The Family (2019): Season 1

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Netflix | Season Premiere Date: August 9, 2019

Summary: The documentary series looks into The Fellowship, a Christian fundamentalist organization and its influence on politicians in and outside of Washington, D.C.

Genre(s): Movie/Mini-Series, Documentary

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E10. Episode 10
Air Date: November 30, -0001
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S1:E9. Episode 9
Air Date: November 30, -0001
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S1:E7. Episode 7
Air Date: November 30, -0001

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IndieWire Ann Donahue

Aug 14, 2019

“The Family” is a profoundly troubling examination of the theocracy that wields power behind-the-scenes in Washington D.C. Read full review

Aaron Barnhart

Sep 4, 2019

From adulterous senators to anti-LGBTQ European demagogues to African gangster-statesmen, The Family shows over and over how The Fellowship was co-opted by politicians to curry favor with the evangelical power structure. ... What The Family doesn’t do is explain why The Fellowship exists in the first place. Why were so many upstanding men (and, um, some women in there, somewhere) not only drawn to Fellowship work but committed to it for years? Read full review

Jen Chaney

Aug 14, 2019

Clearly, The Family is trying to run a lot of threads through the needle here, and director Jesse Moss, who directed the excellent documentary The Overnighters, lets some of them hang a little too loosely. ... It wasn’t that there’s no “there” there — there’s more than enough “there” — but Moss leaves out some crucial pieces of the puzzle that would make it complete. Read full review

Sophie Gilbert

Aug 14, 2019

Moss embraces the stylistic trappings of conspiratorial exposés to tell his story—dramatic reenactments, a plinky and faintly menacing piano score, selective splicing of clips featuring Maria Butina and Muammar Gaddafi. And yet, as the series continues, it’s unclear whether the Fellowship is as powerful as it would like to be, or whether its aura of mystery is its most distinct asset. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Brian Tallerico

Aug 16, 2019

Moss leaves a lot of this open to interpretation, but the result is a project that can feel like an information dump more often than a film. It’s often like one of those conspiracy theory videos that throws out a ton of information but never shapes it into something with meaning. Read full review

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MichaelArc

Aug 22, 2019

This show exemplifies the uniting Power in the name of Jesus and how it's effect had and have always resonated in the corridors of power. Brilliant docuseries. Do Jesus. Be Jesus.

Great show!

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pierre29177

Aug 19, 2019

Its ok to watch despite the acting reconstitution which was a bit dull . I also have the feeling that the documentary is build on one thing only , showing that the family is a bad organisation, which is probably true , but they tell us that idea like an evangelist would have done it,Its ok to watch despite the acting reconstitution which was a bit dull . I also have the feeling that the documentary is build on one thing only , showing that the family is a bad organisation, which is probably true , but they tell us that idea like an evangelist would have done it, without really explaining things in details . It’s something to watch like a serie but not like a real documentary and if you do it like that it's entertaining.… Expand

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mickrussom

Dec 2, 2019

typical slander and libel by the leftist traitors who use the soviet media and news companies to slime christians, white people and anyone accused of wrongthink by the leftists. note how neither the media outlets reporting on 'the family' bother to let them get a word in edgewise and presenttypical slander and libel by the leftist traitors who use the soviet media and news companies to slime christians, white people and anyone accused of wrongthink by the leftists. note how neither the media outlets reporting on 'the family' bother to let them get a word in edgewise and present this farce as a 'documentary' which it isnt. sad.… Expand

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Series Overview
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: August 9, 2019
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  S1:E10. Episode 10
  Air Date: November 30, -0001
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  S1:E9. Episode 9
  Air Date: November 30, -0001
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  S1:E7. Episode 7
  Air Date: November 30, -0001
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  S1:E5. Wolf King
  Air Date: August 9, 2019
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  S1:E4. Dictators, Murderers & Thieves
  Air Date: August 9, 2019
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  S1:E3. New World Order
  Air Date: August 9, 2019
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  S1:E2. Chosen
  Air Date: August 9, 2019
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  S1:E1. Submersion
  Air Date: August 9, 2019