Teaser Trailer for Netflix’s intense religious drama thriller THE CHOSEN ONE Based on the comic

Netflix has released a teaser trailer for their intense religious drama thriller series, The chosen onean adaptation of Marco Millar AND Peter Grossofrom the American Jesus comic series. Released in 2004 under the name Chosen, the comic follows a twelve-year-old boy who discovers he has the powers of Jesus Christ and is destined to face the Antichrist.

The series is the protagonist Tenoch Huerta (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever) AND Diana Agron (Joy), with Everado Gout (Marvel’s Luke Cage) directing the series, and co-showrunning with Leopoldo Gout (Molly’s game).

The full synopsis reads:

Jodie, a 12-year-old from Baja California, suddenly discovers he has Jesus-like powers: he can turn water into wine, make the lame walk, and maybe even raise the dead! As evangelical and Yaquí leaders in town try to convince him to use his powers to save humanity, all Jodie wants to do is impress the girl he likes and stand up to her bullies. As Jodie struggles and finally comes to terms with his fate, everything goes haywire when he realizes she’s uncovering the truth about his identity.

This looks really cool and like nothing we’ve seen before. Check out the short trailer below and let us know what you think. Are you a fan of comics?

The chosen one arrives on Netflix on August 16.