"An explosive investigative exposé confronting modern megachurch culture, celebrity pastor influence, and deep systemic accountability."
FX delivers a piercing examination of faith and institutional corruption in The Secrets of Hillsong. Anchored by the first interviews with Carl and Laura Lentz following their public ouster, director Stacey Lee exposes the collision between evangelical marketing, celebrity worship, and systemic misconduct. With reporting from Vanity Fair journalists, this compelling four-part docuseries confronts the human cost behind a global megachurch empire before its reckoning.
| Watched? | # | Air Date | Episode Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| E1 | May 19, 2023 | Church in the Wild | |
| E2 | May 19, 2023 | The Prodigal Son | |
| E3 | May 26, 2023 | Sins of the Father | |
| E4 | May 26, 2023 | False Prophets |
Production Type: docuseries
The Secrets of Hillsong is a standalone docuseries designed as a completed, finite historical narrative. Produced by FX and Vanity Fair, the production was crafted as a four-part investigative event to document the rise and fall of the megachurch and its leadership. By utilizing exclusive interviews and years of journalistic research, the creators structured the series to provide a comprehensive and final examination of the organization's cultural influence and internal scandals, ensuring the narrative arc reached a natural and definitive conclusion.
The scale of the production was intentionally limited to a specific historical window, focusing on the testimony of former pastors and the fallout of their public departures. Because the series was built around a specific set of investigative findings, it was never intended to function as an ongoing program. This finite approach allowed the filmmakers to deliver a concentrated historical record that serves as a closed-ended exploration of the subject matter without the need for additional seasons or episodic expansion.