Millarworld founder Mark Millar has shared the first look at The Chosen One, an upcoming Netflix series adaptation of his American Jesus comic book trilogy.
The first look for The Chosen One comes in the form of a poster, showing the titular protagonist looking at a power line post that is in the shape of a cross. Millar confirmed that the first season of The Chosen One will adapt the first comic book series, Chosen. He also revealed the premise of the show, stating, "A little kid finds out that the reason his mother disappeared with him and they're hiding out in a small town is because he's the returned Jesus Christ and they're doing everything they can to stay alive so he can grow up and face the Antichrist in the City of Megiddo as per the biblical prophecy."
The Chosen One is based on Millar and Peter Gross' comic book, Chosen, also known as American Jesus, initially published in 2004 by Dark Horse. Following Netflix's acquisition of Millarworld, the streamer announced in July 2018 that it would be adapting American Jesus as a live-action series. Prior to the announcement, Waypoint Entertainment had unsuccessfully attempted to adapt American Jesus to film on two separate occasions, first in 2011 and again in 2016. Netflix's The Chosen One is directed by Everardo Gout (The Purge), who also produced and wrote the series with his brother Leopoldo Gout. "What they've done with this is just masterful," teased Millar. "It looks like Roma or City of God, a six part series of absolute beauty and I've loved every second of this."
The Chosen One Is Stand By Me With a Horror Twist
Millarworld also described The Chosen One as "a horror story, but also a coming of age and has a Stand by Me vibe, a kid just like you or I who likes Star Wars, video games and girls in his class suddenly finding out he has this tremendous destiny. This is going to be an absolute beauty." Stand by Me is a 1986 coming-of-age drama film directed by Rob Reiner, based on Stephen King's 1982 novella The Body. The film is often considered one of the most influential films of the 1980s, as well as one of the greatest films of all time.
What Other Millarworld Properties Are Coming Soon to Netflix?
Besides the upcoming The Chosen One, there are several Millarworld properties in various stages of development at Netflix. A live-action Supercrooks series was confirmed to be in the works in 2021. The upcoming series will be set in the same universe as Jupiter's Legacy, which was canceled by Netflix in 2021 after a single season. The streamer is also working on feature film adaptations of Millar's Empress and Sharkey the Bounty Hunter, as well as a live-action series based on Image Comics' Huck.
A release date for The Chosen One has not yet been announced.
Source: Mark Millar