Plot Synopsis

In this one-hour docuseries, former members of the deeply secretive North Carolina-based Word of Faith Fellowship Church open up about the shocking abuse they alleged to have endured at the hands of the Church. In addition, THE DEVIL NEXT DOOR also chronicles their tireless efforts to convince loved ones still inside it's time to break free by banding together through community outreach forums, enlisting the help of the local media, and working alongside the federal government.

Spindale, North Carolina looks like an average American town but what was once a quiet community is now the epicenter of a federal criminal investigation involving alleged fraud. Former members have reported, to the press, allegations of physical and mental child abuse, forced labor, intimidation and separation of children from their parents, but the Word of Faith Fellowship Church denies any wrongdoing. The Church began in 1979 and is led by 77-year-old Jane Whaley, with additional churches in Ghana and Brazil. While the Word of Faith Fellowship affirms to be a devout Christian church, former members tell a different story: one of violence and exploitation.

In the series opener, "Get the Devils Out," Sarah Anderson and her cousin Chad Cooper leave their spouses and the Word of Faith Fellowship, but each still has a child remaining inside; when Chad learns that his daughter may be in danger, he and Sarah attempt to help her.

THE DEVIL NEXT DOOR was scheduled to premiere on Tuesday, November 27, 2018 at 10pm ET/PT on A&E, but the cable channel delayed the series debut at the last minute. No new premiere date has been announced.