Crackle: Check Out the Second Season of Chosen

About this time last year I discussed Crackle's new online series Chosen starring Milo Ventimiglia (who also produces the series).  It turned out to be a good, yet gritty, thriller with his character being tasked to hunt and kill others while being hunted himself.  All of this was done in this strange setting where the police and others seemed to be in on this warped and deadly game.  Well, it is back and this time Chad Michael Murray plays one of the victims in this adult version of The Hunger Games, whereas Brandon Routh has a playboy role that we learn more about at the season progresses.  Here is Crackle's quick summary of the season two story:

Season two of Crackle’s original series picks up where the first left off, as Ian (Milo Ventimiglia) and Laura Mitchell (Nicky Whelan) take their daughter Ellie and hide out in a remote cabin hoping to escape the game and pull their family back together.

Back in the city, we meet Jacob Orr (Chad Michael Murray), a down-and-out bartender who is struggling to make ends meet as he takes care of his handicapped brother. On the way home from a party thrown by his millionaire best friend, Max Banyan (Brandon Routh), Jacob finds “the box” on his passenger seat. After being shot at by another “hunter,” Jacob quickly realizes that he has been thrust into the deadly game. He must rely on his most basic survival instincts to protect his new love interest, Avery Sharp (Sarah Roemer), and his brother — all while being forced to hunt down a target of his own.

Having watched the second season, I can only warn potential viewers that the program is more disturbing than season one.  Murray does a nice job holding the episodes together, while Ventimiglia and Routh have smaller but meaningful roles.  I thought Murray's talent was wasted on the never-ending One Tree Hill, so it is good to see him playing new characters.  In fact, I hope we see more of Ventimiglia, Murray, and Routh in more productions (though I won't say whether or not you will see them again the planned third season of Chosen since I don't want to give anything away).