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Sony Pictures Entertainment’s Affirm Films has released the official trailer and key art for its upcoming feature Soul on Fire, based on the true story of bestselling author and speaker John O’Leary — a boy who survived the unthinkable and became a man who chose to live with purpose.

Soul on Fire will be exclusively in theaters nationwide starting October 10, 2025. The film has been rated PG by the Motion Picture Association (MPA) for thematic content including burn injuries, some peril, and suggestive material.

The film brings to life the remarkable journey of John O’Leary, beginning with his miraculous recovery from a near-death accident when he was 9 years old. Given no chance of survival, John endures an unbelievable road to recovery with the support of his family, faith, community, and the kindness of his all-time idol, Baseball Hall of Fame Announcer Jack Buck.

Grateful for his miracle and shaped by life’s struggles,...

Sony Pictures Entertainment’s Affirm Films has dated their newest film, Soul on Fire, inspired by the miraculous life of John O’Leary, for theatres nationwide on October 10, 2025.

From director Sean McNamara, the film is inspired by the true story and 2016 bestselling book On Fire by John O’Leary. O’Leary’s story begins with his miraculous recovery from a near-death accident when he was 9 years old.

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Given no chance of survival, John endures an unbelievable road to recovery with the support of his family, faith, community, and the kindness of his all-time idol, Baseball Hall of Fame Announcer Jack Buck. Grateful for his miracle and shaped by life’s struggles, John’s mission to better the world inspires millions to do the extraordinary.

The film stars William H. Macy, John Corbett, Joel Courtney, DeVon Franklin, Masey McLain (The Baxters), and Stephanie Szostak (A Million Little Things...

Exclusive: Sony’s Affirm Films has dated Soul on Fire, its new film inspired by the life of inspirational speaker John O’Leary, for release in theaters nationwide October 10.

The drama will serve as counterprogramming to Amazon MGM’s #MeToo thriller After the Hunt, Disney’s Tron: Ares, and The Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender, all of which are scheduled to open the same weekend.

William H. Macy (Fargo), John Corbett (My Big Fat Greek Wedding), and Joel Courtney (Jesus Revolution) star in the film, directed by Sean McNamara (Reagan), which adapts O’Leary’s 2016 bestseller of the same name. As seen in the film, O’Leary’s story begins with his miraculous recovery from a near-death accident when he was 9 years old. Given no chance of survival, John endures an unbelievable road to recovery with the support of his family, faith, community and the kindness of his all-time idol,...

Beginning this week, tune into “The Baxters,” based on Karen Kingsbury’s New York Times Best-Selling book series. The drama series follows two parents and their five adult children as they navigate life’s ups and downs. With a lot of faith, love, and support from their relatives, they can handle even the most sour situations that may come their way. Don’t miss “The Baxters” series premiere, which streams exclusively on Amazon Prime Video on Thursday, March 28. You can watch The Baxters: Season 1 with a 30-Day Free Trial of Amazon Prime Video.

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“The Baxters” Season 1 introduces Elizabeth and John Baxter and their five grown children. The close-knit family members are each in different life stages. In the series premiere,...

Family ties and deep religious faith play an emotional tug of war with issues of infidelity and self-confidence in The Baxters. Touched by an Angel star Roma Downey feels the new faith-based series, in which she stars and is executive producer, couldn’t arrive at a better time.

“At the center [of the story] is this marriage that is loving and committed, and you know, we don't always get to see that on family dramas,” Downey told MovieWeb. “Just to see marriage modeled that way — they're the glue that holds the messiness of the family together.”

Things do get messy, in fact, and early on. The first season tracks the aftermath of Baxter daughter Kari’s (Ali Cobrin) startling discovery — her professor husband, Tim (Brandon Hirsch), has been having an affair with one of his students. Based on the No.1 New York Times best-selling book series by Karen Kingsbury, a prolific author who...

The Baxters arrives later this month on Prime Video, and the streaming service has now released a trailer, poster, and first-look images teasing the family drama series.

The series stars Roma Downey, Ted McGinley, Ali Cobrin, Masey McLain, Josh Plasse, Cassidy Gifford, Reilly Anspaugh, Emily Peterson, and Brandon Hirsch. It follows Elizabeth (Downey) and John Baxter (McGinley) and their five adult children. The story is based on a series of novels by Karen Kingsbury.

