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Season 1 – Escaping Utopia

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The stories of people who tried to break free from New Zealand's most extreme religious cult, Gloriavale, providing insight into the inner workings of the cult.

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Anita Singh Daily Telegraph (UK) 03/18/2025
4/5
It is not edited in the style of a thriller, with each episode (there are three) ending on a cliffhanger. Instead, it tells the story of life inside a New Zealand religious cult in a quiet, considered way. Go to Full Review Lucy Mangan Guardian 02/24/2025
4/5
Allotting three hours to such a documentary is often a sign of a padded narrative forthcoming, but Escaping Utopia has almost too much material to be covered even by that generous span. Go to Full Review Carol Midgley The Times (UK) 02/21/2025
3/5
This is real Handmaid’s Tale stuff and this three-parter a compelling, well-constructed account of life inside the New Zealand cult (600 people still live there) thanks to testimony from escapees who vividly described their psychological jail. Go to Full Review Barbara Ellen Observer (UK) 02/24/2025
4/5
Television isn’t short of documentaries about cults, but this one is worth looking at. Go to Full Review Christopher Stevens Daily Mail (UK) 02/21/2025
4/5
The shocks are carefully timed, so that whenever we think life in the cult couldn't get any worse, it does. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Natalie Malcon

Producer

Philippa Rennie

Executive Producer

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Mar 24, 2024 A look into the beginnings of the Gloriavale community and how it evolved from its socialist Christian beginnings to the extreme place it now occupies. Details Episode 2 Aired Mar 25, 2024 A journalist is determined to expose the shocking truth about the Gloriavale Christian Community, but fears their charismatic leader is too powerful for the laws of the land. Details Episode 3 Aired Mar 26, 2024 The community reels at the loss of its charismatic leader Hopeful Christian, while two former children of Gloriavale expose one of its most shocking secrets. Details

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Escaping Utopia — Season 1

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Season Info

Executive Producer
Philippa Rennie
Network
ONEANZ
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
Australian English
Release Date
Mar 24, 2024