The Chosen is a multi-season television series about the life of Jesus and the disciples. It is directed by Dallas Jenkins and distributed by Angel Studios.
The series has become a global phenomenon. In Brazil last month, the series app entered Apple‘s Top 10 among the most popular free apps. It has been viewed nearly 70 million times in that country alone, according to data on the Angel Studios website.
On Thursday, the app’s community room included messages from viewers in Mexico, Colombia, Nigeria, New Zealand and India – all applauding the series.
One viewer from Zambia wrote – “It made the Bible come alive in my life.”
Here in the United States, The Chosen landed at No. 8 in April on Roku’s list of searches, according to Variety. That put it two spots ahead of Spider-Man: Far From Home.
On YouTube, the 400 million number represents views, not individual viewers. Angel Studios has a goal of reaching 1 billion people with the series.
Thus far, it has been viewed by 94 million people, according to Angel Studios estimates.
Jenkins recently said that the reaction by fans of the show has encouraged him. He said people are coming up to him and saying, “The show has completely reignited my faith in Christ. The show has brought me closer to Christ. The show has made me focus less on religion and more on Jesus .”
Season 3 of The Chosen is currently being filmed.