''The Family'' is an American documentary

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on August 9, 2019. The series examines a

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Christian group—known as the Family or the Fellowship—its history, and investigates its influence on American politics. The series was executive produced by Jeff Sharlet, who previously wrote books about the same organization, including ''C Street: The Fundamentalist Threat to American Democracy'' and '' The Family: The Secret Fundamentalism at the Heart of American Power''.

Cast

* David Rysdahl as Jeff Sharlet. ** Sharlet appears as himself in the documentary interview portions of the series. *

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* Michael Park * Nate Klingenberg *

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* James Cromwell as Douglas Coe

Episodes

Reception

Critics have generally praised the series. For ''

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'', Joel Keller described it as having "a lot of potential to fascinate". Joel Mayward of ''Cinemayard'' described the series as "chilling" but also wrote that it felt "muddled and redundant". ''

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''s Jen Chaney noted that the series focused predominantly on the Fellowship's influence on conservatives, and excluded Democratic involvement.

Release

''The Family'' was released on August 9, 2019 on

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