New Eden

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New Eden
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Country of originCanada
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Original release
Network Crave
ReleaseDecember 31, 2019 (2019-12-31)

New Eden is a Canadian television mockumentary series, created by and starring Evany Rosen and Kayla Lorette. [1] The series centres on Grace Lee (Rosen) and Katherine Wryfield (Lorette), the leaders of an all-female cult compound, [2] through the narrative frame of a fictional true crime documentary series profiling the cult's descent into chaos and murder. [3] The first season was directed by Aleysa Young.

Contents

The first season was released on the Crave streaming service on December 31, 2019, one day ahead of the promoted release date of January 1, 2020. [4]

The series starred Evany Rosen as Grace Lee, Kayla Lorette as Katherine Wryfield, Leah Doz as Max Solomon, Caitlin Howden as Sharon Birnbaum, and Rielle Braid as Amy Michelle.

Episodes

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
11"Who Are These Women?"Aleysa YoungEvany Rosen, Kayla LoretteDecember 31, 2019 (2019-12-31)
Former cult leaders turned convicts, Katherine Wryfield and Grace Lee are interviewed about New Eden.
22"Funny Honey"Aleysa YoungEvany Rosen, Kayla LoretteDecember 31, 2019 (2019-12-31)
The incident at the 1977 Halworth Fall Fair where New Eden sells honey spiked with psychedelic compounds.
33"Go with Gaion"Aleysa YoungEvany Rosen, Kayla LoretteDecember 31, 2019 (2019-12-31)
Amy makes an unexpected announcement while the police start investigating New Eden.
44"Party's Over Girls"Aleysa YoungEvany Rosen, Kayla LoretteDecember 31, 2019 (2019-12-31)
New Eden's funds are dwindling. Grace comes up with a plan to save the farm, but Katherine thinks it only makes matters worse.
55"A Whole Lotta Buzz"Aleysa YoungEvany Rosen, Kayla LoretteDecember 31, 2019 (2019-12-31)
The police raid of the New Eden compound.
66"My Lord"Aleysa YoungEvany Rosen, Kayla LoretteDecember 31, 2019 (2019-12-31)
Coverage of the 1983 trial.
77"Forbidden Fruit"Aleysa YoungEvany Rosen, Kayla LoretteDecember 31, 2019 (2019-12-31)
Grace and Katherine's release is only a few months away. The documentarians Travis and Jake come clean about their intentions for the documentary.
88"Helen Lafayette"Aleysa YoungEvany Rosen, Kayla LoretteDecember 31, 2019 (2019-12-31)
1994 recap of the three-year manhunt for Helen Lafayette.

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References

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