How to Become a Cult Leader

July. 28,2023      TV-MA
Rating:
6.7
Trailer Synopsis

Look inside the cult leader's playbook for achieving unconditional love, endless devotion and the power to control people's minds, bodies, and souls.

Seasons & Episode

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Seasons 1 : 2023

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Episode 1 - Build Your Foundation
July. 28,2023

Embrace your calling and reinvent yourself by studying the life of petty criminal and folk rock troubadour-turned-murderous legend Charles Manson.

Episode 2 - Grow Your Flock
July. 28,2023

Build a fervent following by retracing the steps of Jim Jones, whose messiah complex turned a small healing grift into a dangerously loyal congregation.

Episode 3 - Reform Their Minds
July. 28,2023

Return to Buddhafield and unlock the mastery of manipulation with Jaimie Gomez, a failed actor who built an army of servants by promising enlightenment.

Episode 4 - Promise Eternity
July. 28,2023

Apocalypse, anyone? Create credible danger and consolidate power by studying the spiritual, sci-fi narrative of Heaven's Gate leader Marshall Applewhite.

Episode 5 - Control Your Image
July. 28,2023

Leverage media coverage to cultivate a pious image like Shoko Asahara, who built the doomsday cult Aum Shinrikyo on positive PR and deadly methods.

Episode 6 - Become Immortal
July. 28,2023

Avoid unhappy endings and cement your legacy by studying Sun Myung Moon, who transformed the Unification Church into a still-thriving economic machine.

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