New Streaming Service Coming… From Chick-fil-A?

When you think of Chick-fil-A, you probably think chicken, or maybe you think about the cows they brilliantly use for advertising. What you probably don't think about is a streaming service. But it seems the chain is working to create a new streaming service to launch later this year.

According to Variety, Chick-fil-A has been working with Hollywood production companies and studios to create content for a new streaming service. The idea is to create family-friendly, mostly unscripted original shows. Apparently the fast food chain is also looking to license and acquire content for the service as well.

Deadline broke the news yesterday on their website with exclusive details. Some of the shows that could be on deck for the service could include a family-friendly gameshow from the company behind NBC's The Wall, Glassman Media, and Michael Sugar's Sugar23, the company that brought Netflix's 13 Reasons Why and more. Based on the information Deadline received, the gameshow has a 10-episode order.

The plan seems to have the service launch later this year, and to hopefully include scripted projects and animation.

It appears the guy behind Top Gear and The X Factor, Brian Gibson, holds the reigns to lead programming and has been talking with various producers.

The world of producing entertainment isn't completely new to Chick-fil-A. While the company has over 3,000 restaurants in the United States, they have produced entertainment content for their website, including short, animated films. In addition, Chick-fil-A has also branched out to create children's puzzles and games under its Pennycake brand.

Chick-fil-A wouldn't be the only "non-entertainment" company to get into producing content and joining the streaming world. Brands like Lyft and Airbnb have produced shows like Lucky Lyft and Gay Chorus Deep South that aired on MTV.

There don't seem to be any more details surrounding the launch of the new service from the beloved fast food chain known for its chicken sandwich, but it doesn't stop the internet from speculating. Many people seem surprised by the news of Chick-fil-A launching a streaming service. Some have poked fun at the idea and shared their thoughts on X.

There have even been recommendations for the name of the service, with one user commenting, "They should call it Chik-flix". Another asked if it would be called "Flick-fil-A". Other users shared memes and thoughts about the service and whether it would be available on Sundays, since Chick-fil-A restaurants aren't open then. And others questioned the company and their financial choices, when there are already many streaming services, some of which are struggling as it is.

It will be interesting to see how this develops.

Did you know there were a bunch of fast food restaurants that started right here in the South? Some of them you might have known. However, some of them might surprise you. What shouldn't surprise you is the fact that people from the South love these restaurants. And if you live in the South, or you've been here for a while, odds are you've been to at least one of these spots.

According to an article on VinePair, these fast food restaurants all began south of the Mason-Dixon Line. Georgia, North Carolina, and Louisiana are responsible for most of the places on this list. I will say this, most of the places on this list involve chicken. That will probably give you at least a clue as to what some of the restaurants on this list are.

I can tell you, I have eaten at all of these places on multiple occasions. In fact, most of these are some of my go-to places. Also, I can say that we have multiple locations of these particular fast food restaurants here in the CSRA.

There are a few places that we love that didn't start in the South though. McDonalds and Taco Bell both started in California. Sonic started in Oklahoma, which I guess you could still consider the South. Dunkin started in Massachusetts. Even though these places weren't born in the South, we still love them!

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Here are some of your favorite fast food restaurants that were born right here in the South.

I'm sure you already knew this one, but it had to make the list. Chick-fil-A was started in Fayetteville, Georgia back in 1946. The original location was called The Dwarf House. 20 years later the first official Chick-fil-A was opened in Atlanta.

Here is another one that started in Georgia. Zaxby's was founded in 1990 down in Statesboro. Imagine that, college students loving chicken fingers and fries. What a brilliant place to start a restaurant. Zaxby's now has almost 1,000 locations in 19 states.

You might have known this one, but Bojangles started in Charlotte, North Carolina back in 1977. Of course, they're famous for their fried chicken, breakfast biscuits, and sweet tea. Bojangles has over 500 locations in 17 states. They even have a Bojangles in Honduras!

As if one biscuit place in North Carolina wasn't enough, let's throw in another one. Hardee's was also founded in North Carolina. Greenville, North Carolina to be exact. The first Hardee's opened back in 1960. We used to go to Hardee's all of the time when I was a kid, mostly to collect the California Raisins figures that we thought were going to be worth a fortune.

See what I meant when I said that most of the fast food restaurants that started in the South had to do with chicken? Here's another one for you. Popeye's began in Arabi, Louisiana back in 1976. Now they have over 3700 locations in the United States.

The final fast food restaurant on the list is Burger King. It started in Miami, Florida back in the early 1950s. I know that Miami isn't really Southern, but geographically it falls in the South so I added it to the list. Can you believe Burger King has over 19,000 locations throughout the world? That's a lot of Whoppers!