The Baxters (2024 TV series)

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The Baxters
Genre Family drama
Created by Roma Downey
Based onRedemption series
by Karen Kingsbury
Directed by
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes34
Production
Executive producers
  • Roma Downey
  • Jessie Rosen
  • Will Packer
  • Kevin Mann
  • Brendan Bragg
  • Jaime Primak Sullivan
  • Co-Executive Producer - Alex Zamm
Producer Roma Downey
Running time22 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network Amazon Prime Video
ReleaseMarch 27, 2024 (2024-03-27) 
present

The Baxters is an American faith-based family drama television series, based on the Redemption book series by Karen Kingsbury, [1] developed by Roma Downey, and streamed on Amazon Prime Video. [2] The series follows John and Elizabeth Baxter and their five adult children, [3] Kari, Ashley, Luke, Erin, and Brooke.

Contents

The cast includes Roma Downey, Ted McGinley, and Ali Cobrin. [4] Kathie Lee Gifford guest stars. [5]

Cast

Episodes

Season 1

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
11"Under the Surface" Rachel Feldman Christina de Leon & Marilyn Fu & Olumide OdebunmiMarch 27, 2024 (2024-03-27)
22"Homecoming"Rachel FeldmanChristina de LeonMarch 27, 2024 (2024-03-27)
33"Irreconcilable Differences"Rachel FeldmanOlumide OdebunmiMarch 27, 2024 (2024-03-27)
44"In Hindsight"Rachel FeldmanMarilyn FuMarch 27, 2024 (2024-03-27)
55"In the Heat of" Tony Mitchell Justin D. JamesMarch 27, 2024 (2024-03-27)
66"For Better or Worse"Tony MitchellJustin D. JamesMarch 27, 2024 (2024-03-27)
77"Old Wounds"Tony MitchellJustin D. JamesMarch 27, 2024 (2024-03-27)
88"Food for Thought"Tony MitchellJustin D. James & Jessie RosenMarch 27, 2024 (2024-03-27)
99"There's Someone at the Door"Tony MitchellJustin D. JamesMarch 27, 2024 (2024-03-27)
1010"A Guide to Guilt"Tony MitchellJustin D. JamesMarch 27, 2024 (2024-03-27)

Season 2

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal air date
111"Blank Canvas"March 27, 2024 (2024-03-27)
122"The Easy Part"March 27, 2024 (2024-03-27)
133"Erin's Birthday"March 27, 2024 (2024-03-27)
144"One Step Forward"March 27, 2024 (2024-03-27)
155"Memory Box"March 27, 2024 (2024-03-27)
166"Allure"March 27, 2024 (2024-03-27)
177"When the Smoke Clears"March 27, 2024 (2024-03-27)
188"Paris"March 27, 2024 (2024-03-27)
199"Broken Pieces"March 27, 2024 (2024-03-27)
2010"Say a Little Prayer"March 27, 2024 (2024-03-27)
2111"Waiting for Wings"March 27, 2024 (2024-03-27)
2212"It's Not Perfect"March 27, 2024 (2024-03-27)

Season 3

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal air date
231"New Beginnings"March 27, 2024 (2024-03-27)
242"Cautionary Tale"March 27, 2024 (2024-03-27)
253"A Sisters Trip"March 27, 2024 (2024-03-27)
264"The Moment of Truth"March 27, 2024 (2024-03-27)
275"A Step Forward"March 27, 2024 (2024-03-27)
286"Unexpected Guest"March 27, 2024 (2024-03-27)
297"Grief and Joy"March 27, 2024 (2024-03-27)
308"A Protest"March 27, 2024 (2024-03-27)
319"Lost and Found"March 27, 2024 (2024-03-27)
3210"An Urgent Message"March 27, 2024 (2024-03-27)
3311"God Made Us Three"March 27, 2024 (2024-03-27)
3412"Return Together"March 27, 2024 (2024-03-27)

Production

Roma Downey worked on developing the series for a decade after acquiring the option to the book. [6] [7]

Rachel Feldman and Tony Mitchell directed the series. [8]

Release

The first three seasons were all released at the same time, on 27 March 2024. [9]

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