Roma Downey Gives TLC ‘Answered Prayers’

Last updated on: June 15, 2015 at 6:07 am by Kate O'Hare

Roma Downey Gives TLC ‘Answered Prayers’ 2015-06-15T06:07:33-08:00 Kate O'Hare

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Mired in muck, TLC may be looking for “Answered Prayers” to turn its image around.

With two of its reality hits, “Here Comes Honey Boo Boo” and now “19 Kids and Counting,” blowing up with accusations of child abuse and molestation, the cablenet formerly known as The Learning Channel — which says it is “offering remarkably relatable real-life stories without judgment” — turns to an “Angel” for a shot of respectability.

Starting on Sunday, July 26, Roma Downey — raised an Irish Catholic, she attends Mass near her Malibu, California, home –offers echoes of her hit CBS show “Touched by an Angel,” as host of “Answered Prayers,” a six-part series exploring divine intervention. Downey and husband Mark Burnett are executive producers for the show — as they are for History’s “The Bible” and NBC’s “A.D.: The Bible Continues” — which comes from Downey’s LightWorkers Media.

From TLC’s press release:

(Los Angeles, CA) – TLC explores modern-day miracles with ANSWERED PRAYERS, an all-new series hosted by celebrated actress and producer Roma Downey (“The Bible Series,” “Son of God,” “AD,” “Touched by an Angel”). Premiering Sunday, July 26 at 10/9c, this six-part series follows the remarkable stories of people in life-threatening situations who have experienced moments so inexplicable, so incredible that they can only be described as divine intervention.

Using a blend of heart-wrenching interviews, thrilling recreations and dramatic real footage, each hour-long episode paints a vivid portrait of ordinary people who have faced extraordinary circumstances—and miraculously lived to tell the tale. Each individual’s unwavering faith and trust in the power of prayer has transformed potentially heartbreaking situations into stories of true inspiration—from a young boy buried for hours under eleven feet of sand, to the horror of a pastor stabbed 37 times, to a family that survives their car plunging upside down into an icy river bank.

The premiere episode introduces viewers to two amazing families. An Indiana mother hears the voice of God telling her to prepare for a possibly devastating storm and protect her three children. She acts on her instinct and huddles in a closet with her husband and kids—mere moments before a tornado rips through their home, hurling it hundreds of feet through the air. Though she loses hold of her family, she never gives up faith that God will keep them safe, even if she can’t. Next, in Florida a young boy suffers a horrific lawnmower accident. Distraught, his parents make the agonizing decision to have his leg amputated—but pray for a sign they are doing the right thing. On the day of the operation, what their son sees on the ride to the hospital could be the answer to their prayers and may change his life…for good.

With authenticity, insight, compassion and heart, the astounding stories featured on ANSWERED PRAYERS will leave even the most skeptical viewer considering if a divine force was at work.

ANSWERED PRAYERS is produced for TLC by Downey’s LightWorkers Media, a division of United Artists Media Group (a newly formed joint venture among MGM, Mark Burnett, Roma Downey and Hearst Entertainment). Executive producers for LightWorkers Media are Downey, Mark Burnett and Tom Shelly. Wendy Hinton is co-executive producer.

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