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Lifetime Premieres ‘Surviving My Father: The Rachel Jeffs Story’ Tonight at 8 p.m. ET

The biopic adapts Rachel Jeffs’ memoir about life under FLDS leader Warren Jeffs.

Overview

  • The film dramatizes Jeffs’ experience of control and abuse within the polygamous sect and her decision to escape.
  • After fleeing, the story follows her return to seek her children without revealing key plot turns.
  • Kaitlyn Bernard portrays Rachel Jeffs, with Michael Eklund as Warren Jeffs and Britt Robertson as Barbara Jeffs.
  • Viewers can watch on Lifetime through Philo, DirecTV or Sling, with Philo offering a 7-day free trial.
  • The narrative emphasizes isolation, purity tests and psychological pressure depicted in Jeffs’ book.