Shiny Happy People
Director: Nicole Newnham
Producer: Julia Pontecorvo, Allison Glock-Cooper, Yusef Alsuhaimi
Overview
A limited docuseries exposing the truth beneath the wholesome Americana surface of reality tv’s favorite mega-family, The Duggars, and the radical organization behind them: The Institute in Basic Life Principles. As details of the family and their scandals unfold, we realize they’re part of an insidious, much larger threat already in motion, with democracy itself in peril.
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Episodes
S1.E1 · June 1, 2023
Meet the Duggars
8.7The shiny facade of America's favorite giant family, and the ministry that guided their conservative values, is shattered, revealing a troubling reality underneath.
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