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- StarsAlice HinesArceliaMarie-SophieThree-part docuseries unveiling the dark truths behind the Twin Flames Universe, an alleged online love cult.
- Chronicles the life and death of Amy Carlson, also known as Mother God, a self-proclaimed spiritual savior who built a cult through her online manifestos and live-streaming sessions.
- A group of Sarah Lawrence College students fall under the influence of a friend's father, Larry Ray. The series follows the cult from its origins through its still-unfolding aftermath.
- With more than 30 branches in the UK, the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God claims to transform lives. But Panorama uncovers allegations that members can feel manipulated into handing over money.
- StarsJanja LalichArceliaJessiExplores the story of Jeff and Shaleia Divine, the leaders of Twin Flames Universe who sell online classes that guarantee harmonious union with your destined partner, a controversial online community that preys on people looking for love.
- StarsJanja LalichBenjamin ZellerRobert BalchA comprehensive analysis of the UFO cult. The disappearance of 20 people, and the largest suicide on U.S. soil. Forever changing the face of modern era religion.
- StarsDavid ThibodeauChris WhitcombLee HancockIt showcases what happened in 1993 in Waco, Texas when cult leader David Koresh faced off against the federal government in a 51-day siege.
- DirectorBenjamin ListerStarsCatrin NyeRehman ChaudriAnthony ChurchLighthouse promises life coaching to help people realise their dreams. But an 18-month investigation by the BBC finds it takes over people's lives, separates people from their loved ones and harasses its critics. Set up in 2012 by businessman Paul Waugh, Lighthouse International Group claims to be different from most life coaching groups. Jeff Leigh-Jones had only been part of Lighthouse for a few months when his girlfriend Dawn noticed something strange was going on. Jeff no longer seemed himself. In November 2021, Dawn contacted the BBC. "We've had private investigator reports into Lighthouse," she says. But "you can only ever go so far". She was nervous. Lighthouse isn't an ordinary life coaching organisation, Dawn explained. "It's a cult."
- StarsPeter DinklageLola BlancDiane BenscoterLook inside the cult leader's playbook for achieving unconditional love, endless devotion and the power to control people's minds, bodies and souls.
- DirectorClaire BurnettStarsGreg McKenzieGreg McKenzie investigates accusations of financial irregularities at the Salvation Proclaimers Anointed Church, a charity dedicated to tackling gang violence and crime.
- DirectorBen BryantClaire BurnettStarsTamara GoughGreg McKenzieMariam Mola is a self-styled entrepreneur - and a career con artist. In this wild game of cat-and-mouse, she's exposed by her victims as the fraudster she really is.
- StarsSimon BirdKate O'FlynnAmy James-KellyFollows a hyper-religious community. They will ask: how does an idiosyncratic family navigating modern life nowadays protect themselves from eternal hell fire?
- StarsAndrew LeeKeisuke HoashiJune YoonThis docuseries examining the chilling true stories of four Korean leaders claiming to be prophets exposes the dark side of unquestioning belief.
- StarsNorman StarkeyBob AdamsKirstie AlleyAn introduction and overview to Scientology.
- DirectorWill AllenStarsWill AllenDimitrius PulidoPhillipe CoquetAn inside look at Buddhafield, a West Hollywood cult formed by a charismatic teacher in the 1980s that eventually imploded.
- StarsSarah EdmondsonMark VicenteBonnie PiesseA look at the experiences of the members of the NXIVM, an organization and sex cult that made headlines for being charged with sex trafficking, racketeering, and conspiracy.
- DirectorAlex GibneyStarsPaul HaggisJason BegheSpanky TaylorA documentary looking at the inner-workings of the Church of Scientology.
- DirectorJohn SmithsonStarsHelen MirrenSylvia PadillaDebbie PadillaA family describes their time within a religious cult, one that perpetuated pedophilia, sexual abuse, and prostitution.
- DirectorTim WolochatiukStarsTed BiggsStephan JonesVernon GosneyCult leader Jim Jones leads his followers to a mass-suicide.
- StarsVernon GosneyLeslie Wagner-WilsonTim CarterDocuseries looking back on the Jonestown Massacre on the 40th anniversary.
