SHADOWLAND - JOE BERLINGER INTERVIEW ( NEW DOCUMENTARY SERIES)

From the Margins to the Mainstream! Check out the new docu-series Shadowland
brought to you by Award-Winning Filmmaker Joe Berlinger About His Upcoming Docu-Series.

Inspired by reporting in The Atlantic magazine, award-winning filmmaker Joe Berlinger sends documentary teams across America to embed with subjects who have rejected mainstream narratives, including the shocking real-time stories of a beloved rural Pennsylvania pizza shop owner facing twenty years in prison for her role in the January 6th riots, an anti-vaccine activist pushing a dangerous fake cure for Covid-19, and a mother divorcing her husband because she fears his beliefs put their children’s lives in danger. From this intimate viewpoint, SHADOWLAND, a deeply immersive six-part docu-series, reveals how conspiracy theories have moved from the margins to the mainstream, exploring how people come to their beliefs, and what makes these theories so alluring. The series is a shocking wakeup call about the dangerous influence of conspiracy thinking on the functioning of our democracy, as families, friends, and the nation are increasingly being torn apart. 

Shadowland is part of Peacock’s first ever DocFest, an on-platform showcase highlighting a selection from the streamer’s top-tier documentary roster. The six-week virtual festival will feature six brand new Peacock Original titles. Between September 14 and October 19, one new title will drop every Wednesday in a dedicated collection on the Peacock platform with formats ranging from feature-length films to multi-part series.

Joe Berlinger is one of the leading storytellers of his generation. A pioneer in the genre of true crime documentaries, he has drawn attention to social justice issues in the U.S. and abroad and created landmark films such as: Brother's Keeper, HBO’s Paradise Lost trilogy, which earned Berlinger multiple Emmy and Peabody awards, as well as an Academy Award nomination; and Some Kind of Monster. In addition to his feature work, Berlinger has created or played pivotal roles as executive producer, director &/or producer of many acclaimed and award-winning television series.

In 2019, Berlinger broke new ground for himself, igniting a global conversation by becoming the first filmmaker to cover the same subject in scripted and unscripted forms at the same time with Conversations With a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes and Extremely Wicked, Shocking Evil and Vile, which starred Zac Efron as Bundy. His additional credits include Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich and Crime Scene.

Shadowland Premieres Wednesday, September 21st Streaming on Peacock

I spoke with Joe Berlinger about this fascinating series.