The Secrets of Hillsong

Exploring one of Americas most successful megachurches and the investigative reporting that lead to the dismissal of two prominent pastors.

2023 HD 62min TV-MA United States English

Carl Lentz Alex French Dan Adler Brian Houston Bobbie Houston

Crime Documentary

miniseries sexual abuse pedophilia coverup extramarital affair pastor sex scandal sexual violence evangelical christianity child molester

S1E1 - Church in the Wild 2023-05-19

In 2015, a young pastor named Carl Lentz lands in NYC to spread the Word of Hillsong, an ascendant Australian megachurch. But allegations of volunteer exploitation, racism, sexual abuse and homophobia explode. Lentz is fired and disappears until now.

S1E2 - The Prodigal Son 2023-05-19

In their first interviews since expulsion from the church, Carl and Laura Lentz guide viewers into the inner sanctum of Hillsong, detailing the building the church’s congregation and the response from church leadership when it deemed Carl a liability.

S1E3 - Sins of the Father 2023-05-26

As a group of international reporters examine Hillsong’s global network, it becomes clear that long before Carl Lentz’s transgressions, Hillsong’s founding father, Frank Houston, laid the groundwork for the church’s pattern of covering up misconduct with non-disclosure agreements and hush money. And his son, Brian Houston, has allegedly been trying to cover up his father’s predatory past for decades.

S1E4 - False Prophets 2023-05-26

Shortly after Carl Lentz’s expulsion from Hillsong, Brian Houston is formally charged with concealing his father’s crimes and banished from Hillsong after allegations of his own misconduct are made public. Carl, Laura and a multigenerational group of former Hillsong congregants examine the rubble and collectively attempt to answer the ultimate question: What do you do when you discover the shepherd is the problem?

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