Season 1
6 episodes
32 min. per episode
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A charismatic leader manipulates loyalty and fear, unraveling the fine line between devotion and madness in pursuit of ultimate power.
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Embrace your calling and reinvent yourself by studying the life of petty criminal and folk rock troubadour-turned-murderous legend Charles Manson.
Build a fervent following by retracing the steps of Jim Jones, whose messiah complex turned a small healing grift into a dangerously loyal congregation.
Return to Buddhafield and unlock the mastery of manipulation with Jaimie Gomez, a failed actor who built an army of servants by promising enlightenment.
Apocalypse, anyone? Create credible danger and consolidate power by studying the spiritual, sci-fi, narrative of Heaven's Gate leader Marshall Applewhite.
Leverage media coverage to cover cultivate a pious image like Shoko Asahara, who built the doomsday cult Aum Shinrikyo on positive PR and deadly methods.
Look inside the cult leader's playbook for achieving unconditional love, endless devotion and the power to control people's minds, bodies and souls.