Documentary - Primetime Preacher - (Primetime Preacher$) will be released on Netflix on November 20

The Netflix documentary Primetime Preacher$ will look back at the TV evangelism craze in the United States in the 1980s, telling the media careers and struggles of Jim Bakker, Jerry Falwell, and Jimmy Swaggart.

The film is scheduled to be released on November 20, 2026, with a length of 113 minutes. The official trailer has been released.

Televangelism expanded from Sunday morning sermons to prime-time programs reaching millions of viewers.The trio's religious institution also grew into a transnational broadcast network.The film also describes the political changes in this process: the evangelical movement, which was originally largely beyond party affiliation, became a force influencing American politics, and its role continues to this day.

After the sex scandal was exposed, the competition between the three quickly intensified.The documentary calls this fight that attracted national attention and exposed their respective ambitions “Jihad”.

The released archival images show Tammy Faye Buck and Jim Buck in the same frame, while the other shows Richard Deutch and Jerry Falwell.

Joe Berlinger, who directed and co-produced the film, is an Oscar nominee and has previously directed nine documentaries for Netflix, as well as the crime drama about Ted Bundy - Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile.Other producers on the film are Rachael Profiloski, Emma Ho, Michael Costigan and Jason Bateman.