- StarsCatherine OxenbergIndia OxenbergJanja LalichSeduced follows India Oxenberg's abuse and her own culpability inside the NXIVM cult, an organization marketed as a self-help group.
- StarsHope BastineVerity CarterCeleste JonesExplores the world's most notorious and prolific cults Children of God, through the stories of three British women who escaped its clutches.
- DirectorLisa RobinsonStarsAndrea RothJasper PolishSara FletcherA mother who will stop at nothing to get her daughter back exposes the intricate seductive power of Allison and Keith and the mental and physical abuse inflicted on her daughter.
- StarsLeah ReminiMike RinderMary KahnA series featuring stories from former members of the Church of Scientology whose lives have been affected by the Church's alleged harmful practices.
- CreatorJessica GoldbergStarsAaron PaulMichelle MonaghanEmma GreenwellA man who converts to a controversial following suffers from a crisis of faith.
- StarsMichael CohenJudy CollinsWes CravenDocumentary where a cult-raised son uncovers secrets of the Sullivanians, a hidden group in New York. The show delves into their history, emotional fallout, and haunting aftermath.
- Examines how two British women became involved in the cult surrounding the guru Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh. They were key figures in the Bhagwan's inner circle in 1981 when the cult set up a new religious retreat in Oregon despite opposition from the local authorities. They now face extradition to America for their part in the conflict which arose.
- StarsDenis TuohyAbout "Teens for Christ", or "The Children of God" or later "The Family"in the years of it's beginning. The Movement, was also called "The Jesus Revolution", went through change after change, "Revolution" after "Revolution". Today they are named "Family International".
- DirectorRalph L. ThomasStarsNick MancusoSaul RubinekMeg FosterDavid is a young man seduced by a religious cult that uses starvation, exhaustion, and brainwashing to mold recruits into money hustling disciples of a messiah-like leader. Chronicles David's chilling transformation into a gaunt, mindless shadow of his former self...and his ultimate salvation when friends and family launch a plan to kidnap and deprogram him.
- DirectorMaria DemopoulosJodi WilleStarsAhom AquarianIsis AquarianDon BollesA charismatic leader founds a commune in Los Angeles in the early '70s based on natural food, spiritual practices and psychedelic rock. This short-lived era is recreated with archival material and the memories of participants.
- DirectorJoel LamanganStarsAJ MuhlachAlan PauleAlex MedinaFelix Ysagun Manalo is a sprawling historical epic that traces the origin of Iglesia Ni Cristo (The Church of Christ), established in the Philippines, from its humble beginnings in 1914 through to the present day.
- DirectorOndi TimonerStarsRaymund MelzDeborah MelzJoaquin SullivanAward winning filmmaker, Ondi Timoner, follows four families as they leave an abusive church in South Carolina and realize they have been in a cult. The film documents them as they enter Wellspring, the only accredited, live-in cult treatment facility in the world, where they learn the true extent of the brainwashing they have all experienced. Eventually they return home to bring the Pastor and his wife to justice and try to begin to rebuild their damaged lives.
- StarsKatherine KublerJanja LalichMaia SzalavitzInvestigative docuseries about a woman haunted by her teenage experience at a troubled youth program.
- DirectorTrey ParkerStarsTrey ParkerMatt StoneJohn 'Nancy' HansenSeveral religious leaders recongize Stan as the second coming of L. Ron Hubbard, and a whole soap opera unfolds with the help from a famous R&B sensation.
- Why did Jim Jones, a charismatic American preacher and leader of the People's Temple, compel his members in 1978 to perform 'revolutionary suicide' in northern Guyana?
- The Jonestown project quickly begins to implode. Jones's excessive drug use, irrational behavior and the isolation of his followers raises the alarm back home.
- In 1993, Mt. Carmel Ranch outside Waco, Texas, was the site of the deadliest siege in American history. A 51-day standoff with federal agents ended in tragedy, all at the hands of charismatic cult leader David Koresh.
- Beginning with the fateful ATF (Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms) raid. The two-and-a-half-hour gun battle rapidly develops into a stand-off with the FBI, watched by the world's media.