Netflix has formally introduced the upcoming live-action sequence debut of The Chosen One, primarily based on Mark Millar and Peter Gross’ graphic novel trilogy titled American Jesus. The approaching-of-age horror sequence comes after practically two years because the streamer canceled its Jupiter’s Legacy adaptation.
“Relocating American Jesus to Mexico makes the mythological rather more genuine and the apocalyptic all of the extra actual,” Millar mentioned in an announcement.
The Chosen One has been in growth since 2021 following Netflix’s 2017 acquisition of Millar’s firm, Millarworld. The difference of American Jesus is being produced as a Spanish/English sequence which is able to comply with a twelve-year-old boy who abruptly discovers he’s returned as Jesus Christ.
Throughout the Netflix Tudum 2022 occasion, it has been confirmed that Black Panther: Wakanda Endlessly star Tenoch Huerta and Glee vet Dianna Agron have been tapped for the main roles within the venture. Everardo Gout and Leopoldo Gout are serving as co-showrunners and govt producers on the sequence, with Gout additionally directing.
“Jodie, a twelve-year-old boy in Baja California, abruptly discovers he has Jesus-like powers: he can flip water into wine, make the crippled stroll, and, maybe, even elevate the useless!,” reads the synopsis. “Because the Evangelical and the Yaquí leaders on the town attempt to get him to make use of his powers to avoid wasting mankind, all Jodie desires to do is impress the woman he likes and stand as much as his bullies. As Jodie struggles and ultimately involves phrases together with his future, every thing will get thrown for a loop when he realizes he discovers the reality round his id.”
