Chosen (American TV series)

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Chosen
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Genre
Created by
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes18 (list of episodes)
Production
Producers
  • Ben Ketai
  • Milo Ventimiglia
  • Ryan Lewis
  • Evan Charnov
  • Russ Cundiff
Running time40-44 minutes
Production companies
  • Dissident Pictures
  • DiVide Pictures
  • Lifeboat Productions
Original release
Network Crackle
ReleaseJanuary 17, 2013 (2013-01-17) –
April 15, 2014 (2014-04-15)

Chosen (stylized onscreen as CH:OS:EN accompanied by a ticking sound) is an American action-thriller television series from Ben Ketai and Ryan Lewis, airing via online streaming video service Crackle. [1] Each season consisted of six episodes released simultaneously: season one was released on January 17, 2013; season two was released on December 13 that same year; the third and final season was released on April 15, 2014. Two weeks later, Crackle announced it had renewed the series for a fourth season, [2] but no other information was released until series star Milo Ventimiglia tweeted, on June 20, 2016, that the fourth season would not be moving forward. [3]

Contents

A Chinese remake of the series premiered worldwide on Netflix in March 2018. [4]

Plot

Ian Mitchell is a lawyer, divorced from Laura and father of their young daughter Ellie. Ian receives a box containing a gun and a picture of a stranger, along with instructions to kill the pictured person. He is subsequently attacked by another stranger, and discovers that he has been chosen by a mysterious organization known as The Watchers to participate in a lethal game. Along with his daughter and ex-wife, Ian must deal with Jacob, another player forced into the game.

Cast

Episodes

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1 6 January 17, 2013 (2013-1-17)January 17, 2013 (2013-1-17)
2 6 December 12, 2013 (2013-12-12)December 26, 2013 (2013-12-26)
3 6 April 15, 2014 (2014-4-15)April 15, 2014 (2014-4-15)
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Promotional Poster

Broadcast

All six episodes of season one of Chosen premiered in Australia on FX on June 16, 2013. [5] All 18 episodes of the first three seasons of Chosen were aired in Germany on 13th Street on February 2, 2015, through March 9, 2015. [6]

Chinese adaptation

A three-part Chinese adaptation was released on iQIYI in China and Taiwan in January 2018, and worldwide via Netflix in March 2018. [4] The remake, a Chinese-Australian co-production set in Australia, follows the core plot of the series but makes changes to the characters; for example, the main character is a surgeon instead of a lawyer, portrayed by Lan Cheng-lung. The series also stars Sam Hayden-Smith, Deng Jiajia and Jenny Zhou.

References

  1. ↑ Goldberg, Lesley (September 4, 2012). "Milo Ventimiglia to Star in Crackle Drama 'Chosen'". The Hollywood Reporter.
  2. ↑ "Crackle Announces New Original Programming". ComingSoon.net. Archived from the original on July 17, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  3. ↑ (@MiloVentimiglia) Ventimiglia, Milo (June 20, 2016). "Slim chance it is @SteveNuhn which breaks my heart. Still trying to get it back goin. @ChosenFans @Crackle @TheArabHova. MV" . Retrieved July 4, 2017.
  4. 1 2 "Chinese Revamp of Sony's 'Chosen' Series to Play on iQIYI and Netflix". January 5, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Chosen". Foxtel. Archived from the original on June 27, 2015.
  6. ↑ "13th Street zeigt "Chosen" mit Milo Ventimiglia". December 2, 2014.
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