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]
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 18 (list of episodes) |
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| Running time | 40-44 minutes |
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| Network | Crackle |
| Release | January 17, 2013 – April 15, 2014 |
A Chinese remake of the series premiered worldwide on Netflix in March 2018.[4]
Plot
editIan 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
edit- Chad Michael Murray as Jacob Orr
- Milo Ventimiglia as Ian Mitchell
- Nicky Whelan as Laura Mitchell
- Sarah Roemer as Avery Sharp
- Brandon Routh as Max Gregory
- Caitlin Carmichael as Ellie Mitchell
- Diedrich Bader as Daniel Easton
- Rose McGowan as Josie Acosta
- Brett Davern as Paul
Episodes
edit| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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| 1 | 6 | January 17, 2013 | January 17, 2013 | |
| 2 | 6 | December 12, 2013 | December 26, 2013 | |
| 3 | 6 | April 15, 2014 | April 15, 2014 | |
Broadcast
editAll 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
editA 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
edit- ^ Goldberg, Lesley (September 4, 2012). "Milo Ventimiglia to Star in Crackle Drama 'Chosen'". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ "Crackle Announces New Original Programming". ComingSoon.net. Archived from the original on 2014-07-17. Retrieved 2014-05-01.
- ^ (@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.
- ^ a b "Chinese Revamp of Sony's 'Chosen' Series to Play on iQIYI and Netflix". January 5, 2018.
- ^ "Chosen". Foxtel. Archived from the original on June 27, 2015.
- ^ "13th Street zeigt "Chosen" mit Milo Ventimiglia". December 2, 2014.