Paula Whetu Jones
Director
Testify (2024)
Season 1
A charismatic young pastor clashes with his father’s powerful evangelical church. He forms an unlikely alliance with a queer podcaster, and they uncover a conspiracy of historic sexual abuse. Made with support from NZ on Air.
Released April 8, 2024
Episode 44 min
None+
Genres: Drama
Keywords: tmdb.sexual-abuse, tmdb.pastor, tmdb.scandal, tmdb.conspiracy, tmdb.evangelical, tmdb.podcaster, tmdb.megachurch
Production Companies: NZ on Air
Network: TVNZ+
Country: New Zealand
Languages:
English
S1E1 - Episode 1
A Mega Church grows rampant by the charismatic youth Paster David and the entrepreneurial Jacobson family. When an estranged son returns from exile, hard truths and crimes of the past are exposed.
April 8, 2024, midnight
S1E2 - Episode 2
Paster Scott goes into damage control after a brutal murder takes place. Meanwhile podcaster’s Dana and Eden clash with the church at their attempts to out a young Avow dancer.
April 8, 2024, midnight
S1E3 - Episode 3
David, now disillusioned with his family’s church looks to Dana’s podcast to preach his personal faith. Paul is investigating AVOW’s business dealings and searches his and David’s birth mother.
April 9, 2024, midnight
S1E4 - Episode 4
Paul’s childhood trauma is triggered when his birth mother is discovered. Then David struggles with the lies which in an emotional outburst on Dana’s podcast forces her to face her own family demons.
April 15, 2024, midnight
S1E5 - Episode 5
David’s birth father finally agrees to meet him, and is instantly enamoured. Paul loses his temper and forces David to take sides.
April 16, 2024, midnight
S1E6 - Episode 6
None
April 22, 2024, midnight
Network: TVNZ+
Episode Runtime: 44 min.
Season Runtime: 268 min.
Released: April 8, 2024
Last Air Date: April 22, 2024, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: NR
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