Hillsong: A Megachurch Exposed
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Documentary
Crime
Seasons | 1
Episodes | 4
avg.Runtime | min
First EP | 2022-03-24
Last EP | 2022-12-29
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Featuring interviews with Hillsong insiders, megachurch experts, and Ranin Karim – the woman whose five-month affair with celebrity senior pastor Carl Lentz led to his downfall – the series explores the high-profile, star-studded church’s alleged exploitation, abuse, and cover-ups.
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Season List
season 1 || Season 1
Relesed on | 2022-03-24
1
Welcome Home
2022-03-24
The strategic rise of Hillsong church catapults it from the small towns of Australia to the bright lights of NYC. Founder Brian Houston has a vision, but the charisma and A-list connections of pastor Carl Lentz earn the church its iconic status.
2
Critical Mass
2022-03-24
News of high-profile scandal and moral indiscretion threatens Hillsong and the explosion of popularity it has enjoyed in the US at the hands of celebrity pastor Carl Lentz. The fallout exposes a deeper problem within the culture of the church.
3
Revelations
2022-03-24
Founder Brian Houston goes to great lengths to minimize and silence allegations of sexual assault, cult-like tendencies and child sex crimes against the church. As the scandal deepens, it appears he will do anything to protect the Hillsong brand.
4
The Newest Revelations
2022-12-29
A wave of explosive new claims and disclosures surrounding Hillsong and founder Brian Houston exposes darker depths to the ongoing controversy.
CAST
charactor: Self (archive footage)
Original: Carl Lentz
Total EP: 4
charactor: Self (archive footage)
Original: Brian Houston
Total EP: 4
charactor: Self – Former Hillsong Boston Volunteer
Original: Noemi Uribe
Total EP: 4
charactor: Self – Features Reporter, New York Post
Original: Hannah Frishberg
Total EP: 3
charactor: Self – Former Hillsong LA Volunteer
Original: Craig Carson
Total EP: 3
charactor: Self – Journalist & Author of 'Beyond Belief'
Original: Elle Hardy
Total EP: 3
charactor: Self – Former Hillsong NYC Volunteer
Original: Janice Lagata
Total EP: 3
charactor: Self – Senior Reporter, Page Six
Original: Oli Coleman
Total EP: 3
charactor: Self – Former Wave Church Member 2003-2020
Original: Jaclyn Hayes
Total EP: 2
charactor: Self – Former Wave Church Member
Original: Sammi Lizzotte
Total EP: 2
charactor: Self – Former Hillsong Kiev Pastor
Original: Zhenya Kasevich
Total EP: 2
charactor: Self – Former Hillsong Kiev Pastor
Original: Vera Kasevich
Total EP: 2
charactor: Self – Senior Pastor, Victory Church
Original: Ed Crenshaw
Total EP: 2
charactor: Self – Former Hillsong College Student
Original: Anna Crenshaw
Total EP: 2
charactor: Self – LMFT & Cult Interventionist
Original: Rachel Bernstein
Total EP: 2
charactor: Self – Former Hillsong Sydney Member
Original: Tanya Levin
Total EP: 2
charactor: Self – Former Hillsong College Student
Original: Bailey Krawczyk
Total EP: 2
charactor: Self – Former Hillsong NYC Lighting Director
Original: Brando Kress
Total EP: 2
charactor: Self – Attorney Advocate for Abuse Survivors
Original: Boz Tchividjian
Total EP: 2
charactor: Self – Author of 'PreachersnSneakers'
Original: Ben Kirby
Total EP: 2
charactor: Self
Original: Ranin Karim
Total EP: 1
charactor: Self – Member of Legislative Council, New South Wales Parliament
Original: David Shoebridge
Total EP: 1
charactor: Self – Former Hillsong College Student
Original: Yolandi Bosch
Total EP: 1
charactor: Self – Former Hillsong College Student
Original: Elizabeth Curet
Total EP: 1
charactor: Self – Trinity Foundation Investigator
Original: Barry Bowen
Total EP: 1
charactor: Self (archive footage)
Original: Bobbie Houston
Total EP: 1
charactor: Self (archive footage)
Original: Brett Sengstock
Total EP: 1
charactor: Self – Founder, CICAP
Original: Loxie Gant
Total EP: 1
charactor: Self (archive footage)
Original: Savannah Guthrie
Total EP: 1
charactor: Self – Former Hillsong College Student & Hillsong NYC Member
Original: Joyana Santini
Total EP: 1
charactor: Self – Former Hillsong College Student
Original: Josiah Sanders
Total EP: 1
charactor: Self – Religion News Service & Saved by the City Podcast
Original: Roxanne Stone
Total EP: 1
charactor: Self – Senior Investigative Reporter, Christian Post
Original: Leonardo Blair
Total EP: 1
charactor: Self – Master of Theology, Host of The BEAT YouTube Channel
Original: Allen Parr
Total EP: 1
charactor: Self (archive footage)
Original: David Berg
Total EP: 1
charactor: Self – Lawyer, Former ED of Assemblies of God Churches
Original: Alec Spencer
Total EP: 1
charactor: Self – Executive Producer, 'Hillsong: A Megachurch Exposed'
Original: Dan Johnstone
Total EP: 1
charactor: Bobbie Houston
Original: Marie Finch
Total EP: 1
charactor: Brian Houston
Original: Troy Dillinger
Total EP: 1
charactor: Self (archive footage)
Original: Justin Bieber
Total EP: 1
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