The widely acclaimed streaming series ‘The Chosen’ has achieved one other milestone, took the No. 1 spot within the Apple TV App Store throughout the first week of June, coinciding with the discharge of the primary episode of its much-anticipated fourth season.
Additionally, the series reached the No. 2 position in the general free app chart within the App Store, reflecting its growing popularity and expansive viewer base.
The series stars Jonathan Roumie within the role of Jesus Christ. The actor has commented that his time on ‘The Chosen’ has “deepened” his faith and altered his relationship with God. “It makes me need to be a greater version of myself and the most effective human being possible,” he explained.
According to the corporate behind ‘The Chosen’, the series garnered a formidable 3.5 million streams in its first three days, which translates to an estimated 4.2 million viewers across U.S. households.
Series creator and director Dallas Jenkins expressed his appreciation for the enthusiastic response from viewers. “The numbers are great, but what speaks to us much more are the comments and emotional response from the viewers,” Jenkins said. “The crying emojis within the chat and the expressions of how much the ending impacted them were overwhelming.”
Indeed, engagement with the biblical story has rarely been so well received by a up to date audience of this size and immediacy.
This latest achievement is a component of quite a few successes for ‘The Chosen’. In 2023, the Season 3 finale reached No. 1 on the box office on its opening night. Similarly, in 2021, ‘Christmas with the Chosen: The Messengers’ topped the box office on its first two nights initially of December.
The show’s reach has been further amplified by endorsements from celebrities comparable to Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani, who’ve openly expressed their admiration for the series. Jenkins acknowledged the impact of such endorsements, saying, “It’s less for me in regards to the celebrity factor. But when Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani say that they are obsessive about the show, they’ve hundreds of thousands and hundreds of thousands of followers who are actually going to contemplate it due to that – and they may not have otherwise considered it before.”
As a method of evangelising the Christian message to a viewing audience of hundreds of thousands of individuals, ‘The Chosen’ has proved to be a remarkable success. New episodes of Season 4 are being released sequentially within the USA on Sunday evenings at 7.00pm Eastern and Thursdays at 8.30pm Eastern on social media and ‘The Chosen’ app.
All episodes might be viewed free of charge, maintaining the series’ accessibility to a broad audience.