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Check out the trailer and a sneak-peak clip of Prime Video's The Baxters. Starring Roma Downey and Ted McGinley, this moving family drama follows Elizabeth, John, and their five adult children through the challenges of life. Based on Karen Kingsbury's best-selling books, The Baxters drops on March 28.

“Find your way home.” From the New York Times best-selling author Karen Kingsbury, Season 1 of Prime Video’s The Baxters will be released March 28, 2024. The faith-inspired show is based on Kingsbury’s wonderfully crafted stories about the Baxter family, which began nearly 22 years ago with 2002’s Redemption — Book 1. And fans of the source material can check out the new trailer for the series above.

Fans of Touched by an Angel will immediately recognize Roma Downey in the footage. The actress plays the family’s matriarch, Elizabeth Baxter, in the new Prime Video series. And her husband, John Baxter, is portrayed by Married…...

Exclusive: Great American Family is about to drop another installment of its Candace Cameron Bure Presents series. The movie is called Just in Time and stars Broadway’s Laura Osnes, Peter Bryant (Family Law), and Greyston Holt (The Night Agent).

Premiering March 26, Just in Time follows Hannah (Osnes) and her husband, Rowan (Holt), who have focused all their time, energy, and attention into trying to have a baby. The pressure to complete their family starts weighing heavily on their relationship. The couple is left questioning if having a child is the right thing to do and if they are still right for one another. When Hannah receives a call from a stranger, named Franklin (Bryant), who claims to have discovered an antique on the beach bearing an inscription unique to Hannah and Rowan, she reluctantly agrees to meet him to look. Franklin is certain the watch is a long-lost heirloom from Hannah’s family.

Check out a first-look clip of Prime Video's The Baxters. Starring Roma Downey and Ted McGinley, this riveting family drama follows Elizabeth, John and their five adult children through the challenges of life. Based on Karen Kingsbury's best-selling books, The Baxters drops on March 28.

“Find your way home.” From the New York Times best-selling author, Karen Kingsbury, comes Season 1 of Prime Video’s The Baxters this spring. The faith-inspired show is based on Kingsbury’s wonderfully crafted stories about the Baxter family, which began nearly 22 years ago with 2002’s Redemption — Book 1. And fans of the source material can check out a first-look clip from The Baxters below:

Fans of Touched by an Angel will immediately recognize Roma Downey in the footage. The actress plays the family’s matriarch, Elizabeth Baxter, in the new Prime Video series. And her husband, John Baxter, is portrayed by Married… with Children’s very own Jefferson D’Arcy,...

The Baxters has a premiere date. Prime Video has announced the arrival date for the new family drama with the release of a preview. Ten episodes have been produced for season one.

Starring Roma Downey, Ted McGinley, Ali Cobrin, Masey McLain, Josh Plasse, Cassidy Gifford, Reilly Anspaugh, Emily Peterson, and Brandon Hirsch, the series is based on the novel series by Karen Kingsbury. The story follows the lives of Elizabeth and John and their five adult children. Season one will feature guest appearances by Kathie Lee Gifford, Jake Allyn, Damien Leake, and Orel De La Mota.

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The Baxters is headed to Prime Video. Based on the series of novels by Karen Kingsbury, the series follows Elizabeth and John Baxter as they raise their five children.

Roma Downey and Ted McGinley will star in the series as Elizabeth and John, and they are joined by Ali Cobrin, Masey McLain, Josh Plasse, Cassidy Gifford, Reilly Anspaugh, Emily Peterson, and Brandon Hirsch.

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Amazon Prime Video has acquired the family drama series “The Baxters” starring Roma Downey and Ted McGinley. The faith-infused series is based on the bestselling novels by author Karen Kingsbury.

The series has been in the works since early 2018, when Downey announced plans to produce a series based on Kingsbury’s books for her LightWorkers Media streaming platform. A number of episodes were produced but have never aired on LightWorkers or any other outlet. The deal with Prime Video comes as Amazon has heightened its focus on faith-based, family-friendly and uplifting series and movies.

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“With over 25 million fans of the Baxter series books we know audiences are going to love this family drama brought to life, and I am personally so excited to bring more inspirational content to Prime Video,” Downey said.

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Prime Video has picked up the family drama series The Baxters, from LightWorkers Media, the faith and family-focused company founded by Mark Burnett and Roma Downey which is owned by Amazon MGM Studios through Amazon’s the acquisition of LightWorkers parent MGM.

