Viaplay has set the US premiere date for the second season of The Congregation, a gripping, disturbing drama from Sweden based on true events. Check out the trailer.
When Season 1 of The Congregation arrived in the States, I tuned in and was hooked — and felt a sense of dread for one of the main characters from the off. And that isn’t the half of it. The psychological drama totally messed with my head and unnerved me throughout its six episodes.
As with the HBO docuseries, Pray, Obey, Kill, which I had watched a couple years earlier, The Congregation (aka Knutby) is based on events that happened within a controversial Christian cult in the early 2000s in the small, rural town of Knutby in Sweden. Both shows are based on the book Knutby by Jonas Bonnier (#ad).
The drama series revolves around Eva, a charismatic pastor for the small but growing group of Pentecostal believers in Knutby. Actress Aliette Opheim (Thicker than Water, Caliphate, Patriot) won the Kristallen Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of Eva, whose manipulation and power within the cult feed her aspirations to a higher calling.
Following the events in the first season‘s finale, the second and final season, titled The Congregation: Bride of Christ, finds all eyes on the congregants in Knutby, who, rather than falling apart, unite with even more fervor and intensity.
Eva publicly denies being the actual “Bride of Christ,” but, behind the scenes, she goes to new extremes to get everything in order to prepare for the return of Christ — including judging sect members as “right” or “wrong” and singling out the congregation’s “cow team,” who receive extra punishment.
Soon after Eva recruits a new pastor, Örjan Åkerby (Alexander Jubell, Thin Blue Line), to replace Sindre (Einar Bredefeldt, Gåsmamman) by her side, a group of “daughters” is formed, where the young women in the congregation receive spiritual and bodily guidance from Örjan.
Yet there is turmoil within the congregation, and Eva feels the noose is tightening around it. She also has premonitions of a Judas amongst her twelve closest disciples — but who is it?
The Congregation: Bride of Christ premieres in the US with two episodes on Thursday, July 24, exclusively on Viaplay on Prime Channels and other Viaplay partner channels. New episodes will drop in pairs through August 7.
The cast of the six-episode second season also includes Amy Deasismont (Thunder in My Heart), Malin Persson (Riding in Darkness), Edvin Bredefeldt (Beck), Jessica Liedberg (The Breakthrough), Joakim Sällquist (Box 21), Joakim Lang (Trap), Ulrika Nilsson (Thin Blue Line), and Ylvali Rurling (The Beach Hotel), amongst others.
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