There is no public information on how much the Hutterite colony was compensated for agreeing to have their lives filmed for television.
Pay for appearance on Reality TV Shows can vary greatly, from nothing to hundreds of thousands of dollars. For the most part, compensation is not as high as people guess - especially considering the long hours the participants have to put in for each one hour episode.
American Colony Meet the Hutterites - 2012 is rated/received certificates of: USA:TV-PG
American Colony Meet the Hutterites - 2012 The Shunning was released on: USA: 5 June 2012
American Colony Meet the Hutterites - 2012 Shoot to Kill was released on: USA: 26 June 2012
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American Colony Meet the Hutterites - 2012 The Shunning 1-2 was released on: USA: 5 June 2012
American Colony Meet the Hutterites - 2012 We Are Not a Cult 1-9 was released on: USA: 24 July 2012
American Colony Meet the Hutterites - 2012 Shoot to Kill 1-5 was released on: USA: 26 June 2012
American Colony Meet the Hutterites - 2012 Battle of the Sexes 1-4 was released on: USA: 19 June 2012
American Colony Meet the Hutterites - 2012 Breaking the Law 1-8 was released on: USA: 17 July 2012
American Colony Meet the Hutterites - 2012 Rockin' Road Trip 1-3 was released on: USA: 12 June 2012
Yes. In "American Colony: Meet the Hutterites" episode "We are not a cult" - members of the Kings Colony Kings Ranch Colony mentioned that one of the biggest misconceptions was that they do not pay taxes - and they do pay taxes.
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