Shadowland (miniseries) explained

Genre:Television documentary, conspiracy theories in United States politics
Creator:Joe Berlinger
Based On:Reporting from The Atlantic
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Country:United States
Language:English
Num Seasons:1
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Num Episodes:6
Network:Peacock
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Shadowland is a six-part original limited series on Peacock.[1] [2] [3] Based on the reporting on conspiracy theories in United States politics from The Atlantic,[4] which posits that "conspiracy thinking" was in part responsible for the American Revolution and examined the rise of mainstream conspiracism,[5] the 2022 series travels the country to interview both conspiracy theorists and experts on the rise of conspiratorial thinking.[6] It was produced and spearheaded by renowned documentarian Joe Berlinger.[7] [8] [9]

Reception

The limited series received generally positive reviews from critics and audiences. Time described it as "terrifying" and compared it favorably to the 2022 Ken Burns documentary miniseries The U.S. and the Holocaust.[10] Common Sense Media gave the series a positive review, writing that it was "disturbing".[11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gelhoren . Giovana . First Look: Chilling New Docuseries Explores How Fringe Conspiracy Theories Creep into Mainstream America . . September 7, 2022 . January 7, 2024.
  2. Web site: Devore . Britta . 'Shadowland' Trailer Spotlights a Country Divided in New Joe Berlinger Docuseries . . September 7, 2022 . January 7, 2024.
  3. Web site: Serba . John . Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Shadowland’ on Peacock, Documentary Master Joe Berlinger’s Series Examining the Conspiracy Theories Tearing America Apart . . . September 23, 2022 . January 7, 2024.
  4. Web site: Shadowland Documentary Series, Inspired by The Atlantic’s Reporting on the Power and Danger of Conspiracy, to Premiere on Peacock . . August 26, 2022 . January 7, 2024.
  5. Web site: Shadowland . . January 6, 2024.
  6. Web site: Roeper . Richard . ‘Shadowland’: Illuminating docuseries sizes up conspiracy theorists and the suffering they cause . September 21, 2022 . . January 7, 2024.
  7. Web site: Hunt . Stacey Wilson . True Crime and Serial-Killer Psyches: Inside the Career of Pioneer Documentarian Joe Berlinger . . November 30, 2022 . January 7, 2024.
  8. Web site: Sederstrom . Jill . What Joe Berlinger Learned Trying To Get Inside The Mind Of Conspiracy Theorists For 'Shadowland' . . September 21, 2022 . January 7, 2024.
  9. Web site: Shadowland . . 2022 . January 6, 2024.
  10. Web site: Berman . Judy . Conspiracy Theory Docuseries Shadowland Might as Well Be the Terrifying Sequel to The U.S. and the Holocaust . . September 23, 2022 . January 7, 2024.
  11. Web site: Camacho . Melissa . Parents' Guide to Shadowland . . 2022 . January 7, 2024.

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