{"id":22570,"date":"2024-03-21T22:31:56","date_gmt":"2024-03-22T02:31:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=22570"},"modified":"2024-03-21T23:08:59","modified_gmt":"2024-03-22T03:08:59","slug":"the-baxters-exclusive-interview-with-roma-downey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=22570","title":{"rendered":"The Baxters : Exclusive Interview with Actress\/Executive Producer Roma Downey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Though daytime television soap operas are still thriving, the style hasn&#8217;t made the jump to original streaming programming. Prime Video though is primed to change that with its new series, <strong>The Baxters<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Produced by and starring <a href=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?s=roma+downey\">Roma Downey<\/a> and based on the book series featuring the titular family created by Karen Kingsbury, <strong>The Baxters<\/strong> delivers an experience much in line with Downey&#8217;s famous predecessor; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0108968\/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1\"><strong>Touched by an Angel<\/strong><\/a>. We spoke with the producer and star about the new project and what it does differently from its peers.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-22572 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/The-Baxters1.png\" alt=\"The Baxters 1\" width=\"640\" height=\"911\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/The-Baxters1.png 640w, https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/The-Baxters1-211x300.png 211w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string yt-core-attributed-string--white-space-pre-wrap\"><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\"><strong>Synopsis<\/strong> : <\/span><\/span>Elizabeth and John Baxter, proud parents, gather with their five grown children. But when they learn one of their own needs support, they realize they must unite.<\/p>\n<p data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;}\">Their daughter, Kari, shares that her husband is cheating with a student. Elizabeth and John urge their children to stand by Kari as she seeks advice from her siblings: Ashley, Luke, Erin, and Brooke.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string yt-core-attributed-string--white-space-pre-wrap\"><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\"><strong>Director<\/strong> : Rachel Feldman, Tony Mitchell <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string yt-core-attributed-string--white-space-pre-wrap\"><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\"><strong>Executive Producer<\/strong> : Jessie Rosen, Roma Downey, Will Packer, Brendan Bragg, Kevin Mann, Jaime Primak Sullivan <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string yt-core-attributed-string--white-space-pre-wrap\"><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\"><strong>Screenwriter<\/strong> : Jessie Rosen, Marilyn Fu, Olu Odebunmi, Christina de Leon, Justin D James <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string yt-core-attributed-string--white-space-pre-wrap\"><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\"><strong>Network<\/strong> : Prime Video <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string yt-core-attributed-string--white-space-pre-wrap\"><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\"><strong>Genre<\/strong> : Drama <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string yt-core-attributed-string--white-space-pre-wrap\"><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\"><strong>Original Language<\/strong> : English <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string yt-core-attributed-string--white-space-pre-wrap\"><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\"><strong>Release Date<\/strong> : Mar 28, 2024<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Cast<\/strong> : Ali Cobrin, Josh Plasse, Masey McLain, Roma Downey, Ted McGinley, Jake Allyn, Cassidy Gifford, Reilly Anspaugh, Orel De La Mota, Emily Peterson<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here&#8217;s the trailer of the film.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"scFfb8qCH3M\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Baxters - Official Trailer | Prime Video\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/scFfb8qCH3M?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"style-scope ytd-watch-metadata\">\n<div class=\"style-scope ytd-video-description-transcript-section-renderer\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/author\/matthew\/\">Check out more of Matthew&#8217;s articles.\u00a0<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Though daytime television soap operas are still thriving, the style hasn&#8217;t made the jump to original streaming programming. 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