Alec Baldwin’s Actuality Present ‘The Baldwins’ To Cowl ‘Rust’ Tragedy

It appears that evidently Alec Baldwin isn’t letting the “Rust” drama go anytime quickly.

New particulars about his upcoming actuality sequence, “The Baldwins,” emerged on Monday, January 27. A trailer revealed that he and his household additionally talk about the “Rust” tragedy through the present.

“Rust” was a Western movie written and directed by Joel Souza, with inventive enter from Baldwin that earned him a producer credit score. That producing position would spark controversy in a while when he was tied to the demise of late cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.

In October 2021, Baldwin, who additionally starred within the impartial movie, was rehearsing a scene that had him pulling out his gun for the digital camera. On one take, the gun went off, and a single spherical left the gun. Souza was hospitalized, and whereas Hutchins was airlifted to a medical facility in Albuquerque, she didn’t survive.

In January 2023, Baldwin and armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed had been charged with involuntary manslaughter. Fees in opposition to Baldwin had been dropped in April 2023 and reinstated in January 2024. In July 2024, solely three days into the trial, a witness revealed that they’d labored with the prosecution to place proof from the Gutierrez-Reed case beneath a brand new case quantity, thus hiding it from the protection staff.

Armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed was the one individual sentenced to time in jail for Hutchins’ demise. In March 2024, she was sentenced to 18 months behind bars. She later reached a plea deal to an unrelated gun cost that occurred just a few weeks earlier than the capturing, incomes her one other 18 months of probation.

Police have by no means been capable of decide how dwell rounds ended up on a movie set.

It’s not possible to know from the trailer simply how a lot time might be devoted to the “Rust” capturing, nevertheless it has performed a major half within the actor’s life for the previous few years. Within the trailer, Alec’s spouse, Hilaria Baldwin, displays on the capturing and the way it affected Halyna Hutchins’ younger son.

“A son misplaced his mother in essentially the most unthinkable tragedy,” she says within the trailer. “That is by no means one thing to overlook … and we’re attempting to father or mother by means of it.”

There are additionally clips of the “Saturday Night time Dwell” alum getting emotional all through the trailer. “Actually, from the underside of my soul. I don’t know the place I’d be if I didn’t have you ever and these youngsters,” he tells his spouse.

The 2 dad and mom share a complete of seven youngsters collectively, who may even function closely within the actuality sequence. In keeping with TLC, the sequence premiere will function the couple celebrating their oldest son’s ninth birthday and Baldwin’s felony trial:

“Alec and Hilaria have a good time their oldest son Rafael’s ninth birthday and, in a bid to flee the noise of the town, they head to East Hampton to proceed a yearly summer time custom. However within the midst of celebration is uncertainty as Alec faces trial. Alec and Hilaria navigate the emotional complexities of the second, all whereas protecting their youngsters’s lives as secure as attainable.”

The premiere is ready to be launched on Sunday, February 23, at 10 PM ET on TLC.

In an announcement, the couple stated, “This sequence offers viewers a glimpse into our lives as a household — the great, unhealthy, wild and every part in between. We hope viewers will join with our experiences and the love we share. Filming the present has been a tremendous journey, and we’re proud to have TLC as a accomplice in telling our story.”

TLC president Howard Lee added, “TLC has all the time been a platform for compelling tales. With The Baldwins, viewers achieve an unprecedented look into Alec and Hilaria Baldwin’s household journey. As they navigate parenthood, marriage, and life beneath the highlight, the sequence blends moments of pleasure, chaos, and sincerity providing a real portrayal past the headlines.”

TLC says their actuality present “blends the highs and lows of household life, with the challenges and humor that come whereas elevating a big household within the public eye.” As per the community’s official logline:

“All through the season, The Baldwins will function hilarious moments across the dinner desk to candid discussions about psychological well being and their ever-evolving parenting model. The sequence exhibits what life is admittedly like for the Baldwins — chaotic, humorous, exhausting and stuffed with love. Alec and Hilaria’s dynamic as a pair may even take middle stage, with moments that showcase their deep partnership as they navigate challenges hand in hand. With seven youngsters in tow, the Baldwin family is rarely quick on exercise, however by means of all of it, Alec and Hilaria embrace the insanity with an infectious power, exhibiting viewers the great thing about elevating a household that’s something however strange.”