The Family

Season

2019

6.4

TV-14

An enigmatic Christian group known as The Family wields enormous influence in Washington, DC, in pursuit of its global ambitions.

Episode List

S1 • E1

Submersion

Journalist Jeff Sharlet details his days living at Ivanwald, a men's residence where he discovers the Family's allegiance to Jesus - and to power.

S1 • E2

Chosen

Supporters and skeptics discuss C Street, a secrecy-shrouded residence for Washington politicians, and its sway in high-profile sex scandals.

S1 • E3

New World Order

Doug Coe, the Family's leader, obscures the group's role in the National Prayer Breakfast, which has become a hub for backroom global influence-peddling.

S1 • E4

Dictators, Murderers and Thieves

Some American politicians use their clout to spread the Family's views to foreign leaders, including some of history's most notorious rulers.

S1 • E5

Wolf King

Rooted in local men's groups, the Family's commingling of theology, ideology and worldly power extends its reach all the way to the U.S. presidency.

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Cast

Jeff Sharlet

Self - Author, The Family

James Cromwell

Doug Coe

Doug Hampton

Self - Former Senate Aide

Lisa Getter

Self - Investigative Journalist

Zack Wamp

Self - Representative, Tennessee

Warren Throckmorton

Self - Evangelical Activist

David Rysdahl

Jeff Sharlet

Michael Park

Ivanwald Brother

Ben Rosenfield

Ivanwald Brother

Tessa Albertson

Potomac Point Sister