PRESS ROOM
Shadowland Documentary Series, Inspired by The
Atlantic’s Reporting on the Power and Danger of Conspiracy, to Premiere on
Peacock
Six-part docuseries from RadicalMedia and filmmaker
Joe Berlinger to screen September 21 at The Atlantic Festival
Shadowland
AUGUST 26,
2022
The
Atlantic’s groundbreaking and prescient editorial series “Shadowland”––which
reported on the increasing hold that conspiracy theories have over Americans
and the threats they pose to democracy––has inspired a documentary series of
the same name that will premiere on Peacock next month.
Peacock
announced today that the six-part docuseries Shadowland will premiere
Wednesday, September 21, with all six episodes available to watch immediately.
The series––created by Academy Award–nominated filmmaker Joe Berlinger and
RadicalMedia, producers of this year’s Academy Award–winning Best Documentary
Feature Summer of Soul––marks the first time The Atlantic has partnered with
filmmakers to produce a docuseries inspired by its reporting and featuring its
journalists.
The
Atlantic Festival, in Washington, D.C., will host the world premiere of the
series’ first episode on September 21, followed by a conversation with
Berlinger and The Atlantic’s executive editor, Adrienne LaFrance, who is featured
in the docuseries and whose cover story “The Prophecies of Q” anchored The
Atlantic’s reporting project. Tickets for The Atlantic Festival are on sale
now.
Against the
backdrop of the January 6 insurrection, former President Donald Trump’s
perpetuation of the Big Lie of a stolen election, and a segment of the
country’s continued COVID-19 and vaccine denial, Berlinger sent documentary
teams across America to uncover how conspiracy theories have moved from the
margins to the mainstream, and why they are more powerful and dangerous than
ever. The deeply immersive series embeds with subjects who have rejected
mainstream narratives to explore how people come to their beliefs, and what
makes these theories so alluring. The resulting Shadowland episodes demonstrate
the influence of conspiracy thinking on the functioning of our democracy, as
families, friends, and the nation are being torn apart.
In addition
to LaFrance, the series includes editor in chief Jeffrey Goldberg, special
projects editor Ellen Cushing, and staff writers Megan Garber, Adam Harris, and
Kaitlyn Tiffany. Each episode is rooted in the magazine’s extensive reporting
on conspiracy theories, and their destructive seeping influence and erosion of
democratic norms.
The
Atlantic has focused intently on coverage of threats to democracy, including
conspiracism and extremism. It began the year with a special print issue
devoted to this subject and anchored by a cover story, “January 6 Was
Practice.” As Jeffrey Goldberg wrote in an editor’s note at the time: “The
Atlantic, across its long history, has held true to the belief that the
American experiment is a worthy one, which is why we’re devoting this issue,
and so much of our journalism in the coming years, to its possible demise.”
For Press
–– Screeners + Premiere: Screeners will be available starting September 7.
Please contact Anna Bross at press@theatlantic.com to request a screener, or if
you’re interested in attending the premiere on September 21 at The Atlantic
Festival.
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