The Secrets of Hillsong

2023 - 2023

Church in the Wild

Episode 1

In 2015, a young pastor named Carl Lentz lands in NYC to spread the Word of Hillsong, an ascendant Australian megachurch. But allegations of volunteer exploitation, racism, sexual abuse and homophobia explode. Lentz is fired and disappears until now.

The Prodigal Son

Episode 2

In their first interviews since expulsion from the church, Carl and Laura Lentz guide viewers into the inner sanctum of Hillsong, detailing the building the church’s congregation and the response from church leadership when it deemed Carl a liability.

Sins of the Father

Episode 3

As a group of international reporters examine Hillsong’s global network, it becomes clear that long before Carl Lentz’s transgressions, Hillsong’s founding father, Frank Houston, laid the groundwork for the church’s pattern of covering up misconduct with non-disclosure agreements and hush money. And his son, Brian Houston, has allegedly been trying to cover up his father’s predatory past for decades.

False Prophets

Episode 4

Shortly after Carl Lentz’s expulsion from Hillsong, Brian Houston is formally charged with concealing his father’s crimes and banished from Hillsong after allegations of his own misconduct are made public. Carl, Laura and a multigenerational group of former Hillsong congregants examine the rubble and collectively attempt to answer the ultimate question: What do you do when you discover the shepherd is the problem?

Top Cast

Carl Lentz•Alex French•Dan Adler

With fresh reporting and analysis from journalists, historians and policymakers, go beyond the sensational headlines and behind the velvet rope to examine the church's long pattern of covering up misconduct to protect itself.

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Full Cast

Carl Lentz Image

Carl Lentz

Self - Former Lead Pastor

Alex French

Self - Vanity Fair

Dan Adler

Self - Vanity Fair

Brian Houston

Self - Hillsong Church Founder (archive footage)

Bobbie Houston

Self - Hillsong Church Founder (archive footage)

Full Crew

Rob Eric Image

Rob Eric

Executive Producer

Joel Chiodi

Executive Producer

Sarah Amos

Executive Producer

David Collins Image

David Collins

Executive Producer

Michael Williams Image

Michael Williams

Executive Producer

Agnes Chu

Executive Producer

Alex French

Executive Producer

Dan Adler

Executive Producer

Malcolm Parson

Original Music Composer

Stacey Lee

Producer

Keelie Armitage

Set Decoration

Eva Dubovoy

Lead Editor

Ryan Carmody

Director of Photography

Tammy Williams

Director of Photography

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