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Michael Groom’s “Between the Lights” and Leon Lozano’s “A Little Hope for Chicago” were two of the grand jury prize winners of Dances With Films: LA. The celebration, hosted at the Tcl Chinese Theatre on June 30, saw “Between the Lights” (pictured) win best narrative feature and “A Little Hope for Chicago” take home best documentary feature.

The indie film festival lineup included 232 films, with 117 making world, international, North American or U.S. premieres.

The full award list for Dances With Films: LA is as follows:

Grand Jury – Narrative Features

“Between the Lights”

Director/Writer: Michael Groom

Producers: David Groom, Michael Groom

Honorable Mentions:

“Dreaming of You”

Director/Writer: Jack McCafferty

Producers: Bridgett Greenberg, McCafferty

“Tallywacker”

Director/Writer: Brendan Boogie

Producers: Jeremy Dubs, Chris Goodwin, Boogie

Grand Jury – Documentary Features

“A Little Hope for Chicago”

Director: Leon Lozano

Writers: Kevin Nichols, Lozano

Producers: Garrett E.B. Thompson, Kevin Nichols, Lozano...

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…...

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,...