Lifetime
Just in time for Easter Sunday 2020, Lifetime is premiering a new movie about the legendary gospel group the Clark Sisters. The docu-drama is titled The Clark Sisters: The First Ladies of Gospel and it premieres Saturday, April 11 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Lifetime.
If you don’t have cable, here’s how to watch The Clark Sisters movie live or on-demand on your computer, phone, Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV or other streaming device:
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Watch Lifetime on Philo TV
Lifetime is included in Philo’s main 59-channel bundle, which is the cheapest among all streaming services if you plan on keeping it long-term. It also comes with a free seven-day trial:
Once signed up for Philo, you can then watch The Clark Sisters live or on-demand on your computer via the Philo website, or on your phone (iPhone supported), tablet, Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV or or other supported device via the Philo app.
How to Watch The Clark Sisters Movie Live
Through Philo, you can watch the movie live whenever it airs on Lifetime.
Here are the upcoming times it will be on: Mon April 13 at 11 p.m. ET, Tue April 14 at 3 a.m. ET.
How to Watch The Clark Sisters Movie On-Demand
The Clark Sisters movie is available in Philo TV’s on-demand library. Once inside the Philo app, just search for “The Clark Sisters” and start watching immediately.
You can also watch the movie via the Lifetime website or Lifetime app. You’ll need to sign in to a cable provider to watch this way, but you can use your Philo credentials to do that.
Watch Lifetime on FuboTV
Lifetime is one of 95-plus live TV channels included in the main FuboTV bundle, which comes with a free seven-day trial:
Once signed up for FuboTV, you can then watch The Clark Sisters live on your computer via the FuboTV website, or on your phone (Android and iPhone supported), tablet, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast or other supported device via the FuboTV app.
How to Watch The Clark Sisters Movie Live
Through Fubo, you can watch the movie live whenever it airs on Lifetime.
Here are the upcoming times it will be on: Mon April 13 at 11 p.m. ET, Tue April 14 at 3 a.m. ET.
How to Watch The Clark Sisters Movie On-Demand
The Clark Sisters movie is available in Fubo’s on-demand library. Once inside the FuboTV app, just search for “The Clark Sisters” and start watching immediately.
You can also watch the movie via the Lifetime website or Lifetime app. You’ll need to sign in to a cable provider to watch this way, but you can use your FuboTV credentials to do that.
Watch Lifetime on Sling TV
Sling TV’s “Sling Blue” package comes with 47 channels, including Lifetime. It costs $20 for the first month and $30 per month after that:
Or, as part of a special deal that Sling is currently offering, you can get a free Amazon Fire TV Stick if you prepay for two months:
Once signed up for Sling TV, you can watch The Clark Sisters live or on-demand on your computer via the Sling TV website, or on your phone (Android and iPhone supported), tablet, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, Xbox One, or other streaming device via the Sling TV app.
How to Watch The Clark Sisters Movie Live
Through Sling, you can watch the movie live whenever it airs on Lifetime.
Here are the upcoming times it will be on: Mon April 13 at 11 p.m. ET, Tue April 14 at 3 a.m. ET.
How to Watch The Clark Sisters Movie On-Demand
The Clark Sisters movie isn’t available in Sling TV’s on-demand library, but Sling does come included with 10 hours of cloud DVR, so if you can’t watch it live, you can record the movie whenever it airs (upcoming showtimes can be found above).
Inside the Sling TV app, find the Lifetime channel in the guide or type in “Lifetime” in the search bar. Scroll to the next airing of The Clark Sisters, select it, and then select record.
‘The Clark Sisters: The First Ladies of Gospel’ Preview
This new Lifetime movie is executive produced by some of the hottest names in music: Queen Latifah, Mary J. Blige, and Missy Elliott. It is the “authorized musical tale” of the legendary Clark Sisters, recounting the story of the highest-selling female gospel group in history and their trailblazing mother, Mattie Moss Clark (Aunjanue Ellis).
The singers in question are Elbernita “Twinkie” Clark (Christina Bell), Jacky Clark Chisholm (Angela Birchett), Dorinda Clark Cole (Shelea Frazier), Karen Clark Sheard (Kierra Sheard), and Denise Clark Bradford (Raven Goodwin), five sisters who “overcame humble beginnings in Detroit, enduring abuse, loss, rejection, betrayal, and sibling rivalries to achieve international fame as icons of the Gospel music industry,” according to the Lifetime press release.
You may have noticed that the actress playing Karen Clark Sheard has the same last name — that’s because Kierra is Karen’s real-life daughter. At the 2020 Television Critics Association winter press tour, she told the audience that it was a “huge honor” to play her mother for this movie.
“It became more of a personal thing, learning her story and what she’s done as a trailblazer for gospel artists, gospel music, and to see how there are even pop artists that admire what she does, it has blown me away. Trying to sing like her, I literally became lightheaded trying to hit her notes. So, it really is special, and to see the strength that they carry to this day, and even along that journey it’s been really exciting,” said Kierra.
The other actresses echoed her sentiments, saying they grew up singing gospel music in church — and that was important in the casting process. Director Christine Swanson wanted to get singers who could “bring the house down” in order to really “get the essence of the Clark Sisters.”
EP Queen Latifah added, “If you can’t sing these songs then we’re a no-go. I think Kierra really speaks to how difficult that is. I think you may think this is some sort of typical casting, but I’d behoove any of you to go into the Clark Sisters’ catalog and become familiar with their music … I would love for you to listen to their music and try to break down their harmonies and the way that those tracks are built, and the way that they do their runs, and see if you can follow them, and see how challenging they are and how they bounce into different cadences. You got to have a pocket. You got to be able to really pull this off and it’s no easy task. And people love the Clark Sisters so much that you have to pull it off because you’re going to be looking at us like we better get this right.”
The Clark Sisters: The First Ladies of Gospel premieres Saturday, April 11 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Lifetime. It is being rebroadcast later that night at midnight ET/PT, on Easter Sunday at 11:30 a.m. and 10 p.m., on Monday, April 13 at 2 a.m., and on Saturday, April 18 at noon ET/PT.
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