Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets Under Authority (Season 1, Episode 3)
TV Episode | 47 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime

Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets

Under Authority (Season 1, Episode 3)

TV Episode | 47 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime

Bill Gothard and Jim Bob Duggar grow their shared vision into an international empire on the backs of young people. Unpaid labor, abuse, and threats of retaliation build, until Gothard is finally cut down inside of his own organization.

Producers

Lauren Andrade | Eric Cook | Juliette Eisner

Composer

Gregory Tripi

Cinematographer

Brandon Riley

Editors

Matt Colbourn | Betsy Kagen | Linda H. Lamm | Daniel George McDonald

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Edit Released

Updated Jun 2, 2023

Release date

Jun 2, 2023 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

1 nomination

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37 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 Self 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)
Emily Elizabeth Anderson Self Self See fewer	Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets (2023)
Anna Duggar Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	19 Kids and Counting (2008)
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)
Eve Ettinger Self Self See fewer	Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets (2023)
Bill Gothard Self Self See fewer	Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets (2023)
Alex Harris Self Self See fewer	Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets (2023)
Chad Harris Self Self See fewer	Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets (2023)
Heather Heath Self Self See fewer	Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets (2023)
Kris Jenner Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Mindy Project (2012)
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	Mr. Birchum (2024)
Tia Levings Self Self See fewer	Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets (2023)
Floyd Oathout Self Self See fewer	Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets (2023)
Tara Oathout Self Self See fewer	Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets (2023)
Morgan Olliges Self Self See fewer	Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets (2023)
Paul Olliges Self Self See fewer	Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets (2023)
Robin Roberts Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Lego Ninjago Movie (2017)
Jessa Seewald Self (archive footage) (as Jessa Duggar) Self (archive footage) (as Jessa Duggar) See fewer	Courageous (I) (2011)
Lara Smith Self Self See fewer	Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets (2023)
Jinger Vuolo Self Self See fewer	Counting On (2015)
Lindsey J. Williams Self Self See fewer	Code Name Banshee (2022)