The 10-episode series, based on the best-selling book series by Karen Kingsbury, is executive produced by Downey who stars as the family matriarch, Elizabeth Baxter, alongside Ted McGinley as John Baxter. The Baxters, which is slated to stream spring 2024 exclusively on Prime Video, was filmed in 2018. Also executive produced by Will Packer, it was originally intended to stream on LightWorkers Media’s platform.

The Baxters follows Elizabeth and John Baxter and their five adult children. Season 1 centers on Elizabeth and John’s daughter, Kari, who learns the shocking truth that her professor husband, Tim, has been secretly having an affair with one of his college students. As her relationship is tested,...

Exclusive: William H. Macy (Shameless), John Corbett (My Big Fat Greek Wedding), Joel Courtney (The Kissing Booth), DeVon Franklin (Jesus Revolution), and Stephanie Szostak (A Million Little Things) are among those set to star in On Fire, another new film from Sean McNamara (Reagan) that has landed a SAG-AFTRA Interim Agreement and will begin production in St. Louis November 6.

News of the project comes following McNamara’s recent commitment to direct the indie One Man’s Castle, penned by producer John Zaring, for Zaring/Cioffi Entertainment, Virtuosity Media, and his own banner Brookwell McNamara Entertainment. Rounding out the cast of today’s film, based on the bestseller by inspirational speaker John O’Leary, are Masey McLain (I Am Not Ashamed), Natalie Buck (Marry Me), and James McCracken (Christmas Again).

Believed to be the first feature to take advantage of Missouri’s new production tax credit, On Fire was adapted for the...

Roma Downey and sitcom Ted McGinley are set to star in “The Baxters,” the scripted family drama for Downey’s LightWorkers Media platform based on the book series by Karen Kingsbury.

Production on six half-hour episodes of the streaming series begins this week in Los Angeles. LightWorkers is a joint venture of MGM TV, Downey and Mark Burnett, Downey’s husband who also heads MGM TV and Digital. Downey is shepherding the project with Will Packer and his Will Packer Media banner. It’s targeted for premiere late this year.

“The Baxters” revolves around the lives of the adult children of a large family headed by Downey and McGinley. The two TV veterans bring a level of visibility to the first scripted series to come from Downey’s streaming platform, which aims to offer uplifting news and information and faith- and family-centric entertainment content.

“We have assembled a talented cast...

Our resident VOD expert tells you what's new to rent and/or own this week via various Digital HD providers such as cable Movies On Demand, Amazon, iTunes, Vudu, Google Play and, of course, Netflix. Cable Movies On Demand: Same-day-as-disc releases, older titles and pretheatrical The Light Between Oceans (drama; Michael Fassbender, Alicia Vikander; rated PG-13) Inferno (mystery-drama sequel; Tom Hanks, Felicity Jones; available the same day as 4K Uhd, Blu-ray and DVD; rated PG-13) I’m Not Ashamed (drama; Masey McLain, Ben Davies; rated PG-13) I Am Michael (biographical romantic drama; James Franco, Zachary Quinto, Emma Roberts; premieres 1/27 on cable Mod and in theaters; not rated) Digital HD: Rent from $4-$7 or own from $13-$20 (HD may cost...

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Hillsong: Let Hope Rise and I’m Not Ashamed are both being sold by the company.

Ron Gel, vice-president of international sales at faith-based distributor Pure Flix / Quality Flix, has arrived at Toronto International Film Festival (Sept 8-18) with two new sales titles.

Hillsong: Let Hope Rise [pictured] will open in the Us in 800 theatres on September 16 and screens at Tiff on Monday (Sept 12).

The film charts the rise to fame of Australia-based band Hillsong United, whose songs have become an integral part of worship for more than 50million followers worldwide.

I’m Not Ashamed is set to debut in the Us in 500 theatres in October and screens here on Sunday (Sept 11).

It tells the true story of Rachel Joy Scott, the first victim of the Columbine High School massacre, and is told through her own voice collected from her journals and writings.

Masey McLain, Ben Davies, Sadie Robertson and Mark Daugherty star.

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Today I want to share with you a trailer for one of the latest faith-based movies, I’m Not Ashamed. Masey McLain stars as Rachel Joy Scott, a Colorado high school student whose “life and testimony changed the world for God.” I don’t want to spoil this trailer, and urge you to watch the whole thing for […]

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