With Hollywood in full strike, the Actors Guild has just given permission for this Christian phenomenon to be the first series to resume filming

Day 5 of the US Actors Strike. With that and the screenwriters, all of Hollywood is paralyzed. All? No. And it is that, although the production of all the series and films under the umbrella of the AMPTP are at a standstill, we already have the first exemption underway. And it is a Christian drama that has become a global phenomenon..

I’m talking about ‘The Chosen’, the independent series which has become the first television or film production to resume production after being paralyzed by the SAG-AFTRA strike, which began last Friday.

Something that has its logic, since the strike is against the companies affiliated with the alliance of film and television producers, the AMPTP so that truly independent productions would not be affected. Which is not to say that from ‘The Chosen’ they do not need to negotiate these exceptions with the union on duty, as has been the case.

a provisional agreement

In fact, this is done through a provisional agreement with SAG and under guild requirements. Something that has taken a few days to be granted and it is expected that, although it is the first exception, it will not be the only one that we will see in the coming days and weeks.

Created by Dallas Jenkins, ‘The Chosen’ It is a series financed 100% through crowdfunding what can be seen from free way on your website. This does not mean that it does not have distribution agreements (Lionsgate or Acontracorriente) or that, for example, it can also be seen via platforms such as Movistar Plus+.

With three seasons already available and a fourth in full filming, the series follows the story of Jesus of Nazareth through the eyes of various disciples, apostles and various witnesses. An independent production that is one of the most successful micro-patronage systems.

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