The Colony

"A shocking massacre in 2019 sparks a probing investigation into the strange, violent history of a polygamist Mormon out... (more)

"A shocking massacre in 2019 sparks a probing investigation into the strange, violent history of a polygamist Mormon outpost in Mexico. A harmless, unassuming caravan of women and children was ambushed by masked gunmen in northern Mexico on November 4, 2019. In a massacre that produced international headlines, nine people were killed and five others gravely injured. The victims were members of the La Mora and LeBaron communities-fundamentalist Mormons whose forebears broke from the LDS Church and settled in Mexico when polygamy was outlawed. In The Colony, the best-selling investigative journalist Sally Denton picks up where initial reporting on the killings left off, and in the process tells the violent history of the LeBaron clan and their homestead, from the first polygamist emigration to Mexico in the 1880s to the LeBarons' internal blood feud in the 1970s to the family's recent alliance with the NXIVM sex cult. Drawing on sources within Colonia LeBaron itself, Denton creates a mesmerizing work of investigative journalism in the tradition of Under the Banner of Heaven and Going Clear"-- (less)

"A novel examining the long, complicit aftermath of colonialism, told through the summer of 1979 and a remote island in ... (more)

"A novel examining the long, complicit aftermath of colonialism, told through the summer of 1979 and a remote island in the west of Ireland, one of the last places where people speak everyday Irish, and two men who come to experience it"-- (less)

Years ago, winter came and left. Survivors have tried to build a new society underground, but they soon learn the real d... (more)

Years ago, winter came and left. Survivors have tried to build a new society underground, but they soon learn the real danger is not from the ice and cold, but from their fellow survivors. (less)

Season two of The Colony introduces viewers to a new group of volunteers with differing backgrounds, skills and personal... (more)

Season two of The Colony introduces viewers to a new group of volunteers with differing backgrounds, skills and personalities who will attempt to survive and rebuild in a world without electricity, running water, government or outside communication. This 10 episode program simulates life after a biological disaster, utilizing an area on the Louisiana coast devastated by the floods following Hurricane Katrina. On-going commentary from experts in homeland security, engineering, psychology and the medical community is also featured. (less)

Earth has been decimated by climate change, pandemics, and war. Years after the ruling elite escaped to another planet, ... (more)

Earth has been decimated by climate change, pandemics, and war. Years after the ruling elite escaped to another planet, a mission was launched to find out if a return to an uninhabitable Earth was possible. That mission was lost. Now, a lone astronaut in search of answers struggles to survive the hostile planet, and she must ultimately make a choice that will seal the fate of the wasteland's remaining populace. (less)

Earth has been decimated by climate change, pandemics, and war. Years after the ruling elite escaped to another planet, ... (more)

Earth has been decimated by climate change, pandemics, and war. Years after the ruling elite escaped to another planet, a mission was launched to find out if a return to an uninhabitable Earth were possible. That mission was lost. Now, a lone astronaut in search of answers struggles to survive the hostile planet, and she must ultimately make a choice that will seal the fate of the wasteland's remaining populace. (less)