Angel Studios Sets Content Rules and Guild Vote Threshold

Angel Studios has announced the Angel Promise, a policy setting content limits for its productions and giving Angel Guild members a vote on films and television series considered for the company’s service. The studio says eligible projects must receive a score of at least 70 out of 100 from Guild voters to qualify. The standards bar onscreen sex and nudity, the F-word, and irreverent or profane uses of God’s name in Angel Originals. Profanity of any kind is prohibited in titles intended for children 12 and younger. Angel Studios has also announced expanded parental controls, including age ratings and descriptions of potentially sensitive material. The voting requirement applies to films and series brought to Angel, including licensed projects and Angel Originals, according to the company’s description of the policy. Guild members watch and assess projects; a title that falls short of the 70-point threshold does not qualify for inclusion. Angel Studios says violence is a matter for Guild members to judge rather than a categorical ban. Cofounder and Chief Content Officer Jeff Harmon described the pledge in an interview as a response to what he sees as a growing distance between...