KJ Hirschi, who spent years on the special projects team at The Chosen working on marketing, fan events, and ancillary content for the most-watched faith series in history, has left to launch 1830 Studios, according to Meridian Magazine. The move represents a gamble on building a new faith-based media company rather than remaining with the established franchise.

Hirschi worked alongside The Chosen co-founder Derral Eves on projects that helped the series reach massive audiences and build a devoted fan base. The decision to leave raises questions about what 1830 Studios plans to produce and whether it can replicate or exceed The Chosen's unprecedented success in the faith-media space.

The article describes Hirschi as having a "startup mentality" and positions the move as audacious given The Chosen's trajectory. Details about 1830 Studios' first projects and funding remain unclear, but the venture signals growing competition in the market for high-production-value religious content that The Chosen helped create.