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2023·Documentary·7 episodes
7.8
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.
Created by Nicole Newnham and Cori Shepherd Stern
child abuse
sexual abuse
pedophilia
arkansas
childhood trauma
cult
right wing extremism
patriarchy
child pornography
domestic abuse
conservative
homeschooling
brainwashing
pedophile
evangelical christianity
religious fundamentalism
child molester
sexual repression
child labor
misogyny
religious cult
marital rape
child molestation
corporal punishment
sexual assault
authoritarianism
traumatic childhood
religious propaganda
sexual predator
large family
traumatized child
child sexual abuse
prosperity gospel
christian faith
reality tv
reality star
reality show
christian nationalism
culture war
spiritual abuse

Seasons

Duggar Family Secrets
Duggar Family Secrets
4 episodes · 2023
A Teenage Holy War
A Teenage Holy War
3 episodes · 2025

Crew

Nicole Newnham
Nicole Newnham
Director
Nicole Newnham
Nicole Newnham
Executive Producer
Julia Willoughby Nason
Julia Willoughby Nason
Executive Producer
Jenner Furst
Jenner Furst
Executive Producer

Popular Reviews

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Ethan Thomas
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Having never heard of IBLP before, I did not understand it's reaching influence into most of modern day american christianiy. scary stuff.
Having never heard of IBLP before, I did not understand it's reaching influence into most of modern day american christianiy. scary stuff.
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Tart With A Heart
Tart With A Heart
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I have never heard a single positive thing about religion, the entire concept is sick and twisted
I have never heard a single positive thing about religion, the entire concept is sick and twisted
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chloe
chloe
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I love these kind of documentaries but damn they piss me off religious leaders are so evil
I love these kind of documentaries but damn they piss me off religious leaders are so evil
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sarah
sarah
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not sure what this has to do with the first season about the duggars, and it’s definitely not as entertaining
not sure what this has to do with the first season about the duggars, and it’s definitely not as entertaining
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LeonDeon
LeonDeon
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I think it could've done more to examine how these cults thrive in American wholesale, showing that this cult is not just something that comes crashing into our orbit in a vacuum. Josh Duggar is a disgusting pedophile who deserves more than 12 years in prison.

As for everything else, I think that is is a piece of media I would rather exist than not simply for the broad coverage of how extremely disgusting Christian Nationalism is and how it poeses a threat to all of us.
I think it could've done more to examine how these cults thrive in American wholesale, showing that this cult is not just something that comes crashing into our orbit in a vacuum. Josh Duggar is a disgusting pedophile who deserves more than 12 years in prison.

As for everything else, I think that is is a piece of media I would rather exist than not simply for the broad coverage of how extremely disgusting Christian Nationalism is and how it poeses a threat to all of us.
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