Overview
- The Cult of the Real Housewife will air Jan. 1 on TLC from 8–11 p.m. ET/PT, with episodes streaming the next day on HBO Max and discovery+.
- The docuseries examines allegations of spiritual and financial misconduct connected to Faith Temple Pentecostal Church, which Mary Cosby leads with Robert Cosby Sr.
- Participants include former congregants such as the Enoch family and relatives Denise Jefferson Odinaka, Dan Cosby and his wife, Kim, alongside investigative journalists and a cult expert.
- TLC says the project seeks to explore how Mary and Robert Cosby Sr. have avoided accountability for years, drawing on archived material and recordings of their sermons.
- Mary Cosby has previously denied cult claims, and a 2024 lawsuit she, her husband and the church filed alleging embezzlement by two executives remains pending.