A-LIST STARS INCLUDE ALEXA PENAVEGA, CARLOS
PENAVEGA, HARRY LENNIX,
TIM TEBOW'S 'RUN THE RACE,'
STARRING KRISTOFFER POLAHA, ONLY SOME OF THE MUST-SEE
PROGRAMMING ON AMERICA'S TOP FAITH AND FAMILY
STREAMER
NEW
YORK, May 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Great
American Pure Flix, the top streaming destination for faith and
family content, showcases A-list stars, original World Premiere
movies, the World Premiere of the platform's third original series
in 2024, and new content dropping every Thursday at 8 p.m. throughout the month of May. As summer
beckons with longer, brighter days, Great American Pure Flix is
proud to be the place families come together to watch quality
original entertainment.
WORLD PREMIERE ORIGINAL MOVIES, ORIGINAL
SERIES, SPECIALS FOR MAY
2024:
LOVE'S SECOND ACT – Starring Jodie Sweetin (Craft
Me A Romance, "Full House"), Tilky
Jones (Sister of the Bride, "Shrinking"), and
George Wendt ("Cheers," Christmas
With the Campbells), Love's Second Act is a World
Premiere Original Movie, Thursday, May
9 at 8 p.m. ET,
exclusively on Great American Pure Flix. Jamie (Sweetin) is a filmmaker who needs
inspiration to finish her screenplay after a studio buys the pitch.
Jamie finds inspiration in Nick
(Jones) who still works in the small town movie theater
where they first fell in love. Directed by Sam Irvin. Written by Chris Foster and Darren
J. Corrao. Executive producers Darren J Corrao and
Jodie Sweetin.
Loves Second Act
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Love's Second Act: Trailer and Key Art
RUN THE RACE – Starring Kristoffer Polaha,
Frances Fisher, Mario Van Peebles, Eddie
George, Tanner Stine, and
Evan Hofer. Tim Tebow, one of the greatest collegiate
players of all time, and his brother Robby
Tebow, executive produce their first film, Run the
Race, available to stream on Great American Pure Flix on,
Thursday, May 9. In Run the
Race, against the backdrop of high school football and track,
two brothers (Stine, Hofer) mourn the loss of their mother and deal
with the day-to-day failings of their alcoholic father (Polaha)
while dreaming of collegiate scholarships that will take their
lives in a very different direction. Written by Jake McEntire, Jason
Baumgardner, and Chris
Dowling. Directed by Chris
Dowling. Executive producers Tim
Tebow and Robby Tebow.
'DESTINATION HEAVEN,' starring acclaimed actor
Harry Lennix (How I Learned What
I Learned, one-man show based on the theatrical memoir by
legendary playwright, one of the most important Black voices in
theater, August Wilson, "The
Blacklist,") as God, a World Premiere Original Series,
Thursday, May 16 at 8 p.m., exclusively on Great American Pure
Flix. A new episode premieres each Thursday. In "Destination
Heaven," a myriad of extraordinary and inexplicable events happen
to ordinary people. Each is met face-to-face by God who creates
miraculous, transformational pathways to navigate each situation.
Guest appearances for episodes include Kevin Sorbo, Doug
Jones, Cozi Zuehlsdorff,
Carrie Wampler, John Michael Finley, and Hero Hunter.
Destination Heaven - Trailer
"Destination Heaven" Episode One, May
16 at 8 p.m. ET – "Home Is
Where," starring Harry
Lennix, guest starring Kevin
Sorbo (God's Not Dead), Emily
Rose (The Shift), and Tim
Bensch. In "Home Is Where," Jenna
Tate thinks she's appropriately generous when she hands a
homeless man a few dollars on her way to work and donates regularly
to charities. But God appears to challenge Jenna to truly get to
know those people in need. Properly put in her place, Jenna does
what she thinks God expected only to be continually challenged.
Just as Jenna is sure she's done everything God could have ever
wanted her to do the homeless man disappears. Saddened and
confused, Jenna learns the lesson isn't about the homeless man, but
how she views the unseen in our world.
"Destination Heaven" Episode Two, May
23 at 8 p.m. ET – "I Will
Follow Him," starring Harry
Lennix, Doug Jones (The
Shape of Water), and Tonja
Walker ("General Hospital"). In "I Will Follow Him,"
Justin Jenkins (Jones) has a heart
attack which leads to an encounter with God that brings him into
true relationship with Jesus. Grateful for his new life as a
Christian, Justin approaches his new identity in the same way he
approaches his life, busily stacking up accomplishments – this time
for the church. But this time, God wants something different from
Justin and his wife, Denise. Relationship.
"Destination Heaven" Episode Three, May 30 at 8 p.m. ET
– "Perfect Harmony," starring Harry Lennix and Cozi
Zuehlsdorff ("Going Home"). In "Perfect Harmony," local
singer Regina is approached by a college recruiter from a top arts
and music academy. But when Regina broaches the subject of
foregoing traditional education at an Ivy League school for a life
in the arts, her parents forbid it. Regina is crestfallen until God
intervenes and makes his best case for why we all must follow our
hearts.
MR. MANHATTAN – Starring Carlos
PenaVega ("Spy Kids," Big Time Rush) and Alexa PenaVega ("Spy
Kids," The Casagrandes Movie), Mr. Manhattan is a World Premiere Original
Movie, Thursday, May 23 at
8 p.m. ET, only on Great American
Pure Flix. In Mr. Manhattan, Mason
Bradley (Carlos PenaVega) makes a promise to his brother and
sister-in-law to be godfather to their newborn son (and future
children). Mason has exciting news of his own: he's just been
accepted to Columbia Law School, which comes as a shock to his
fiancé, Dani (Alexa PenaVega). Ten years on, Mason is surround by
big city life and obsessed with becoming partner in his firm. He
and Dani have broken up. Just when Mason feels personal success is
at hand, he receives an unimaginable call. His brother and
sister-in-law have tragically been killed in a car accident. Mason
is now a single father with two children and has no idea how much
his life is about to change.
Mr. Manhattan
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Mr. Manhattan: Trailer and Key Art
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PEACE RIVER, starring Chase
Garland, Jessica Nunez Wood,
Maria Martinez, and Benjamin M. Jones. In Peace River, a
Champion Rodeo cowboy and special forces soldier is crushed by war
and personal loss and must draw on faith and the "cowboy way" to
reclaim his will to live and the love of his life.
LEARNING TO LOVE, starring Ina
Barron and Phillip Boyd. In
Learning to Love, Harry
(Boyd) and his two daughters lost their faith and have
struggled to connect since losing their mom. But when they are
faced with the prospect of a new nanny, they are pleasantly
surprised by Steph (Barron).
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