Amazon released Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets, a bombshell docuseries about the infamous Duggar family, on June 2. The series has garnered a great deal of attention since its release and has been one of the streaming service provider’s most successful docuseries to date. The series might owe some of its success to LuLaRich, a docuseries Amazon released in 2021. Amazon TV chief Vernon Sanders recently explained how LuLaRich helped lay the groundwork for projects like Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets.
Vernon Sanders says ‘LuLaRoe’ has informed Amazon’s docuseries
Before Shiny Happy People, there was LuLaRich. While the two docuseries cover vastly different subject matters, they have the same tell-all feel. According to Vernon Sanders, it wasn’t an accident. The Amazon TV chief spoke to Variety about the bombshell docuseries and revealed that LuLaRich taught the production studio a lot about the topics that interest people.
He...
Vernon Sanders says ‘LuLaRoe’ has informed Amazon’s docuseries
Before Shiny Happy People, there was LuLaRich. While the two docuseries cover vastly different subject matters, they have the same tell-all feel. According to Vernon Sanders, it wasn’t an accident. The Amazon TV chief spoke to Variety about the bombshell docuseries and revealed that LuLaRich taught the production studio a lot about the topics that interest people.
He...
- 6/21/2023
- by Andrea Francese
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets is a hit for Amazon Studios, if the number of people discussing the bombshell documentary is any indication. Since its release on June 2, viewers have taken to Twitter, TikTok, and Reddit to discuss the series and everything covered in the show’s four parts. There is still a lot more story to tell. Cori Shepherd Stern, the docuseries’ executive producer, seems open to a second season.
The Duggar family is featured in the ‘Shiny Happy People’ docuseries on Prime Video | Amazon Prime Video Related
‘Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets’: Who Is Officially the Leader of the Iblp?
‘Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets’ focused heavily on the Duggar family
More than a year ago, when Amazon Studios announced a planned project about the Institute of Basic Life Principles, it appeared that the controversial Christian ministry would be the docuseries’ main focus. News...
The Duggar family is featured in the ‘Shiny Happy People’ docuseries on Prime Video | Amazon Prime Video Related
‘Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets’: Who Is Officially the Leader of the Iblp?
‘Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets’ focused heavily on the Duggar family
More than a year ago, when Amazon Studios announced a planned project about the Institute of Basic Life Principles, it appeared that the controversial Christian ministry would be the docuseries’ main focus. News...
- 6/8/2023
- by Andrea Francese
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
The Duggar family from TLC’s 19 Kids and Counting and Counting On are under a microscope in Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets. Jill Duggar speaks on her experience growing up as a Duggar within the miniseries, but her parents aren’t featured. So, why aren’t Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar taking part in the documentary? Here’s what to know.
Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar | Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images Why aren’t Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar in ‘Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets’?
Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar aren’t interviewed in Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets — and they aren’t the only ones. While Jill Duggar appears in the documentary to answer questions about growing up in her family with Josh Duggar as her brother, her other siblings don’t appear. The documentary miniseries also features Jill’s husband, Derick Dillard, as well as Amy Duggar and Amy’s husband.
Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar | Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images Why aren’t Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar in ‘Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets’?
Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar aren’t interviewed in Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets — and they aren’t the only ones. While Jill Duggar appears in the documentary to answer questions about growing up in her family with Josh Duggar as her brother, her other siblings don’t appear. The documentary miniseries also features Jill’s husband, Derick Dillard, as well as Amy Duggar and Amy’s husband.
- 6/2/2023
- by Lauren Weiler
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Duggar family followers can’t wait for the release of Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets. Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar will be discussed at length in the miniseries, as the series focuses on the Iblp community. Some family followers are wondering what Jim Bob and Michelle are up to in 2023, as they don’t speak in the series. So, is Jim Bob Duggar in prison — and if not, what is he doing? Here’s what we know.
Is Jim Bob Duggar in prison? Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar | Kris Connor/WireImage
Jim Bob Duggar is not in prison in 2023. While his son, Josh Duggar, will spend another decade behind bars due to downloading child sexual abuse material, Jim Bob will not.
So, what is Jim Bob doing now? The ex-politician likely keeps up with his rental properties for work, as he no longer has reality TV for income. He...
Is Jim Bob Duggar in prison? Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar | Kris Connor/WireImage
Jim Bob Duggar is not in prison in 2023. While his son, Josh Duggar, will spend another decade behind bars due to downloading child sexual abuse material, Jim Bob will not.
So, what is Jim Bob doing now? The ex-politician likely keeps up with his rental properties for work, as he no longer has reality TV for income. He...
- 6/2/2023
- by Lauren Weiler
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Bending the Arc, Kief Davidson and Pedro Kos' documentary about doctors working in a rural Haitian village, will serve as the opening film at the third annual Greenwich International Film Festival, which is set to run June 1-4 in Greenwich, Conn.
The film will screen June 2, followed by a Town Hall Panel Q&A moderated by Barbara Pierce Bush and featuring Ophelia Dahl (Partners in Health), writer/producer Cori Stern, Joia Mukherjee (Partners in Health) and Rifat Latifi, M.D., from Westchester Medical Center, discussing the state of global healthcare.
The event will kick off June 1 with its Changemaker...
The film will screen June 2, followed by a Town Hall Panel Q&A moderated by Barbara Pierce Bush and featuring Ophelia Dahl (Partners in Health), writer/producer Cori Stern, Joia Mukherjee (Partners in Health) and Rifat Latifi, M.D., from Westchester Medical Center, discussing the state of global healthcare.
The event will kick off June 1 with its Changemaker...
- 5/13/2017
- by Gregg Kilday
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that the field of Documentary Short Subject contenders for the 85th Academy Awards® has been narrowed to eight films, out of a submission pool of 31. Three to five of these titles will earn Oscar® nominations.
Three of the shorts on the list qualified for Academy Award consideration through Ida's DocuWeeksTM Theatrical Documentary Showcase this past summer: King's Point, from director/producer Sari Gilman and producers Jed Wider and Todd Wider; Open Heart, from director/producer/writer Kief Davison and producer Cori Stern; and The ...
Three of the shorts on the list qualified for Academy Award consideration through Ida's DocuWeeksTM Theatrical Documentary Showcase this past summer: King's Point, from director/producer Sari Gilman and producers Jed Wider and Todd Wider; Open Heart, from director/producer/writer Kief Davison and producer Cori Stern; and The ...
- 10/11/2012
- by IDA Editorial Staff
- International Documentary Association
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