"The Chosen" is the largest crowdfunded media project of all time.
The showrunner, Dallas Jenkins, said his goal is to have the show be seen by 1 billion people.
The show does not operate like a normal TV show with scheduled release dates. Instead once the episodes are edited and ready to go, they are pushed live on YouTube and on the companion app.
The show began as a test video done by showrunner Dallas Jenkins that he filmed on his property in Illinois. He was able to use the footage to secure his first $10 million that he used to kick start the show.
Jonathan Roumie explained in an interview shortly after filming season 2 that he met a young woman who told him she had contemplated taking her life but changed her mind after watching I Have Called You by Name (2019), breaking down in tears upon seeing ending, explaining she felt loved by God again feeling reminded that she had a purpose.