Miniseries · Netflix
Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey reads strongest on Bingeability, Character Depth and Serialized.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The story
What it's about
In interviews and rare home video footage, ex-FLDS members share the truth about their isolated community — and the events that pushed them to leave.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E01
Part One
Rulon Jeffs’ family members and ex-wives discuss life in the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and the role of polygamy.
- Directed by Rachel Dretzin
S01E02
Part Two
Warren Jeffs tightens his grip on all aspects of FLDS life in Short Creek, Arizona. A private investigator and a TV journalist raise concerns.
- Directed by Rachel Dretzin
S01E04
Part Four
Despite the arrest, Warren maintains control over the church. Child Protective Services removes children from the ranch, causing a media frenzy.
- Directed by Rachel Dretzin
S01E03
Part Three
The church expels prominent men, expands surveillance and constructs a massive temple on a Texas ranch. Witness testimony helps the investigation.
- Directed by Rachel Dretzin
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Jeff SkollExecutive Producer
- Grace McNallyProducer
- Miura KiteExecutive Producer
- Diane WeyermannExecutive Producer
- Zachary HerrmannExecutive Producer
- Alison DammannExecutive Producer
Direction
- Rachel DretzinDirector
Cinematography
- Justin ZweifachDirector of Photography
Where to watch
Streaming
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- NetflixStreaming
- Netflix Standard with AdsStreaming
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