Viewers guide to Hulu’s ‘The Path’

LOS ANGELES — The second season of the Hulu streaming series “The Path” will be available for viewing Wednesday. The production follows a family struggling with relationships, faith and power while at the center of a controversial cult movement known as Meyerism.

Jessica Goldberg, “The Path” executive producer, is excited to have a second season because it gives the cast and crew a chance to go deeper in their examination of religion.

“I’m very excited that the show’s coming out in this new sort of American time. I think it will be really interesting how we look to faith in this change in American life. So it was an opportunity to deepen, broaden, get more into the religion, more into the characters,” Goldberg said.

Either as a refresher for those who saw the first season or to help those who missed it, here’s some background on the series:

Is it worth watching?: This is an intriguing series that balances a deep examination of personal and spiritual relationships. What makes the program work are the performances by Aaron Paul (best known for his work on “Breaking Bad”) and Michelle Monaghan (currently starring in “Patriots Day”) as a married couple pushed apart by their differing views on the movement.

Although focused on a cult, the series asks questions about devotion — both with family and spiritually — that works on a broader level.

Cast includes: Paul, Hugh Dancy, Monaghan, Rockmond Dunbar, Emma Greenwell.