along the way,” he informed reporters. “I think you will be really surprised by the personal journeys of faith that the actors have been on just through this experience of acting it out. I haven’t met any of them to whom it’s just a job. … These guys really had really moving, powerful stories.”
‘Moses’ sequence, a restricted sequence that includes the lifetime of Joseph and the ‘Acts of the Apostles’
After “The Chosen” concludes, Jenkins introduced he plans to direct a three-season sequence on the lifetime of Moses.
“The cool thing about this story is it is also not only a story that people all over the world know and appreciate and love, regardless of whether they are followers of Jesus, but Moses is the forebearer to Jesus,” Jenkins informed the viewers of the upcoming sequence.
“Moses turned the water to blood. Jesus turned the water to wine. Moses split the Red Sea. Jesus walked on the water. Moses put the serpent on the pole, and people looked at it to be healed. Jesus gets up on the pole so that people look at Him and be healed from their diseases.”
Wanting forward, Jenkins mentioned he’s additionally enthusiastic about pursuing a shorter sequence after the seven-season dedication to “The Chosen.” In growth are a sequence based mostly on the Acts of the Apostles and a restricted sequence about Joseph.
The way forward for ‘The Chosen’
Earlier this yr, Jenkins gained full oversight of “The Chosen” after an arbitrator ended the partnership between his firm, The Chosen LLC, and Angel Studios.
Season 5 of “The Chosen” simply wrapped and can concentrate on the week resulting in Christ’s demise; season six of “The Chosen” will concentrate on the crucifixion, whereas season seven will cowl the resurrection. Each seasons will function eight episodes, culminating in world theatrical releases of prolonged episodes on these occasions.
Jenkins informed reporters that the fifth season of the sequence will discover Jesus’ ideas and the disciples’ confusion as they method the cross.
“Season five covers the most important, influential week in the history of the world, Holy Week,” he mentioned. “We start to get in Jesus’s head a little bit. We start to see what He’s thinking and feeling as He approaches the cross. We start to really lean into the fact that the disciples are confused. Why is Jesus dividing people here? We have a chance of Holy Week; a million Jews are all gathered together. Why aren’t we unified so that we can beat the Romans? Jesus is doing the opposite.”
Jenkins emphasised that, regardless of discussions with streaming platforms, “The Chosen” will stay free to audiences, particularly in underserved areas, although different tasks may undertake completely different distribution fashions. He additionally cautioned in opposition to evaluating 5&2 Studios to giant inventive universes like Marvel or Star Wars, noting that his focus is on telling tales that prioritize human connection and authenticity.
“From the beginning. I just thought, ‘I’m following, I’m just trying to listen,'” he informed reporters when requested in regards to the success of “The Chosen.” “It doesn’t surprise me that the show is successful, because God can do anything. It wouldn’t surprise me if the show didn’t do anything, because I don’t think about the results. So now that I see it, I don’t take it for granted, I appreciate it, it never stops meaning something to me … but the impact matters most.”
Along with his studio ventures, Jenkins is behind the upcoming Lionsgate movie, “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever,” based mostly on Barbara Robinson’s e book. The film, starring Judy Greer and Pete Holmes, is ready for launch on Nov. 8.
Leah M. Klett is a reporter for The Christian Put up. She could be reached at: [email protected]
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