diff --git a/lib/src/chewie_player.dart b/lib/src/chewie_player.dart
index 952e1ce9f..0ac065735 100644
--- a/lib/src/chewie_player.dart
+++ b/lib/src/chewie_player.dart
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/services.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/widgets.dart';
 import 'package:provider/provider.dart';
-import 'package:video_player/video_player.dart';
+import 'package:ext_video_player/ext_video_player.dart';
 import 'package:wakelock/wakelock.dart';
 import 'package:chewie/src/models/subtitle_model.dart';
 
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ class ChewieController extends ChangeNotifier {
     await videoPlayerController.setLooping(looping);
 
     if ((autoInitialize || autoPlay) &&
-        !videoPlayerController.value.isInitialized) {
+        !videoPlayerController.value.initialized) {
       await videoPlayerController.initialize();
     }
 
diff --git a/lib/src/cupertino/cupertino_controls.dart b/lib/src/cupertino/cupertino_controls.dart
index 02873a865..6202a2018 100644
--- a/lib/src/cupertino/cupertino_controls.dart
+++ b/lib/src/cupertino/cupertino_controls.dart
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import 'package:flutter/cupertino.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/foundation.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:provider/provider.dart';
-import 'package:video_player/video_player.dart';
+import 'package:ext_video_player/ext_video_player.dart';
 import 'package:chewie/src/models/subtitle_model.dart';
 
 class CupertinoControls extends StatefulWidget {
@@ -655,7 +655,7 @@ class _CupertinoControlsState extends State<CupertinoControls>
       } else {
         _cancelAndRestartTimer();
 
-        if (!controller.value.isInitialized) {
+        if (!controller.value.initialized) {
           controller.initialize().then((_) {
             controller.play();
           });
diff --git a/lib/src/cupertino/cupertino_progress_bar.dart b/lib/src/cupertino/cupertino_progress_bar.dart
index 8e14962bc..e3b89cca2 100644
--- a/lib/src/cupertino/cupertino_progress_bar.dart
+++ b/lib/src/cupertino/cupertino_progress_bar.dart
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import 'package:chewie/src/chewie_progress_colors.dart';
 import 'package:chewie/src/progress_bar.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/widgets.dart';
-import 'package:video_player/video_player.dart';
+import 'package:ext_video_player/ext_video_player.dart';
 
 class CupertinoVideoProgressBar extends StatelessWidget {
   CupertinoVideoProgressBar(
diff --git a/lib/src/material/material_controls.dart b/lib/src/material/material_controls.dart
index d0643a671..2055dae12 100644
--- a/lib/src/material/material_controls.dart
+++ b/lib/src/material/material_controls.dart
@@ -10,9 +10,8 @@ import 'package:chewie/src/material/widgets/options_dialog.dart';
 import 'package:chewie/src/notifiers/index.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:provider/provider.dart';
-import 'package:video_player/video_player.dart';
 import 'package:chewie/src/models/subtitle_model.dart';
-
+import 'package:ext_video_player/ext_video_player.dart';
 import 'widgets/playback_speed_dialog.dart';
 
 class MaterialControls extends StatefulWidget {
@@ -496,7 +495,7 @@ class _MaterialControlsState extends State<MaterialControls>
       } else {
         _cancelAndRestartTimer();
 
-        if (!controller.value.isInitialized) {
+        if (!controller.value.initialized) {
           controller.initialize().then((_) {
             controller.play();
           });
diff --git a/lib/src/material/material_desktop_controls.dart b/lib/src/material/material_desktop_controls.dart
index 8c38cec9f..a1675d3d1 100644
--- a/lib/src/material/material_desktop_controls.dart
+++ b/lib/src/material/material_desktop_controls.dart
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import 'package:chewie/src/material/widgets/options_dialog.dart';
 import 'package:chewie/src/notifiers/index.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:provider/provider.dart';
-import 'package:video_player/video_player.dart';
+import 'package:ext_video_player/ext_video_player.dart';
 import 'package:chewie/src/models/subtitle_model.dart';
 
 import 'widgets/playback_speed_dialog.dart';
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ class _MaterialDesktopControlsState extends State<MaterialDesktopControls>
       } else {
         _cancelAndRestartTimer();
 
