What to know about Alec and Hilaria Baldwin’s new TLC reality series
Alec and Hilaria Baldwin are bringing their big family to TLC.
The couple first announced their upcoming reality series, tentatively titled “The Baldwins,” in a kid-filled video they jointly shared on Instagram in June 2024.
“We’re inviting you into our home to experience the ups and downs, the good, the bad, the wild and the crazy,” Alec Baldwin says as footage shows the couple’s seven children running amok.
The video, which includes a joke about the couple’s “announcement” not being about another baby on the way, ends by showing the pair and their brood — Carmen, Rafael, Leonardo, Romeo, Eduardo, María Lucía and Ilaria — piled together on a sofa.
“We are the Baldwins,” the group shouts in unison.
“And we’re coming to TLC! God help you all,” jokes Alec Baldwin, who is also dad to an older daughter, Ireland Baldwin, 29, with ex-wife Kim Basinger.
The first official trailer for the series dropped on Jan. 27, 2025. In it, Hilaria Baldwin introduces their home life. “Seven children, six animals, two parents. Wild family.”
Here’s everything to know about “The Baldwins,” from when the show premieres to what it’s going to be about.
When does ‘The Baldwins’ come out?
“The Baldwins” will premiere Sunday, Feb. 23 at 10 p.m. ET on TLC.
What will ‘The Baldwins’ be about?
The actor and his author and entrepreneur wife, 41, who tied the knot in 2012, wanted to “invite viewers into the home they share with their seven growing kids,” TLC said in a June 2024 press release.
“For the first time, they’re opening up their family lives and bringing everyone in to join in the non-stop love, laughter and drama,” the network added of the series.
According to a January 2025 press release from TLC, “The Baldwins” is about the “challenges and humor that come while raising a large family in the public eye.”
How ‘The Baldwins’ addresses Alec Baldwin’s trial
The Baldwin’s reality series was announced five months a New Mexico grand jury indicted Alec Baldwin on a single involuntary manslaughter charge in January 2024 over the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, who was killed in 2021 after the actor’s prop gun fired a live round of ammunition on the “Rust” film set.
The actor, who faced up to 18 months in prison if convicted, pleaded not guilty to the charge shortly after he was indicted. Baldwin maintained that he did not pull the trigger on the gun before it fired.
Charges were dismissed in July 2024 after a judge said prosecution had failed to turn over key evidence. Baldwin then filed a civil lawsuit for malicious prosecution and civil rights violations against special prosecutor Kari Morrissey, District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies and other Santa Fe officials in January 2025.
Santa Fe District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies and the sheriff’s office did not respond to TODAY.com’s request for comment.
In March 2024, the movie’s armorer, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter and not guilty of tampering with evidence. She was sentenced to 18 months in prison in April. She has filed an appeal.
In the first trailer for “The Baldwins” that came out in January 2025, Hilaria Baldwin addresses the fatal shooting nearly immediately.
“A son lost his mom in the most unthinkable tragedy. This is never something to forget and we’re trying to parent through it,” Hilaria Baldwin says.
Without specifically mentioning the incident on the “Rust” set, Alec Baldwin says, “Honestly, from the bottom of my soul, I don’t know where I’d be if I didn’t have you and these kids.”
The cameras were rolling during the proceedings. The season premiere opens with Alec and Hilaria Baldwin celebrating their oldest son Rafael’s ninth birthday in June amid the unfolding “Rust” trial, per TLC’s January press release.
“Alec and Hilaria navigate the emotional complexities of the moment, all while keeping their children’s lives as stable as possible,” the press release reads.
