Duggar Family Secrets Are Exposed in New Docuseries Featuring Jill and Amy: Everything to Know About ‘Shiny Happy People’

the Duggar family when they were just a clan of 16, featured in the 2004 documentary. The supersized Baptist brood's fame grew along with their family, eventually leading to the hit TLC reality series, which followed their adventures in home schooling, courtship and family expansion. After the show's cancellation in 2015, fans continued to follow the Duggars on six seasons of their follow-up seriesas well as on their various social media pages. Led by parents Jim Bob and Michelle, the Duggar family now consists of 19 kids, 11 sons- and daughters-in-law, and 27 grandchildren — and counting!As the eldest Duggar kids are growing up, getting married and having kids of their own, it can be hard to keep track of everyone.

Jill Dillard is the latest Duggar daughter to speak out about growing up in her ultra-conservative Christian family. A new Prime Video docuseries,, shares with viewers how the family became a reality TV sensation before scandal shook the foundation of their deeply held belief system.Like her sister, Jinger Vuolo's, recent book, starts with a focus on disgraced pastor Bill Gothard and the Institute in Basic Life Principles, or IBLP, a non-denominational Christian organization that espouses homeschooling, female subservience and conservative values. “IBLP and the teachings draw in people like my dad, who want this control," Jill notes. «It can foster this cult-like environment.

Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar are firing back at “Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets”, the new Prime Video documentary series that delves into the controversial religious sect behind the scandal-plagued “19 Kids and Counting” family, whose hit TLC series was yanked from television as the shocking skeletons came tumbling out of their closet.

Defending their family. Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar are speaking out against the new docuseries Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets — which stars their daughter Jill Duggar.

Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar are breaking their silence on the new docu-series about their family and religion.

Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar are speaking out.The couple — who famously introduced the world to their large family in the TLC series — published a statement to their website on Thursday decrying Prime Video's forthcoming four-part docuseries «The recent 'documentary' that talks about our family is sad because in it we see the media and those with ill intentions hurting people we love,» the statement shared. «Like other families, ours too has experienced the joys and heartbreaks of life, just in a very public format.»«This 'documentary' paints so much and so many in a derogatory and sensationalized way because sadly that’s the direction of entertainment these days,» the statement continued.The documentary is set to examine, in part, the experiences of some of the Duggar children after being raised following the ultra-conservative lifestyle rules of disgraced pastor Bill Gothard and the Institute in Basic Life Principles, or IBLP.  Among those interviewed was Jill Duggar Dillard, the couple's second-oldest daughter, who spoke out about her difficult experiences.«We have always believed that the best chance to repair damaged relationships, or to reconcile differences, is through love in a private setting,»Jim Bob and Michelle's statement continued.

Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar are speaking out.The couple — who famously introduced the world to their large family in the TLC series — published a statement to their website on Thursday decrying Prime Video's forthcoming four-part docuseries «The recent 'documentary' that talks about our family is sad because in it we see the media and those with ill intentions hurting people we love,» the statement shared. «Like other families, ours too has experienced the joys and heartbreaks of life, just in a very public format.»«This 'documentary' paints so much and so many in a derogatory and sensationalized way because sadly that’s the direction of entertainment these days,» the statement continued.The documentary is set to examine, in part, the experiences of some of the Duggar children after being raised following the ultra-conservative lifestyle rules of disgraced pastor Bill Gothard and the Institute in Basic Life Principles, or IBLP.  Among those interviewed was Jill Duggar Dillard, who spoke out about her difficult experiences.«We have always believed that the best chance to repair damaged relationships, or to reconcile differences, is through love in a private setting,» the Duggars' statement shared.

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ended after six seasons on HBO, the beloved series returned with a sequel series,, on Max in 2021. The new chapter in the franchise picked up 11 years after the events of two theatrical films, which left off with 2010's, as it followed three of the four main characters — Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker), Miranda (Cynthia Nixon) and Charlotte (Kristin Davis) — while they navigated the ups and downs of love, lust and other life events in their 50s.After a much-seen and talked about 10-episode debut, which saw the demise of Mr.

Jill Duggar Dillard almost didn't speak out about her famous family for the upcoming Prime Video documentary,  In ET's exclusive sneak peek at the upcoming four-part series, Jill sits down with husband Derick Dillard and explains why she was hesitant to go on camera about her experiences being raised in the reality-famous family, on the TLC reality series  and following the ultra-conservative lifestyle rules of disgraced pastor Bill Gothard and the Institute in Basic Life Principles, or IBLP.«Yeah, I mean, doing an interview like this isn't easy, and I didn't want to do it,» Jill admits with a nervous laugh. «There's a lot there,» she continues.

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Sharing what they’ve seen. The producers of Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets are speaking out about what they learned while researching the family made famous by the reality series 19 Kids and Counting.

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