Chicken nuggets with a side of entertainment? Chick-fil-A slated to launch its own streaming service

The fast food chain hopes to launch its streaming service later this year, sources said

By Joy Saha

Staff Writer

Published August 22, 2024 4:00PM (EDT)

A Chick-fil-A restaurant is seen on July 05, 2022 in Houston, Texas. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
A Chick-fil-A restaurant is seen on July 05, 2022 in Houston, Texas. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

Chick-fil-A, the fast-food chain known for its fried chicken sandwiches, is looking to enter the entertainment industry. 

According to Variety, the chain plans to launch its very own streaming service. Chick-fil-A has been working with Hollywood production companies and studios “to create family-friendly, mostly unscripted original shows,” the outlet reported. The chain is also in talks to license and acquire content, according to an unnamed source who pitched a project.

Specific programs include a game show from Glassman Media, the company behind NBC’s “The Wall,” and Sugar23, which is behind Netflix’s “13 Reasons Why.” The show has been given a 10-episode order, per Variety.

Budgets for unscripted projects are reportedly in the range of $400,000 per half-hour. Chick-fil-A is also considering both scripted projects and animation, sources said. Brian Gibson, who has worked on several big-name series like “Top Gear” and “The X Factor,” is leading the charge on programming and has been in talks with various producers.       

Sources told Deadline that Chick-fil-A hopes to launch its streaming service later this year.

Chick-fil-A is the latest non-entertainment company to join the so-called “streaming wars.” It follows in the footsteps of Lyft, which produced “Lucky Lyft,” a trivia game show hosted by Bob The Drag Queen; and Airbnb, which produced the documentary “Gay Chorus Deep South” that aired on MTV. In addition, Northwell Health — the primary healthcare provider in New York state — is also said to soon be veering into the the film and television realm, primarily via documentary content.

Chick-fil-A previously produced a series of short animated films for its site, “Stories of Evergreen Hills,” and made children’s puzzles and games under its Pennycake brand.


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