{"id":33510,"date":"2022-02-16T21:56:21","date_gmt":"2022-02-17T02:56:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=33510"},"modified":"2022-02-16T21:56:21","modified_gmt":"2022-02-17T02:56:21","slug":"hillsong-a-megachurch-exposed-to-premiere-on-discovery-on-thursday-march-24-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/02\/16\/hillsong-a-megachurch-exposed-to-premiere-on-discovery-on-thursday-march-24-video\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Hillsong: A Megachurch Exposed&#8221; to Premiere on discovery+ on Thursday, March 24 [VIDEO]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>2022 The explosive three-part docu-series, HILLSONG: A MEGACHURCH EXPOSED, will premiere on Thursday, March 24 on discovery+, the definitive non-fiction, real-life subscription streaming service, with all three episodes available on that date. 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