Shiny Happy People (2023–Present)
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.
Network: Prime Video
Stars: Amy King, Dillon King, Jill Dillard, Derick Dillard
Latest: S2 E3 · Jul 23, 2025 Status: Ongoing
Shiny Happy People is a American documentary TV series that premiered in 2023 on Prime Video. The show has 2 seasons and 7 episodes so far and is ongoing. The latest episode, S2 E3, aired on Jul 23, 2025.
Seasons
Cast
Amy King
Dillon King
Jill Dillard
Self - Member of the Duggar Family
Derick Dillard
Self - Jill’s Husband
Jen Sutphin
Self - YouTube Creator, Fundie Fridays
Kristin Kobes Du Mez
Self - Author; Professor, Calvin University
Josh Pease
Self - Pastor, Journalist
Brooke Arnold
Self - Ex-IBLP
Bill Gothard
Self (archive footage)
Jeff Sharlet
Deanna Duggar
Self - Jim Bob Duggar’s Sister
Jim Holt
Self - Duggar Family Friends
Details
| First Aired | Jun 1, 2023 |
|---|---|
| Last Aired | Jul 23, 2025 |
| Country | United States |
| Original Language | English |
| Also Known As | אנשים זוהרים ושמחים: סודות משפחת דאגר, Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets, Shiny Happy People: A Teenage Holy War |
| Networks | Prime Video |
| IMDb ID | tt27715627 |
| TMDB ID | 226751 |
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