(News Nation) — Chick-fil-AA national chain of Christian-owned fried chicken sandwich shops known for being closed on Sundays is reportedly looking to get into the TV streaming business.
Deadline The chain is reportedly working with producers to develop family-friendly programming for its own channels — plans to focus on unscripted “reality” shows, the report said — and is also considering licensing or acquiring existing programming.
Sources told Deadline that the film is scheduled for release later this year.
Chick-fil-A joins other non-entertainment companies with entertainment ambitions: Lyft has produced game shows and Airbnb has sponsored documentaries. “Gay Chorus Deep South” It was broadcast on MTV.
Chick-fil-A operates more than 3,000 restaurants across the U.S. In accordance with the beliefs of founder S. Truett Cathy’s Southern Baptist Church, Chick-fil-A locations are closed on Sundays, Thanksgiving, and Christmas Day.
The company has supported anti-gay marriage activists and was subject to boycotts in the early 2010s, but sales were not seriously affected. American Customer Satisfaction Index This is the fast food restaurant that has won the award for 10 consecutive years.
It’s unclear whether the channel will include a reality show about Chick-fil-A itself. While there are plenty of restaurant competition shows and shows that focus on one person’s culinary adventures, there are very few reality shows set inside a restaurant.
The most successful “Cake Boss,It features the staff of Carlo’s Bakery in Hoboken, New Jersey. “restaurant” The show, which aired for two years in the early 2000s, documented tensions within a Manhattan restaurant startup led by celebrity chef Rocco DiSpirito.
1999 British documentary series “boiling point” The film follows then-unknown chef Gordon Ramsay as he opens his first restaurant in London and unveils his kitchen rage to the world.
