(Just more fake "religious persecution".)

In an attempt to portray themselves as better than other forms of faith-based media, the producers of a new Christian TV show engaged in the most stereotypically evangelical scheme ever: They depicted themselves as victims of persecution when no such thing was actually happening.

The show is The Chosen, which generated plenty of (earned) media after a successful $10 million fundraising campaign. It attempts to tell the story of Jesus as if it were a multi-season prestige drama. Since its premiere in 2019, though, the best thing you could say about it is that it’s not as eyeroll-inducing as other Christian shows… but unless you’re a Christian starving for Christian content about Christianity, you’re almost certainly not binge-watching this… or even regular-watching this. (The first season is available on YouTube. Season 3 just began filming. There are supposed to be seven seasons in all.)