‘The Chosen’ Gets Exclusive U.S. Streaming Run at Prime Video Under New Expansive Deal With Amazon MGM Studios

variety.com:

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large Amazon’s Prime VIdeo has landed exclusive U.S. streaming rights to Bible epic “The Chosen,” as well as previously announced unscripted spinoff “The Chosen In The Wild with Bear Grylls.” It’s part of a new wide-ranging deal between series producer 5&2 Studios and Amazon MGM Studios, which also includes a theatrical release component for the next two installments of the hit series about the life of Jesus Christ, played by Jonathan Roumie.

The deal was announced Sunday during a livestream on 5&2 Studios’ YouTube page, and comes as 5&2 Studios prepares to release Season 5 of “The Chosen” next month in theaters.

After that, “The Chosen” Season 5 will now exclusively premiere on Amazon’s Prime Video in the U.S. this June. (“The Chosen” will also be available, on a non-exclusive basis, on Prime Video in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Sub-Saharan Africa, UK, and Latin America later this year.) Under the deal, Prime Video will also take over exclusive U.S.

streaming rights to the first five seasons of “The Chosen,” as well as future seasons of “The Chosen.” “The Chosen” was previously available on multiple platforms, including Netflix, Hulu and Peacock — but those deals have all expired in recent months.