The series examines a conservative Christian group—known as the Family or the Fellowship—its history, and investigates its influence on American politics.
[1][2][3] The series was executive produced by Jeff Sharlet, who previously wrote books about the same organization, including C Street: The Fundamentalist Threat to American Democracy and The Family: The Secret Fundamentalism at the Heart of American Power.
[4] Douglas Coe is the leader of the Family; he doesn't seek fame and wants to maintain a low profile.
[6] Joel Mayward of Cinemayard described the series as "chilling" but also wrote that it felt "muddled and redundant".
[10] Vulture's Jen Chaney noted that the series focused predominantly on the Fellowship's influence on conservatives, and excluded Democratic involvement.