UPtv Press Release:
UPtv’s ANNUAL “EASTER LIVES HERE” WEEK-LONG CELEBRATION OF THE EASTER SEASON TO FEATURE 100 HOURS OF PROGRAMMING
20 MOVIES AND SERIES INCLUDE TWO WORLD BROADCAST PREMIERE MOVIES
FAITH, HOPE & LOVE AND SMALL GROUP
The Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday event also includes
The Passion of the Christ, a cable premiere documentary, biblical movies
and the 3rd Annual Stellar Music of Hope Special
ATLANTA – March 24, 2022 – UPtv, the television destination for uplifting entertainment, announced this year’s “Easter Lives Here” programming slate filled with contemporary uplifting films, a premiere documentary, inspiring biblical stories and a music special. With 100 hours of entertainment including 20 movies and series, UPtv continues to be the home for Easter with the biggest collection of programming that truly celebrates the season. The “Easter Lives Here” event kicks off Palm Sunday, April 10, with The Passion of the Christ and culminates with the World Broadcast Premieres of Faith, Hope & Love and Small Group on Easter Sunday (April 17) at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. ET, respectively.
“We invite viewers looking for contemporary stories of faith as well classic Bible movies to join us this Easter season,” said Hector Campos, vice president, content strategy and programming at UPtv. “Each year we set out to find the best faith theatrical titles to add to our schedule as we curate a robust Easter offering for those wanting to celebrate faith, love, renewal and the true meaning of the season. Additionally, all of the movies making up our ‘Easter Lives Here’ programming event can be tracked on the My UPtv Movies App so viewers can set reminders and receive tune-in alerts.”
The My UPtv Movies app is available for viewers to download and is especially popular around the holidays to track movie viewing. The tracker app allows viewers to learn more about upcoming movies on the network, watch movie previews and request personalized showtime alerts. Viewers can also favorite movie titles to add to a personal collection to easily access them later, set calendar reminders, and request notifications or text messages.
In addition to The Passion of the Christ, Faith, Hope & Love and Small Group, other titles included in UPtv’s Easter celebration include When We Last Spoke, Courageous and The Ten Commandments.
EASTER PROGRAMMING SLATE (All times ET)
Saturday, April 9
Expecting a Miracle 3p
Ordinary Miracles 5p
Run the Race 7p
When We Last Spoke 9p
Courageous 11p
Sunday, April 10 (Palm Sunday)
Miles From Nowhere 3p
Run the Race 5p
The Passion of the Christ 7p
Mary, Mother of Jesus 9p
The Passion of the Christ 11p
New Life 1a
Monday, April 11
David (Part 1) 8p
David (Part 2) 10p
The Chosen 101: I Have Called You By Name 12a
The Chosen 102: The Shabbat 1a
Tuesday, April 12
Joseph (Part 1) 8p
Joseph (Part 2) 10p
The Chosen 103: Jesus Loves the Little Children 12a
The Chosen 104: The Rock on Which it is Built 12:30a
Wednesday, April 13
Moses (Part 1) 8p
Moses (Part 2) 10p
The Chosen 105: The Wedding Gift 12a
The Chosen 106: Indescribable Compassion 1a
Thursday, April 14
The Ten Commandments 8p
The Chosen 107: Invitations 12a
The Chosen 108: I Am He 1a
Reba McEntire: My Chains Are Gone 2a
Friday, April 15 (Good Friday)
Jacob 1p
Joseph Part 1 3p
Joseph Part 2 5p
Mary, Mother of Jesus 7p
The Passion of the Christ 9p
The Passion of the Christ 11p
Jacob 1a
Saturday, April 16 (Holy Saturday)
Pray: The Story of Patrick Peyton 10a CABLE TELEVISION PREMIERE
Mary, Mother of Jesus 11a
The Ten Commandments 1p
Moses Part 1 5p
Moses Part 2 7p
David Part 1 9p
David Part 2 11p
Mary, Mother of Jesus 1a
Sunday, April 17 (Easter)
Reba McEntire: My Chains are Gone 9a
3rd Annual Stellar Music of Hope Special 10a CABLE TELEVISION PREMIERE
Hosted by Jonathan McReynolds and Kierra Sheard-Kelly, Stellar Music of Hope is an Easter celebration of hope, family and uplifting songs featuring Pastor Mike Jr, Smokie Norful, Donnie McClurkin, Brandon Camphor & Oneway, Natalie Grant, Todd Dulaney, Tasha Cobbs-Leonard and more!
Courageous 12p
When We Last Spoke 2:30p
In-Lawfully Yours 5p
Faith, Hope & Love 7p WORLD BROADCAST PREMIERE
Small Group 9p WORLD BROADCAST PREMIERE
Faith, Hope & Love 11:30p
Small Group 1:30a
About UP Entertainment
UP Entertainment, home to UPtv, AspireTV, AspireTV Life, UP Faith & Family and Cine Romántico, is the destination for positive entertainment for passionate and diverse audiences across the leading cable, satellite and streaming platforms. UPtv is the trusted network for adults seeking positive programming with relatable stories of love, laughter and relationships, through exclusive premiere movies, box-office hit films and beloved series. AspireTV is the premier network for Black culture and urban lifestyle programming featuring original productions in food, home and fashion. AspireTV Life is the first free ad supported streaming television (FAST) channel dedicated to sharing the experiences of the multicultural audience through cooking, fashion, travel, design and more. The streaming service UP Faith & Family is the leader in uplifting entertainment and includes exclusive access to original productions from the UP Entertainment family of brands. Additionally, UP Entertainment in partnership with PixL Dos, manages and distributes Cine Romántico, a free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) channel featuring the best of Hollywood TV romance movies in Spanish.
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MY THOUGHTS....
I am, once again, UPlifted and inspired by UPtv's Easter programming! What a blessing to see how they celebrate the true meaning of Easter, with these faith-based films about the resurrection of Jesus. Thank you, UPtv! I hope many of you will be able to tune in for this wonderful event!
lots of wonderful programming
ReplyDeleteThat's great to see! Thanks for sharing, Net!
ReplyDeleteHopefully, GAC will start showing new movies soon.
Misty
Passion of the Christ is one of my favorite biblical movies?
ReplyDeleteI'm very happy to see a cable network remember what Easter is really all about. -Maria
ReplyDeleteI wonder what GAC Family has planned for Easter. -Maria
ReplyDeleteWhat Hallmark Movies has Church scenes in them counting Christmas?
ReplyDeleteChris, that's a great question!
DeleteI will name two Hallmark movies with church scenes in them, and I challenge others reading this to just name one or two and pass this question on to the next person.
A Veteran's Christmas
A Country Wedding
Delete- The Christmas Card
- All I Want for Christmas (Gail O'Grady)
Operation Christmas. -Maria
DeleteSigned, Sealed, Delivered: Lost Without You
DeleteSigned, Sealed, Delivered: The Vows We Have Made
I know SSD has others, but since I only could give two, I chose these movies.
Mitch Albom's Have a Little Faith
DeleteSigned Sealed Delivered For Christmas
DeleteA Family Christmas Gift.
A Mrs. Miracle Christmas with Steve Lund showed a church but this movie had to be deleted because of content.
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