Angel Studios Releases ‘The Wingfeather Saga’

March 16, 2023190 views0

Angel Studios Releases ‘The Wingfeather Saga’

2023-03-16T11:55:31+01:00

By Marie

Angel Studios, an American video streaming service and Christian media studio, has released an animated series, The Wingfeather Saga.The first season debuted on Angel Studios’ platforms in December, telling the fictional story of a tight-knit family, the Igibys, who live in a fantastical world of friendly creatures and not-so-friendly monsters. The Igibys are battling their overlords, the evil Fangs. The family does things you won’t see in most mainstream series. They pray before meals. They rarely squabble. They encourage one another. They practice random acts of kindness.The series is based on the popular novels by gospel singer and author Andrew Peterson and provides faith-centric families with a rare treat: a fantasy series that can be viewed by the entire family.A crowdfunded series, “The Wingfeather Saga” was streamed 3.5 million times in its first five weeks. It features the voices of Jodi Benson (“The Little Mermaid”), Henry Ian Cusick (“Lost” and “The 100”) and Kevin McNally (“Pirates of the Caribbean”), among others.Peterson told The Baptist Paper that mainstream movies and television shows too often manufacture conflict within the family. In “The Wingfeather Saga,” he said, the family members are on the same team.Identity is another major theme in the series, but not in the way the world views the subject, he said. In “The Wingfeather Saga,” the family’s identity is found in their service to the Maker.“We belong to Someone. We belong to the King of the world,” Peterson said. “If you’re a Christian, that changes everything about who you are and your place in the world.”Angel Studios has produced several titles through crowdfunding, including The Chosen, Dry Bar Comedy, The Wingfeather Saga and The Tuttle Twins. The Chosen is the largest crowdfunded entertainment project to date, raising $10.3 million from 15,000 investors.As of May 2022, Angel Studios reports that 50,000 people have invested over $100 million in the production of new original content.ALSO READ: The Chosen Passes 400 Million Views worldwide