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Thousands of Christian investors helped turn the story of Jesus into one of Hollywood’s most valuable religious franchises. Now the faithful who financed its miracle say they were squeezed out just before the biggest payday.
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Before The Chosen became a global faith-based entertainment franchise, it was a kind of digital collection plate. Thousands of Christian believers chipped in to fund a television series about Jesus, helping to transform a crowdfunding campaign into a commercial phenomenon with theatrical releases, Amazon Prime Video distribution, and an audience that its creators measure not merely in viewers—some 250 million—but in souls reached.
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