Amazon Studios will proceed with a docuseries about the Duggar family and the Institute of Basic Life Principles, the ultra-conservative Christian Ministry they belong to. The docuseries, titled Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets, doesn’t have an official premiere date, but information leaked via Reddit suggests the series will premiere sometime this summer. While the show focuses heavily on the Duggar family, famed for their reality TV series, 19 Kids and Counting and Counting On, they aren’t the only famous faces associated with the controversial ministry. The Bates family is also heavily entrenched in the ministry.
The Bates family is also closely tied to the IBLP
The Duggar family used to run in a large social circle. Much of that social circle revolved around the IBLP and an associated homeschooling program. That is how the Duggars met the Bates family. The Bates family first appeared on 19 Kids and Counting On as family friends. Eventually, they were given their own reality TV show. They, just like the Duggars, have 19 children.
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