Escaping Polygamy

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Escaping Polygamy
Genre Reality Television
StarringJessica Christensen
Andrea Christensen
Shanell DeRieux
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes39
Production
Executive producersDee Bagwell Haslam
Rob Lundgren
Camera setup Multi-camera
Original release
Network Lifetime (TV Network)
ReleaseDecember 30, 2014 (2014-12-30) - 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.

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