Reality tv is turning into pr for the United States Department of Homeland Security with their own reality show on ABC.

The purpose of this show, much like the Sheriff Joe show I wrote about yesterday, is to create the illusion that governmental organizations like DHS help the U.S. What won’t be shown is the the wrongful raids on the houses of innocent people, the separation of families, the violation of human rights.

In May, The Hollywood Reporter said the show was “billed as the first multi-episode television series to be shot in cooperation with the Department of Homeland Security.” The project elicited complaints from some Internet users, who labeled it “propaganda.”

The executive producer, Arnold Shapiro, acknowledged at the time that the show was meant to portray Homeland Security in a good light.
“I love investigative journalism, but that’s not what we’re doing,” he told The Reporter in May. “This show is heartening. It makes you feel good about these people who are doing their best to protect us.”

The shoe is set to air on January 6th, Three Kings Day.