TLC is delving into one of the most talked-about figures in The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City franchise with a new three-part docuseries that examines the life of Mary Cosby and the church she leads alongside her husband, Robert Cosby Sr.
Titled The Cult of the Real Housewifethe restricted collection premieres Thursday, January 1, from 8–11 p.m. ET/PT on TLC, with all episodes accessible to stream the following day on HBO Max and Discovery+.
The documentary will take viewers inside the world of Faith Temple Pentecostal Church, the establishment based by Mary’s grandmother, the late Rosemary “Mama” Cosby.
According to TLCthe collection traces Faith Temple’s transformation from its early days underneath Mama Cosby’s management to the controversy that erupted after her dying—when management of the church was handed to Robert Cosby Sr. and later intertwined along with his marriage to Mary.
Through this lens, the present revisits how one of Utah’s most outstanding spiritual households turned the topic of public scrutiny and hypothesis.
The docuseries will embrace first-hand accounts from former members of the congregation, together with the Enoch household, who describe their years inside Faith Temple. Mary’s sister, Denise Jefferson Odinaka, and cousin, Dan Cosby, seem alongside Dan’s spouse, Kim, providing private perception into the household’s difficult legacy.
Investigative journalists and on-line commentators who’ve adopted the story from the starting additionally contribute context, as does a main cult professional who helps unpack the techniques usually used to keep up loyalty inside closed communities.
Archival footage, interviews, and recordings of sermons delivered by Mary and Robert Cosby Sr. present a uncommon look into how the church advanced underneath their management—and the way its affect prolonged past the pulpit.
The collection goals to discover long-standing questions on energy, religion, and the blurred line between devotion and management.
The Cult of the Real Housewife is directed and produced by Elli Hakami and Julian P. Hobbs, the group behind TLC’s Hillsong: A Megachurch Exposedwhich investigated claims of abuse and corruption inside a world spiritual motion.