Shiny Happy People - Season 2

Shiny Happy People - Season 2

Season 2

A Teenage Holy War

This second season, "A Teenage Holy War," shifts its focus to the rise of evangelical Christian movements among young people in the 1990s and 2000s. Specifically, it examines how fundamentalist Christian organizations used elements of pop culture, such as music and "pop idol worship," to influence teenagers and promote a strict religious lifestyle. The series highlights the controversial organization Teen Mania, which held stadium events called "Acquire the Fire" to attract teenagers with Christian rock, sermons, and purity pledges. The docuseries also explores the darker aspects of these movements, including alleged psychological control, intense spiritual bootcamps, and the lasting impact on former attendees. 

Network
Episodes3
Datesjuil. 23, 2025 - juil. 23, 2025
Previous Season

Episodes

Acquire the Fire
Season 2Episode 147 min

Acquire the Fire

In the explosive opener, Teen Mania emerges as millennial America's radical evangelical youth movement. Charismatic founder Ron Luce dazzles with "Acquire the Fire" - pyrotechnic stadium revivals where teens pledge their lives to spiritual revolution. Beneath the rock-concert worship and adrenaline-fueled Christian missions, Luce is assembling his army of true believers.

juil. 23, 2025
Consumed by the Call
Season 2Episode 249 min

Consumed by the Call

Teen Mania's Honor Academy subjects its eager young recruits to brutal bootcamp tactics and endless hours in a massive call center as teenage telemarketers for Jesus, facing crushing quotas while enduring strict purity rules. Terrifying "End Times" simulations complete with mock executions create trauma disguised as spiritual transformation, forging young martyrs ready to die for their faith.

juil. 23, 2025
BattleCry
Season 2Episode 352 min

BattleCry

Teen Mania goes to new extremes with BattleCry, a hyper-militant culture war campaign. An evangelical pied piper, Luce leads the children into politically volatile protests. Meanwhile, interns collapse under grueling conditions — and alumni begin speaking out, leading to Teen Mani's explosive demise. But the army Ron trained fights on, with devastating consequences still unfolding today.

juil. 23, 2025

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