Trailer: The Journey

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In The Dark

2026-09-08

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Why did a mysterious couple collect babies in a Los Angeles mansion? A five-part series from In the Dark, hosted by the New Yorker staff writer Ava Kofman, investigates. New Yorker subscribers get early, ad-free access to “The Journey.” In Apple Podcasts, tap the link at the top of the feed to subscribe or link an existing subscription. Or visit newyorker.com/dark to subscribe and listen in the New Yorker app. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  • One day last year, detectives knocked on the door of a multi-million dollar mansion in Los Angeles County.

  • Inside, they found a strange scene.

  • A dining area converted into classrooms, with children and toddlers seated at rows of desks.

  • All the kids had their heads shaved.

  • Police wondered if they'd walked into some sort of daycare or school.

  • But the couple that lived there insisted.

  • The children were theirs.

  • It's a house that looks like a castle, but it's under investigation for being a possible factory, a baby factory.

  • The couple had 21 children, almost all born through surrogates, women who'd agreed to carry babies for them.

  • But those surrogates had been deceived.

  • I started crying.

  • I was like, what the heck did I just get myself into?

  • These were pictures like of Sylvia in the same exact outfit, the same leather jacket.

  • Like you just can't say like, oh no, that's not me.

  • Like it is you.

  • You know what I mean?

  • Me and my coworker, we named her the surrogate pimp.

  • She wanted to have a lot of surrogates at one time.

  • We're here because we love families.

  • We want families to grow.