Filmmaker Dallas Jenkins on creating "The Chosen" and his love for Chicago sports

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5 • 661 Ratings

🗓️ 29 November 2021

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Dallas Jenkins is a filmmaker and the creator and producer of the hit streaming series The Chosen, the first multi-season series about the life of Christ, and the most successful media crowd-fund of all time.

Jenkins began his film career in his early 20's and started his own production company at the age of 25. His feature-length directorial debut came in 2006 with a film called Midnight Clear starring Stephen Baldwin. Since then, he has directed numerous other films including The Resurrection of Gavin Stone, starring D.B. Sweeney and wrestling legend Shawn Michaels.

In 2018, Jenkins created The Chosen and since it's release has reached over 300,000,000 views on their app. On December 1, 2021, The Chosen will be seen in theaters for the first time with a holiday event called CHRISTMAS WITH THE CHOSEN: THE MESSENGERS.

Today on the podcast, Dallas Jenkins shares about The Chosen, why he doesn't pay attention to the numbers, the excitement of having it in theaters, his love for Chicago sports, and his favorite athlete encounters.

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1:22.4	This is Sports Spectrum, the intersection of sports and faith, where we bring Jesus back into the conversation.
1:29.2	Here's your host, Jason Romano.
1:32.2	And welcome to the show, everyone. I am Jason. This is the Sports Spectrum podcast, and man,
1:37.9	do we have a great conversation today with Dallas Jenkins, creator and director and co-writer of The Chosen.
1:47.2	Tell me you've seen The Chosen.
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