Shiny Happy People

Jun 01, 2023 0m US

7.6

26 votes

Documentary

Seasons and episodes

Season 1 : Duggar Family Secrets

Jun 01, 2023

Season 2 : A Teenage Holy War

Jul 23, 2025

Synopsis

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.

Title	Shiny Happy People
First Air Date	Jun 01, 2023
Last Air Date	Jul 23, 2025
Episodes	7
Seasons	2
Companies	Amazon Studios, The Cinemart, Story Force, Chick Entertainment
Keywords	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, institute in basic life principles (iblp), spiritual abuse