Fans go wild over Chick-fil-A’s sandwiches and nuggets, and their waffle fries have a bit of a cult following. Now, it appears the company wants to branch out so you can enjoy your food while watching family-friendly entertainment. Deadline reported that the fast-food giant is moving quickly and aggressively to get new programming produced to be delivered straight to viewers via its own streaming service.
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Chick-fil-A’s Streaming Will Be Suitable For Everyone
It seems the new service will be home to family-friendly game shows and other non-scripted programming. Deadline shared Chick-fil-A is in talks to license and acquire content.
“Deadline understands that the fast-food firm has been working with a number of major production companies, including some of the studios, to create family-friendly shows, particularly in the unscripted space,” the news outlet posted on X.
Chick-fil-A is reported to be in talks with Glassman Media, the company behind NBC’s gameshow The Wall. The fast food outlet also tapped Sugar 23, which developed 13 Reasons Why for its “family-friendly” game show. Deadline reported the show has a 10-episode order.
“Budgets on the unscripted side are believed to be in the range of $400,000 per half-hour. Sources told us the idea is to launch later this year and there’s also talk of scripted projects and animation,” Deadline shared on X.
The News Shocked Many People
Deadline posted the news on X, where social media users widely roasted the idea.
Many made jokes about the service’s potential name.
Like this person, “They should call it Chik-flix.”
This person felt that Chick-fil-A should expand its hours and not its services.
“Maybe focus on opening on Sundays before becoming Netfil-A.”
Lots of people made Sunday jokes. “the way the streaming app will be closed on Sunday omg.”
Chick-fil-A has been tight-lipped about the project, but it will be interesting to see if this is real, or just to ruffle feathers.
This story’s featured image is by Robert V Schwemmer via Shutterstock.
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