Escaping Polygamy

*Escaping Polygamy*
Escaping Polygamy
Genre	Reality Television
Starring	Jessica Christensen; Andrea Christensen; Shanell DeRieux
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	39
Production
Executive producers	Dee Bagwell Haslam; Rob Lundgren
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Original release
Network	Lifetime (TV Network)
Release	December 30, 2014 - present

Escaping Polygamy is an American docudrama television series that premiered on December 30, 2014, on LMN. The show now airs on Lifetime (TV & online), but can also be viewed on Tubi and Court TV, and follows the work of three sisters who left The Order, a polygamous group based in Salt Lake City,^[1] as they help family and/or friends break free of polygamy.^[2]^[3] They have also helped people escape from the FLDS Church and the AUB Church. The show was originally on A&E, but later moved to Lifetime. The series was renewed for a fourth season on March 4, 2019, and premiered on Lifetime on April 1, 2019.^[4]

Researchers and critics have noted the problematic nature of the series citing fictional escape scenarios and coercive producers who pushed a "sensationalized" narrative through thematic effects. Escaping "actors" were reportedly paid as much as $5,000 to appear in the series.^[5]

Since the fourth season aired, there has been no official announcement from Lifetime regarding the future of the show.

References

^ "Escaping Polygamy: What is The Order?". Monsters and Critics. July 30, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
^ "The Women of 'Escaping Polygamy': See Their Impressive Lives Today". In Touch Weekly. October 14, 2017. Retrieved August 23, 2018.
^ "'Escaping Polygamy' Star: I Couldn't Get a Job After the Show Aired". Us Weekly. February 7, 2017. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
^ "Lifetime Releases Season 5 of 'Escaping Polygamy' Details". March 6, 2019.
^ Mueller, Michelle (2019). "Escaping the Perils of Sensationalist Television Reduction". The Journal of Alternative Religions. 22: 70.

[1] "Escaping Polygamy: What is The Order?". Monsters and Critics. July 30, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2018.

[2] "The Women of 'Escaping Polygamy': See Their Impressive Lives Today". In Touch Weekly. October 14, 2017. Retrieved August 23, 2018.

[3] "'Escaping Polygamy' Star: I Couldn't Get a Job After the Show Aired". Us Weekly. February 7, 2017. Retrieved August 16, 2018.

[4] "Lifetime Releases Season 5 of 'Escaping Polygamy' Details". March 6, 2019.

[5] Mueller, Michelle (2019). "Escaping the Perils of Sensationalist Television Reduction". The Journal of Alternative Religions. 22: 70.

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