‘The Chosen,’ ‘Real Housewives’ and ‘Unwell Winter Games’ win Utah film incentives

The Season 5 cast of the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City. Photo: Photo: Bravo // Koury Angelo

SALT LAKE CITY, UT — The Utah Film Commission said Thursday that the Utah Board of Tourism Development has approved state film incentives for three productions expected to generate an estimated $11.3 million in economic impact and create more than 175 jobs while filming in Juab, Salt Lake, Summit, and Utah counties.

The approved projects include Season 7 of The Chosen, which the film commission said will return to Utah to film in and around Goshen this spring.

“We love filming in Utah and look forward to being in Utah for another season of ‘The Chosen,’” Brad Pelo, president of The Chosen, said in a statement released by the film commission. “The people are wonderful, the landscape is stunning, and the locations we use work perfectly. We hope we get to be guests here frequently, as it’s a beautiful place to bring the story of Jesus to life.”

Also approved was Unwell Winter Games, a new competition series from Alex Cooper, known for Call Her Daddy. The film commission said Cooper launched “Unwell” in 2023 as a “Gen Z-focused media and lifestyle brand,” and that the series will feature “Olympic games” between two teams of celebrities, athletes, and internet personalities.

The production is scheduled to film this month in Summit County, the commission said.

“Filming in Park City allows us to leverage Utah’s iconic scenery as well as its production infrastructure, world-class hospitality, and vibrant creative community,” producer Larissa Beck said in a statement released by the film commission.

The film commission also said Season 7 of The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City has been approved for an incentive and will begin shooting this month in Salt Lake County.

“Utah provides a stellar background for filming from both a creative and technical perspective,” a representative from Forest Productions Inc. said in a statement. “The Real Housewives production will showcase the spectacular locations that Utah has to offer, including mountain vistas, ski resorts, and the surrounding towns, featuring a top-quality crew base and filming infrastructure.”

The film commission said the series has filmed in Utah since its 2020 debut and has showcased the state’s lifestyle and winter scenery to a global audience.

The Utah Film Commission, part of the Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity and the Utah Office of Tourism, was formed in 1974 and markets Utah as a destination for film, television, and commercial production, according to the release.