-        if (!controller.value.isInitialized) {
+        if (!controller.value.initialized) {
           controller.initialize().then((_) {
             controller.play();
           });
diff --git a/lib/src/material/material_progress_bar.dart b/lib/src/material/material_progress_bar.dart
index fd1ee4fbb..4f5ed5a18 100644
--- a/lib/src/material/material_progress_bar.dart
+++ b/lib/src/material/material_progress_bar.dart
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import 'package:chewie/src/chewie_progress_colors.dart';
 import 'package:chewie/src/progress_bar.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/widgets.dart';
-import 'package:video_player/video_player.dart';
+import 'package:ext_video_player/ext_video_player.dart';
 
 class MaterialVideoProgressBar extends StatelessWidget {
   MaterialVideoProgressBar(
diff --git a/lib/src/player_with_controls.dart b/lib/src/player_with_controls.dart
index e162b628c..1c407adf3 100644
--- a/lib/src/player_with_controls.dart
+++ b/lib/src/player_with_controls.dart
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import 'package:chewie/src/notifiers/index.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/foundation.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:provider/provider.dart';
-import 'package:video_player/video_player.dart';
+import 'package:ext_video_player/ext_video_player.dart';
 
 class PlayerWithControls extends StatelessWidget {
   const PlayerWithControls({Key? key}) : super(key: key);
diff --git a/lib/src/progress_bar.dart b/lib/src/progress_bar.dart
index dcb2b7ad1..73ed4bb9d 100644
--- a/lib/src/progress_bar.dart
+++ b/lib/src/progress_bar.dart
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import 'package:chewie/src/chewie_progress_colors.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/widgets.dart';
-import 'package:video_player/video_player.dart';
+import 'package:ext_video_player/ext_video_player.dart';
 
 class VideoProgressBar extends StatefulWidget {
   VideoProgressBar(
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class _VideoProgressBarState extends State<VideoProgressBar> {
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
     return GestureDetector(
       onHorizontalDragStart: (DragStartDetails details) {
-        if (!controller.value.isInitialized) {
+        if (!controller.value.initialized) {
           return;
         }
         _controllerWasPlaying = controller.value.isPlaying;
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ class _VideoProgressBarState extends State<VideoProgressBar> {
         widget.onDragStart?.call();
       },
       onHorizontalDragUpdate: (DragUpdateDetails details) {
-        if (!controller.value.isInitialized) {
+        if (!controller.value.initialized) {
           return;
         }
         _seekToRelativePosition(details.globalPosition);
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ class _VideoProgressBarState extends State<VideoProgressBar> {
         widget.onDragEnd?.call();
       },
       onTapDown: (TapDownDetails details) {
-        if (!controller.value.isInitialized) {
+        if (!controller.value.initialized) {
           return;
         }
         _seekToRelativePosition(details.globalPosition);
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ class _ProgressBarPainter extends CustomPainter {
       ),
       colors.backgroundPaint,
     );
-    if (!value.isInitialized) {
+    if (!value.initialized) {
       return;
     }
     final double playedPartPercent =
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index 537432fa1..a8df90ca2 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: chewie
 description: A video player for Flutter with Cupertino and Material play controls
-version: 1.2.2
+version: 1.2.4
 homepage: https://github.com/brianegan/chewie
 
 environment:
@@ -12,8 +12,9 @@ dependencies:
   flutter:
     sdk: flutter
   provider: ^5.0.0
-  video_player: ^2.1.5
   wakelock: ^0.5.2
+  ext_video_player: ^0.0.6
+
 
 dev_dependencies:
   flutter_test: