Marvin Sapp Biopic To Be Released This Summer

Gospel singer Marvin Sapp’s story will be a TV film premiering this August. 

By Brooks Welch

Gospel singer Marvin Sapp‘s story will be a TV film premiering this August.

According to TV One, the film titled ‘Never Would Have Made It: The Marvin Sapp Story,’ will star ChazLamar Shepherd as the iconic artist and Ambre Anderson will play Sapp’s late wife, MaLinda Prince Sapp. The couple share three children together, Marvin II, Mikaila, and Madisson.


Sapp posted a series of videos with a reflective caption on Instagram, reminiscing on his journey and the filming process.

“Yesterday something began that was not in my personal vision for my life, however, it was in God’s plan. I’ve been blessed to have an amazing musical career… millions of records sold. I’ve been nominated and or have received every award in this music industry along with crossover success on multiple songs that I’ve written or performed,” he captioned his Instagram post.

“These are clips from the biopic based on my life that is currently being filmed. My life is being immortalized on film and will be shown on a major network soon. This is so humbling. I didn’t seek it. It sought and found me, and for this I’m grateful to Him,” he added.
As reported by BET News, Sapp’s biopic is named after his widely-successful 2007 hit single and will follow the 55-year-old’s childhood from struggling with alcohol abuse as a teenager to rising to global gospel artist. The biopic will also chronicle his love story with his wife MaLinda, who passed away in 2010 after battling cancer.

With more than 30 years attached to his accomplishments after rising to prominence as a member of Commissioned back in the ‘90s, Sapp is also a radio show host, author, senior pastor of The Chosen Vessel Cathedral in Dallas, Texas, and pastor emeritus of Lighthouse Full Life Center in Grand Rapids, Michigan, a church founded by his late wife.

‘Never Would Have Made It: The Marvin Sapp Story’ will be released on Aug. 21.