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Children of the Underground

The series follows Faye Yager, who built a vast underground network that hid hundreds of mothers and children, saving them from the alleged abuse of husbands and fathers when a broken court system would not.

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Sally Jessy Raphael
Self
Gloria Steinem
Self

Season 1 Episode Guide See All

Episode 1

The Escape

Fri, Aug 12, 2022

Motivated by her daughter's tragedy, Faye Yager is a vigilante on a mission to protect sexually abused children when the justice system fails. Faye ushers April and her daughter Mandy into her underground operation to escape Mandy's allegedly abusive father, but her work hiding families lands her in the crosshairs of law enforcement.

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Children Of The Underground: Mothers Who Ran
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Awards

  • 2023 - Independent Spirit Award - Best New Non-Scripted or Documentary Series - nominated
  • 2022 - IDA Award - Best Multi-Part Documentary - nominated

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