Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets Meet The Duggars (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV Episode | 45 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime

Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets

Meet The Duggars (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV Episode | 45 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime

The shiny facade of America's favorite giant family, and the ministry that guided their conservative values, is shattered, revealing a troubling reality underneath.

Producers

Lauren Andrade | Eric Cook | Juliette Eisner

Composer

Gregory Tripi

Cinematographer

Brandon Riley

Editors

Michelle Brundige | Matt Colbourn | Betsy Kagen | Francesca Kustra & 2 more

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Edit Released

Updated May 18, 2023

Release date

Jun 2, 2023 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

1 nomination

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Cast	+ Add Cast
28 cast members

Name	Known for
Derick Dillard Self Self See fewer	Counting On (2015)
Jill Duggar Dillard Self Self See fewer	19 Kids and Counting (2008)
Brooke Arnold Self Self See fewer	Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets (2023)
Kristin Kobes Du Mez Self Self See fewer	The Secrets of Hillsong (2023)
Deanna Duggar Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets (2023)
Jim Bob Duggar Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Counting On (2015)
Michelle Duggar Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Counting On (2015)
Bobye Holt Self Self See fewer	Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets (2023)
Jim Holt Self Self See fewer	Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets (2023)
Amy Duggar King Self (as Amy King) Self (as Amy King) See fewer	19 Kids and Counting (2008)
Dillon King Self Self See fewer	Counting On (2015)
Danielle Lindemann Self Self See fewer	Rewind the '90s (2023)
Josh Pease Self Self See fewer	Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets (2023)
Jen Sutphin Self Self See fewer	Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets (2023)
Jedidiah Duggar Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Counting On (2015)
Jeremiah Duggar Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Counting On (2015)
Joshua Duggar Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	19 Kids and Counting (2008)
Bill Gothard Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets (2023)
Alex Harris Self Self See fewer	Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets (2023)
Abby Hensel Self (archive footage) (as Abigail Loraine Hensel) Self (archive footage) (as Abigail Loraine Hensel) See fewer	Abby & Brittany (2012)
Britty Hensel Self (archive footage) (as Brittany Lee Hensel) Self (archive footage) (as Brittany Lee Hensel) See fewer	Abby & Brittany (2012)
Khloé Kardashian Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Keeping Up with the Kardashians (2007)
Kim Kardashian Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor (2013)
Megyn Kelly Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Embeds (2017)
Martin Luther King Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Freedom Writers (2007)
Jessa Seewald Self (archive footage) (as Jessa Duggar) Self (archive footage) (as Jessa Duggar) See fewer	Courageous (I) (2011)
Meredith Vieira Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Get Him to the Greek (2010)
David Zaslav Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum (2026)