Press release - ABC News Studios

July 16, 2024

ABC News Studios Announces Second Season of Hit True-Crime Docuseries ‘Betrayal,’ Based on the No. 1 True-Crime Podcast, Streaming Tuesday, July 30, Only on Hulu

‘Betrayal: A Father’s SecretFollows Ashley Lytton, a Utah Wife and Mother of Three Who Makes a Horrifying Discovery About Her Husband, Leading Her To Fear for Their Children

 

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Today, ABC News Studios announced the highly anticipated second season of the hit docuseries “Betrayal,” based on the No. 1 true-crime podcast of the same name, begins streaming Tuesday, July 30, only on Hulu. “Betrayal: A Father’s Secret” follows Ashley Lytton, a Utah wife and mother of three, as she unearths her husband Jason’s secret, leaving her fearing for her family’s safety and future. Following this devastating discovery, Ashley takes swift action to safeguard her family from the man she thought she knew best, unraveling a tangled web of dark truths along the way.

“Betrayal: A Father’s Secret” features emotional interviews with Ashley, who details the deceit she experienced at the hands of her husband, their pending divorce, and the possibility of him being granted unsupervised visits with their youngest daughter. The three-part docuseries also showcases archival footage integral to the case as well as new interviews with Ashley’s immediate family members, close friends, therapist, divorce lawyer, law enforcement involved in the case and more.

“Betrayal: A Father’s Secret” is produced by Glass Entertainment and ABC News Studios. Nancy Glass and Jon Hirsch are executive producers for Glass Entertainment. Conal Byrne is executive producer for iHeartPodcasts. For ABC News Studios, David Sloan is the senior executive producer, Wendy Krantz is senior producer, and Eileen Murphy is senior editorial producer. ABC News Studios is led by Mike Kelley, and Reena Mehta is the SVP of Streaming and Digital Content. “Betrayal,” the podcast, is produced by Glass Podcasts in partnership with iHeartPodcasts. Glass Podcasts and iHeartPodcasts are launching “Betrayal Weekly,” a new “always on” podcast that will stream every week starting July 25.

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ABC News Studios, inspired by ABC News’ trusted reporting, is an award-winning, premium news and documentary original production house and commissioning partner of series and specials. ABC News Studios champions untold and authentic stories driving the cultural zeitgeist spanning true-crime, investigations, pop culture and news-adjacent stories. ABC News Studios’ original titles include critically acclaimed documentaries “Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields,” “Sound of the Police,” “The Lady Bird Diaries,” “Aftershock,” and “BRATS,” and popular docuseries and documentaries, including “Killing County,” “Wild Crime,” “Betrayal: The Perfect Husband,” “Daughters of the Cult, ” “The Randall Scandal: Love, Loathing, and Vanderpump” and “Jelly Roll: Save Me.”

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