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Angel Studios Introduces “Angel Promise” Content Standards and Audience Veto System
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Core Announcement: New Content Standards and Audience Approval
Angel Studios unveiled permanent content standards, the “Angel Promise,” prohibiting on-screen nudity, sexual acts, the F-word, and profanity that misuses God’s name. Every original film or series must earn at least a 70/100 score from Angel Guild members to be distributed. The Guild, now about three million paying members, holds a formal veto: projects below the threshold are not added to the platform.
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Background and Growth of Angel Studios
Founded in 2013 by the Harmon brothers in Provo, Utah, Angel Studios positioned itself as a faith-friendly alternative to mainstream Hollywood. Its 2023 breakout *Sound of Freedom* earned roughly $250 million worldwide, and later titles such as *Cabrini*, *The King of Kings*, and *David* reinforced its market presence. The company went public in September 2025, and Guild membership doubled to over three million within a year.
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Data and Statistics
- Guild membership: ~3 million paying members, each paying roughly $20 per month.
- Royalties: Nearly $300 million disbursed to filmmakers.
- Approval threshold: Minimum 70/100 score from Guild voters.
- Content bans: No nudity, sexual scenes, the F-word, or misuse of God’s name.
- Parental controls: Age-based recommendations and plain-language descriptions generated by Guild feedback.
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Official Statements & Responses
Co-founder and Chief Content Officer Jeff Harmon said the standards are intended to keep Angel’s mission “faith-friendly” and protect families from material that drifts from values-based storytelling. He added that the new parental-control tools give families clearer guidance than a generic PG-13 rating, allowing each household to tailor viewing choices. The recent transfer of more than 10 million super-voting shares into an irrevocable Angel Mission Trust is presented as a safeguard to keep the studio aligned with its founding principles for generations.
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Verbatim Quotes
- “I think Hollywood generally kind of lives in a bubble,” — Jeff Harmon
- “We promise there's never going to be nudity, and there'll never be sex on screen,” — Jeff Harmon
- “This is the first time in history that a major Hollywood studio, or top 10 studio in the United States, has come and said, we're going to let the audience have a veto right,” — Jeff Harmon
- “We're trying to build a 100-year-plus company,” — Jeff Harmon
- “Our Guild tells parents what's actually in a film, and our parental controls let each family decide what plays in their home.” — Jeff Harmon
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What’s Next
Angel Studios will continue expanding parental-control features and evaluating projects through the Guild voting process. Leadership indicated the Angel Mission Trust will remain in place to preserve the studio’s values-based direction beyond the founders’ lifetimes.