Alec Baldwin signed on for a reality TV show about family life with his seven children with a looming involuntary manslaughter trial and a possible prison stint.
Alec Baldwin will return to the small screen in an entirely new way by projecting fatherhood to seven children under the age of 10 with wife Hilaria Baldwin in a new reality TV series.
Tentatively called « The Baldwins, » the show is set to debut on the TLC network in 2025 and will feature « the ups and downs, the good, the bad, the wild and the crazy, » Alec said Tuesday in a video shared on Instagram.
While the inside look into Baldwin’s life at home won’t premiere for another year, it remains to be seen if cameras will be rolling when the award-winning actor goes to trial next month for involuntary manslaughter in the 2021 fatal shooting of « Rust » cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.
Details about Alec and Hilaria’s contracts are unclear, but brand expert Eric Schiffer exclusively told Fox News Digital, « This is a needed financial injection at a time when there’s a huge sucking sound in both of their wallets because of the trial. »
Baldwin was indicted on two counts — involuntary manslaughter, negligent use of a firearm, or, in the alternative, involuntary manslaughter without due caution or circumspection — on Jan. 19. Hutchins died Oct. 21, 2021, after a gun Baldwin was holding discharged on the Western film set.
Jury selection is scheduled to begin July 9, and the trial is expected to last through July 19. If convicted, Baldwin faces up to 18 months in prison.
Schiffer explained that Baldwin’s new stint on reality television may provide an « opportunity to still shape his public image, even though it doesn’t come out til 2025. »
« You can show the behind the scenes of all the pieces that he’s going through that I think still serve him, irrespective of the outcome in 2025, and certainly serves his wife, » Schiffer said.
« Depending upon what happens — if he’s found innocent, it keeps him in the public eye, and to the extent he doesn’t, and he’s found guilty, I think it still serves him and certainly benefits her. So, it’s a smart strategy overall.
« To participate financially from a PR standpoint, there’s very little downside unless they have, you know, conflicts with the producers and there’s pieces that they’re not going to show, but that’s unlikely. »
Alec and Hilaria announced their new venture on Instagram in a video featuring a chaotic scene with several little ones running around the house. The couple attempted to echo « We are the Baldwins » with their seven kids with little success while snapping a family portrait.
