“The Joe Rogan Experience,” the most popular podcast in America, discusses the remarkable success of “The Chosen,” a Bible-based series about the life of Jesus Christ.
“The Chosen”
On an episode of the podcast, host Joe Rogan and guest Nate Bargatze talked about the future of entertainment. They are expressing their disappointment with how big corporations are buying out their competitors. Rogan noted that the future of entertainment might involve a “Substack-type situation where you subscribe to individual things that you want.”
That was when Nate, a comedian, and a professing Christian, mentioned “The Chosen.”
“There’s a show called ‘The Chosen’ – you heard of that?” Bargatze said.
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“The Joe Rogan Experience”
He then continued to explain the series’ success and its popularity. Joe was impressed by how it succeeded without a Hollywood studio’s support.
“It’s about Jesus,” Nate said. “It’s through the roof how many people have watched the show.”
The series tells the story of Jesus and His disciples and is now in the making of its third season. It has been streamed by viewers worldwide more than 400 million times.
“They just made their own app,” Bargatze explained. “They made an app called ‘The Chosen,’ and you went to that app, and you watch that show. And I believe it got millions upon millions of views.
“… They did all the ads behind it,” he added. “… It’s the very word of mouth.”
The Bible-based series is the most successful crowdfunded entertainment project in history. For its first season, around $10 million was raised, and $12 million for season 2.
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