Alec and Hilaria Baldwin sat down for a cover story for People magazine, where they talked about why they wanted to their reality show The Baldwins.
Their new show comes over three years after Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was killed in an on-set shooting.
Production on the Western was paused in October 2021 when a prop gun being held by Baldwin, 66, discharged, killing Halyna, who was just 42, and injuring director Joel Souza, but the movie ultimately wrapped filming in May 2023.
The actor’s trial for involuntary manslaughter was thrown out in August 2024.
‘It was an opportunity for us to actually speak. It was a really safe space,’ Hilaria said, explaining why decided to do a reality show.
‘And I think it was also very cathartic, almost like a diary, during a very unsure time of our life. That felt both terrifying and like it could get us through day by day,’ she added.
Alec and Hilaria Baldwin sat down for a cover story for People magazine , where they talked about why they wanted to their reality show The Baldwins
Their new show The Baldwins premieres on the network TLC on Sunday, February 23, 2025 at 10 pm EST.
Telling your story is one thing, and showing your story is something else. It felt authentic, it felt human. It felt very empowering,’ she said.
The star says they talk about a variety of things on their show, and when asked if they had a prenup in their marriage and if they discuss it there, she said: ‘I said I would. And then you’re like, “Okay, we don’t have to.’
‘I don’t know where I would be if I didn’t have her,’ Alec told the outlet, adding: ‘I don’t know what would’ve happened to me.’
This is our lives,’ Alec said, noting that he ‘wouldn’t change anything.’
They also acknowledged Haylna’s family loss, with Hilaria saying: ‘A son lost his mom. We are going to feel and carry that pain forever.’
Adding: ‘You can’t, but you do. There is no recipe.’
The star said they are thankful that they can go through anything together.
‘We’re leaning into gratitude every single. The simple beauties of life can get you through hard moments,’ she said.
The lovebirds married in 2012, and welcomed their seven kids together.
Dad of eight Baldwin shares his brood aged 11-two with wife Hilaria, 41, and is also father to daughter Ireland, 28, with ex-wife Kim Basinger.
Their new show comes over three years after Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was killed in an on-set shooting
Baldwin’s trial for involuntary manslaughter was thrown out after a judge ruled evidence had been mishandled.
The Boss Baby star has repeatedly insisted that he didn’t pull the trigger of the gun or know why it contained live ammunition.
Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the film’s armorer, was jailed for 18 months in April after being found guilty of charges connected to the incident.
Rust resumed filming and finished its shoot in May 2023, saying in an Instagram post marking its completion: ‘It’s been a long and difficult road. But we reach the end of the trail today.’
In early December, a judge upheld an involuntary manslaughter conviction against the movie’s armorer, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, in the fatal shooting of Hutchins.
Gutierrez-Reed asked a New Mexico court to dismiss her conviction or convene a new trial, alleging that prosecutors failed to share evidence that could have cleared her over the shooting on the set of Rust.
Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer, however, explained in her written order that Gutierrez-Reed’s attorneys did not establish that there was a reasonable possibility that the outcome of the trial would have been different had the evidence been available to her.
The judge also rejected a request from Gutierrez-Reed that she be released from custody, saying it was moot because the request for a new trial was denied.
In July, Marlow Sommer halted and ended Baldwin’s trial based on misconduct of police and prosecutors and their withholding evidence from the defense in the 2021 shooting of Hutchins.
Baldwin, the lead actor and co-producer for Rust, was pointing a gun at Hutchins during a rehearsal on a movie set outside Santa Fe when the revolver went off, killing Hutchins and wounding Souza.
A jury convicted Gutierrez-Reed of involuntary manslaughter in March in a trial overseen by Marlowe Sommer, who later sentenced her to the maximum 18-months.
Gutierrez-Reed has an appeal of the conviction pending in a higher court. Jurors acquitted her of allegations she tampered with evidence in the Rust investigation.
Prosecutors blamed Gutierrez-Reed for unwittingly bringing live ammunition onto the set of ‘Rust’ and for failing to follow basic gun safety protocols.
Evidence that Gutierrez-Reed’s attorneys said prosecutors failed to share included a report by a firearms expert about the functionality of the gun that Baldwin used, ammunition that was later turned in to authorities and an interview with Rust ammunition supplier Seth Kenney.
Gutierrez-Reed is currently serving her sentence at the Santa Fe County Adult Detention Facility.
Baldwin, meanwhile, saw his involuntary manslaughter case dismissed in July.
The judge at the court in Santa Fe, New Mexico, said at the time that there had been errors by the prosecution in the handling of evidence, which she said ‘impacted the fundamental fairness of the case’.
The decision came after a day-long hearing without the jury present over bullets that should have been in evidence, which Baldwin’s lawyers claimed were ‘concealed’ from them and ‘buried’ in another case file.
The issue had upended the trial for Baldwin who pleaded not guilty to two counts of involuntary manslaughter as he was accused of negligence.
Baldwin’s trial for involuntary manslaughter was thrown out after a judge ruled evidence had been mishandled
Production on the Western was paused in October 2021 when a prop gun being held by Baldwin, 66, discharged, killing Halyna, who was just 42, and injuring director Joel Souza, but the movie ultimately wrapped filming in May 2023 – Hutchins pictured 2019
Gloria Allred, who represents Hutchins ‘s parents Solovey and Anatolii Androsovych and sister Svetlana Zemko, spoke out after involuntary manslaughter charges against the actor were sensationally dropped in July.
Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer threw out the case ‘with prejudice’ – meaning Baldwin can never be tried again on the same charges – after it was revealed that prosecutors withheld vital evidence.
Allred said: ‘He should just have the human decency to say ‘I’m sorry’ in a phone call or FaceTime to the parents.
‘This was somebody’s daughter, somebody’s sister. It’s not all about Alec Baldwin. There are victims in this case. They are not celebrities, they matter.
‘This dismissal of the criminal case against Alec Baldwin is in no way, shape or form an exoneration of him. It does not change the fact that Alec Baldwin killed Halyna Hutchins.’
In mid-December, the actor made his first public comment since the case was thrown out, writing on Instagram: ‘There are too many people who have supported me to thank just now.
To all of you, you will never know how much I appreciate your kindness toward my family.’ Hollywood insiders say he now stands to make millions in book, movie and interview deals.
Rust premiered at the EnergaCAMERIMAGE Film Festival in Toruń, Poland on Wednesday, November 20.