New Eden
New Eden is a Canadian television mockumentary series, created by and starring Evany Rosen and Kayla Lorette.[1] The series centres on Grace Lee (Rosen) and Katherine Wryfield (Lorette), the leaders of an all-female cult compound,[2] through the narrative frame of a fictional true crime documentary series profiling the cult's descent into chaos and murder.[3] The first season was directed by Aleysa Young.
| New Eden | |
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| Created by | |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Original release | |
| Network | Crave |
| Release | December 31, 2019 |
The first season was released on the Crave streaming service on December 31, 2019, one day ahead of the promoted release date of January 1, 2020.[4]
The series starred Evany Rosen as Grace Lee, Kayla Lorette as Katherine Wryfield, Leah Doz as Max Solomon, Caitlin Howden as Sharon Birnbaum, and Rielle Braid as Amy Michelle.
Episodes
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | |
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| 1 | 1 | "Who Are These Women?" | Aleysa Young | Evany Rosen, Kayla Lorette | December 31, 2019 | |
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Former cult leaders turned convicts, Katherine Wryfield and Grace Lee are interviewed about New Eden. | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | "Funny Honey" | Aleysa Young | Evany Rosen, Kayla Lorette | December 31, 2019 | |
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The incident at the 1977 Halworth Fall Fair where New Eden sells honey spiked with psychedelic compounds. | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | "Go with Gaion" | Aleysa Young | Evany Rosen, Kayla Lorette | December 31, 2019 | |
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Amy makes an unexpected announcement while the police start investigating New Eden. | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | "Party's Over Girls" | Aleysa Young | Evany Rosen, Kayla Lorette | December 31, 2019 | |
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New Eden's funds are dwindling. Grace comes up with a plan to save the farm, but Katherine thinks it only makes matters worse. | ||||||
| 5 | 5 | "A Whole Lotta Buzz" | Aleysa Young | Evany Rosen, Kayla Lorette | December 31, 2019 | |
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The police raid of the New Eden compound. | ||||||
| 6 | 6 | "My Lord" | Aleysa Young | Evany Rosen, Kayla Lorette | December 31, 2019 | |
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Coverage of the 1983 trial. | ||||||
| 7 | 7 | "Forbidden Fruit" | Aleysa Young | Evany Rosen, Kayla Lorette | December 31, 2019 | |
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Grace and Katherine's release is only a few months away. The documentarians Travis and Jake come clean about their intentions for the documentary. | ||||||
| 8 | 8 | "Helen Lafayette" | Aleysa Young | Evany Rosen, Kayla Lorette | December 31, 2019 | |
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1994 recap of the three-year manhunt for Helen Lafayette. | ||||||
References
- Townsend, Kelly (July 16, 2019). "Crave original comedy New Eden goes to camera". Playback. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
- Morgan Mullin, "New Eden, who dis". The Coast, December 6, 2019.
- Norman Wilner, "Crave's New Eden explores why women are drawn to true crime". Now, January 1, 2020.
- Staff (November 28, 2019). "What to watch on Crave in December 2019". Now. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
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