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TLC drew a lot of criticism for its Breaking Amish reality series after it was later revealed that all of the cat member had left their respective Amish and Mennonite communities long before taping began. As you might expect, when TLC announced they would be airing a similar series based on former members of the controversial Warren Jeffs led FLDS (Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints) titled Breaking the Faith (premiering tonight at 10/9c), many were skeptical just how truthful the series would be. Judging from evidence gathered so far, it appears TLC is sticking to their tried and relatively untrue formula by casting actual former FLDS members, but then having them act out a scripted narrative.

This Sunday is the premiere of TLC’s new series Breaking the Faith which “shares the story of eight young men and women who are trying to build a new life outside of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (known as the FLDS).” Earlier this week we shared photos and bios of all the cast members and today the network released the first extended preview trailer, which is a frighteningly dramatic look at the situations faced by the 5-10,000 people living under the “brainwashing” tactics of the FLDS and its leader, Warren Jeffs.