The Chosen One (2023)

Original title

El elegido

Directed by

Everardo Gout

Genre

drama television series, fantasy television series

Country

Mexico, United States

Length

1 season, 6 episodes

Rated

TV-MA

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 64 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A boy in a small Mexican town realizes he has the powers of Jesus Christ. He must figure out what to do with this gift while dealing with his family and community.

sobergroundedsupernaturalmysteriousslow-burncontemplativefamily-centeredearnest

What happens

The Chosen One (Spanish: El Elegido) is a fantasy television series developed by Everardo and Leopoldo Gout, and Jorge Dorantes for Netflix. The series is based on the 2004–23 comic book series American Jesus (initially titled Chosen) by Mark Millar and Peter Gross, and follows a boy who discovers he has the abilities of Jesus Christ. Unlike the source material, the show takes place in Mexico rather than the United States. The series features an ensemble cast starring Bobby Luhnow, Dianna Agron, Lilith Amelie Siordia Mejia, Juan Fernando González Anguamea, Jorge Javier Arballo, Alejandro Edda, Alberto Pérez-Jácome Kenna, Patricio Serna Meza, Carlos Bardem, Alfonso Dosal, Sofía Sisniega, Eileen Yáñez, and Tenoch Huerta. It released on August 16, 2023. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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