Mark Millar Announces American Jesus Netflix Adaptation The Chosen One

Though he's had some mixed fortunes with adapting his work into Netflix series (Jupiter's Legacy had an ignominious one-season but others are in the works), Mark Millar's Millarworld is still part of the streaming giant's world. His next adaptation will be a fresh take on American Jesus called The Chosen One.
Co-created by Millar and artist Peter Gross, the comics first hit stands in 2004, but it has been a labour of love and years for the pair to finish the series – and at one point, was going to become a movie directed by Kick-Ass' Matthew Vaughn.
For the Netflix version, the story is being switched to Mexico. Jodie, a twelve-year-old boy, suddenly discovers he has Jesus-like powers: he can turn water into wine, make the crippled walk, and, perhaps, even raise the dead! As the Evangelical and the Yaquí leaders in town try to get him to use his powers to save mankind,...
Co-created by Millar and artist Peter Gross, the comics first hit stands in 2004, but it has been a labour of love and years for the pair to finish the series – and at one point, was going to become a movie directed by Kick-Ass' Matthew Vaughn.
For the Netflix version, the story is being switched to Mexico. Jodie, a twelve-year-old boy, suddenly discovers he has Jesus-like powers: he can turn water into wine, make the crippled walk, and, perhaps, even raise the dead! As the Evangelical and the Yaquí leaders in town try to get him to use his powers to save mankind,...
- 3/28/2023
- by James White
- Empire - TV
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