The Baxters coming to Prime Video
January 26, 2024
Prime Video has acquired the family drama series The Baxters from LightWorkers Media. The series stars and is executive produced by actress, producer, and best-selling author Roma Downey as the family matriarch, Elizabeth Baxter. Also starring is Ted McGinley as John Baxter. The Baxters is slated to stream spring 2024 exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.
Based on the book series by Karen Kingsbury, The Baxters is a family drama that follows Elizabeth and John Baxter and their five adult children. Season One of The Baxters centres 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, Kari must seek comfort in her faith and family to discover if love is truly a choice and if her marriage can be redeemed. In this moving faith-based journey, The Baxters must come together as a family to work through the challenges of life.
“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,” said Downey.
Additional cast include Ali Cobrin as Kari Baxter Jacobs, Masey McLain as Ashley Baxter, Josh Plasse as Luke Baxter, Cassidy Gifford as Reagan Decker, Reilly Anspaugh as Erin Baxter, Emily Peterson as Brooke Baxter, and Brandon Hirsch as Tim Jacobs.
“Since the day Roma Downey asked for my blessing in making the Baxter family literary series into a televised show, I have dreamed that it might find a home on Prime Video,” Kingsbury said. “Many millions of readers are going to be thrilled over this news. It is a dream come true.”
The Baxters is produced by LightWorkers Media, Will Packer Media, and Haven Entertainment. Jessie Rosen serves as showrunner and executive producer. Joining Downey and Rosen as executive producers for Season One of the series are Will Packer, Kevin Mann, Brendan Bragg, and Jaime Primak Sullivan. Kingsbury and Rick Christian are consulting producers.