Angel Studios is planning to appeal an arbitrator’s ruling that ended its relationship with the producers of faith-based TV megahit “ The Chosen .” The news comes as The Chosen LLC — the company behind the production of series — announced this week that the show’s Season 4 would exclusively stream on “The Chosen” app starting with the first two episodes on June 2. In a statement, Angel Studios CEO Neal Harmon said it will “pursue the appeal provision that Angel and The Chosen agreed to as the process for resolving disagreements privately.
” In a unique distribution model, “The Chosen” Season 4 was first released in theaters this February, where it scored big box office returns. But after that, the show’s TV premiere remained in limbo as Angel Studios and The Chosen LLC tussled over the season premiere plans. “The Chosen” started in 2017 as a partnership between Dallas Jenkins and Angel Studios, originally financed through crowdfunding.
The show was initially distributed via both Angel Studios and on “The Chosen” app, but last year the show greatly expanded its distribution footprint in secondary windows on outlets like The CW on broadcast, as well as streamers including Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Peacock. For Season 4, besides the theatrical run and “The Chosen” app premiere, the only other partner so far is BYUtv, which will streak episodes 24 hours after the “The Chosen” app, starting on Monday, June 3 at 7 p.m.
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