Roma Downey is celebrating the thirtieth anniversary of Touched By an Angel by not ruling out the potential for a reboot.
In a brand new sit-down interview with ET’s Kevin Frazier, the 63-year-old actress stated her mantra on the potential for extra seasons (and even presumably a follow-up movie) is “by no means say by no means.”
Downey, who performed the lovable celestial physique named Monica for 9 seasons, stated that whereas she is just not utterly averse to returning to the position, she does have severe hesitations provided that the present’s two different important solid members, John Dye and Della Reese, have each died.
“That is not a foul thought, sadly, we see all these reboots and loads of the unique solid, Della sadly has handed and John Dye, our fantastic angel of loss of life, additionally handed over,” she stated. “I all the time hoped that fantastic angel of loss of life got here for each of them and lead them dwelling.”
Reese, who performed Monica’s angelic supervisor Tess, died in 2017 on the age of 86. Dye, identified within the present as Andrew, died in 2011 at age 47 from acute methamphetamine intoxication.
On the enduring legacy of the sequence — which welcomed notable visitor stars like Maya Angelou, Muhammad Ali, Celine Dion, Sally Experience, Rosa Parks and extra all through its practically 10-year run — Downey says she is not shocked that audiences are nonetheless discovering and returning to it a long time later.
“I believe it nonetheless is inspirational for people,” she stated. “It took a quite simple premise that there was and is a god that you’re beloved [by], that god needs to be a part of your life and I believe that individuals tuned in for that message.”
As for her return to tv, Downey stated her new present, The Baxters, was the right mission to throw herself again onto the small display screen. The sequence, an adaptation of the Karen Kingsbury novels, additionally stars Ted McGinley, Ali Cobrin, Cassidy Gifford and Kathie Lee Gifford.
The actress, who performs matriarch Elizabeth Baxter and in addition serves as govt producer, instructed ET that she acquired the rights to the books years in the past after discovering the sequence and instantly recognizing the potential it needed to be a success.
“Any individual gave me the guide and I used to be studying them on the airplane and I couldn’t put them down. I used to be like firing by means of it. I believed, ‘That is nice story, nice characters, this must be a TV present,'” she stated. “I known as Karen up and I requested her if she would entrust me… we began over our dialog by saying, ‘I consider that is the time, I believe we’d like a present like this on tv. I believe it can deliver households collectively.'”
Based on Prime Video, the sequence follows picture-perfect mother and father Elizabeth (Downey) and John Baxter (McGinley) who come along with their 5 youngsters to help one in every of their very own. Elizabeth and John rally their youngsters to step up, as their daughter, Kari (Cobrin), reveals that her husband is having an affair with one in every of his college students.
Downey says it is the right Easter weekend binge for households who’re coming collectively and need to take pleasure in a drama crammed with coronary heart, laughs and tender moments that additionally really feel deeply relatable.
“[It’s] a bit like a cleaning soap opera, however we predict it is best to name it a hope opera,” she shared. “It fashions household properly. They are not good individuals, there’s some dysfunction, they’ve points like all people else, however I believe that makes them very relatable.”
Watch a trailer for the brand new sequence within the participant under:
The present’s launch is a very long time coming for the solid and crew, who shot the whole first season greater than half a decade in the past, again in 2018. Downey says they encountered quite a few roadblocks on the way in which to air, together with a significant studio buyout and a world pandemic that slowed issues down.
“Nicely, you recognize, there was a pandemic in there and there was an enormous acquisition at MGM like staff when Amazon purchased the corporate,” she stated.
The actress is referencing Amazon’s buy of MGM Studios in 2022. The e-commerce big purchased the legendary movie studio for a whopping $8.5 billion in a deal that was accomplished in March of that yr.
“All the things simply bought slowed down,” she stated. “However I am a giant believer of issues taking place after they’re speculated to occur and for such a time as this, The Baxters will likely be on Prime Video Easter weekend.”
The Baxters premieres on Prime Video on March 28.
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