Dinner and a movie? Chick-fil-A apparently wants to be your one-stop shop. On Aug. 21, Deadline that the fast-food chain, known for its chicken sandwiches and , is launching its own streaming platform along with a slate of original programming.
Chick-fil-A has been reportedly working with “a number of major production companies” to create “family-friendly” shows, many of which will be reality TV, and is also in talks to license and acquire content. Discussions of scripted content and animation are also apparently on the table. According to Deadline, this includes a family-friendly game show from the company behind NBC’s “The Wall,” as well as , the same production company behind series including “13 Reasons Why,” “The OA” and “True Detective.
” Deadline reports that the Sugar23-produced show has secured a 10-episode order. Sources tell Deadline that the chain is thinking of a late 2024 launch. Chick-fil-A declined TODAY.
com’s request for comment. But this isn’t the first time Chick-fil-A has gone down this programming path: In 2021, it produced a series of short, animated films called “ .” Plus, Chick-fil-A is owned by the Cathy family, whose independently managed trust .
The studio frequently works with Marvel and is where “WandaVision,” “Loki” and “Ant-Man” were filmed. Social media users, as you can imagine, had plenty of thoughts on the chicken chain’s latest venture into entertainment. “Wait what,” one Instagram commente.
