Gospel stars Koryn Hawthorne and Jekalyn Carr will be in an upcoming Peacock original film, Praise This.
The film also stars singer Chloe Bailey as a woman trying to get into the music business disregarding any pitfalls and dangers. From the synopsis, she reluctantly joins her cousin’s struggling, underdog praise team to enter a national championship competition and she sees this an opportunity to finally make her dreams come true.
Praise This premieres exclusively in the US on Friday, April 7 on Peacock.
Jekalyn Carr Leaves It All On Stage!
ATLANTA, GEORGIA – SEPTEMBER 05: Singer Jekalyn Carr onstage during 2019 Black Music Honors at Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre on September 05, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images for Black Music Honors)
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – JULY 10: Jekalyn Carr attends the 36th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards at Schermerhorn Symphony Center on July 10, 2021 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images)
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – JULY 03: Sir The Baptist and Jekalyn Carr perform onstage during the 2022 Essence Festival of Culture at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center on July 3, 2022 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images for Essence)
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – OCTOBER 18: In this image released on October 21, 2022, Jekalyn Carr performs onstage during the 53rd Annual GMA Dove Awards at Lipscomb Allen Arena on October 18, 2022 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images)
NEW ORLEANS, LA – JULY 02: Jekalyn Carr performs onstage at the 2017 ESSENCE Festival presented by Coca-Cola at Ernest N. Morial Convention Center on July 2, 2017 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images for 2017 ESSENCE Festival )