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Netflix's docuseries 'The Program' explores the troubled teen industry, from The Academy at Ivy Ridge to its forebearer, the Synanon cult. As the new docuseries notes, the cult disbanded in

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Will there be a season 2? Koreaboo March 6th, 2023 Netflix‘s docuseries In the Name of God: A Holy Betrayal is gaining much attention for its hard-hitting truth about four Korean cults and the victims affected by the cult leaders’ crimes. | Netflix Cho Sung Hyun, the series director and a documentary producer at MBC, shared what it was like making this docuseries. First, he shared that he had the idea of making this documentary because he knew a lot of people affected by cults: “Ever since I was young, there were many people around me who were victims of cult religions, and after I started making documentaries, the topic was almost like homework to me.” Documentary producer and director Cho Sung Hyun | Story Casa After many years of learning about and observing these cults, he proposed making a docuseries about them to Netflix. The show’s first scene is a snippet of an interview with Maple, a victim of the cult Christian Gospel Mission (also known as JMS or Providence). Within the first ten minutes of the series, audiences were shocked at her confessions that she was sexually assaulted by the leader Jeong Myeong Seok and the voice recordings of him assaulting her. Maple | Netflix However, director Cho Sung Hyun admitted an even more shocking truth: the tragic events shown in this docuseries were only 10% of reality. He stated, “I am aware there is controversy regarding the sexual content, but the important thing is that everything said

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Leader, but it does so with a great deal of empathy, consideration, and heart. Featuring stories from those who knew Carlson best, this insightful and emotional series is worth a watch.Stream Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God on Max(Image credit: Netflix)Waco: American Apocalypse (2023)The Director: Tiller RussellNumber Of Episodes: 3What It’s About: A three-part documentary detailing the 51-day standoff between the Branch Davidians and the FBI and ATF that ended in tragedy, while also chronicling everything that led to the explosive episode.Why It’s Worth Checking Out: There are countless documentaries about David Koresh and the Branch Davidians, and Waco: American Apocalypse is one of the best and most thorough on the subject.Stream Waco: American Apocalypse on Netflix(Image credit: Max)The Way Down: God, Greed And The Cult Of Gwen Shamblin (2021 - 2022)The Director: Marina ZenovichNumber Of Episodes: 5What It’s About: This five-part documentary looks at Gwen Shamblin, her role in the formation of the Weigh Down Workshop diet program and Remnant Fellowship Christian group, and how it all came crashing down.Why It’s Worth Checking Out: The Way Down: God, Greed, and the Cult of Gwen Shamblin is an eye-opening and gut-wrenching deep dive into the world of health fads, the prosperity gospel, and what happens when someone holds onto too tightly to control.Stream The Way Down: God, Greed, and the Cult of Gwen Shamblin(Image credit: Netflix)How To Become A Cult Leader (2023)The Director: Ron Myrick, Tim Rauch, Greg FranklinNumber Of Episodes: 6What It’s About: A companion piece to the 2021 Netflix original docuseries How to Become a Dictator, this six-part documentary details the lives, legacy, and brutality of figures like Charles Manson, Jim Jones, and Shoko Asahara.Why It’s Worth Checking Out: If you want to learn a lot about cult leaders but don’t want to spend too much time with each figure, How to Become a Cult Leader will do the trick. It’s informative and entertaining, and features great narration by Peter Dinklage.Stream How to Become a Cult Leader on Netflix(Image credit: HBO)Going Clear: Scientology & The Prison Of Belief (2015)The Director: Alex GibneyDocumentary Length: 120 MinutesWhat It’s. Netflix's docuseries 'The Program' explores the troubled teen industry, from The Academy at Ivy Ridge to its forebearer, the Synanon cult. As the new docuseries notes, the cult disbanded in This docuseries delves into the cult led by the dude known as the Mormon Manson, and y'all, he's cray-cray!! This Shocking New Cult Docuseries Is Currently 1 on Hulu Right Now There is a shocking new docuseries on Hulu, and it's currently 1 on the streaming platform.

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Is true. It was tough for us to listen to the content while gathering testimonies because the stories were so traumatizing. Nevertheless, we had to tell the truth, and we only told what needed to be told which lowered the ‘level’ to one-tenth of reality.” Anonymous victim (left) and a photo of Jeong Myeong Seok | Netflix Director Cho Sung Hyun then shared why he added the voice recording of the sexual assault as the first scene of the show. Even though audiences would find it “disturbing” and “hard to listen to,” he believed that members of JMS would watch the docuseries out of curiosity—and he wanted the first ten minutes to show them everything they needed to know about the cult to realize the truth and question, “Is he really the Messiah?” While highlighting the four cults through his docuseries, he said that he focused on the events and religions that severely damaged human dignity and approached the areas that the victims wanted to share and inform about the most actively. He also announced unexpected plans for a second season. I didn’t have any plans of making a season 2 even when this show was first released, but I changed my mind when I saw people leaving cults after watching ‘In The Name Of God: A Holy Betrayal.’ — Director Cho Sung Hyun Lastly, he shared his concerns for anyone in a cult: “Cult religions gaslight people into feeling like happiness is negative and sinful. If anyone attends a

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But the one that comes to mind immediately is Heaven’s Gate: The Cult Of Cults.Our Take: Most of Raël: The Alien Prophet plays out like 90% of the cult-oriented docuseries we’ve seen, with interviews with former or current members waxing rhapsodic about the early days of the movement, before the people in charge grabbed too much power or their narcissism spiraled out of control. Then we start hearing about the darkness, the sexual misconduct, and even the people who lost their families or their lives due to their loyalty to the cult this movement turned into. The only difference between this docuseries and most others is that Raëlism is a very European movement. There aren’t many cult series we’ve seen that talk about people examining their anuses in an effort to appreciate the beauty of their own bodies, and there aren’t many of these series that show people romping around a compound in the buff making love to random other naked people. Those scenes were slightly startling, but they were a good illustration of just how and why people continue to be loyal to Raël after all of this time and all of the controversies. There was something not just in his message but about the community that was being built.We do wish the first episode took a little more time to have some outside observers discuss just what it was about Raël’s message that connected with so many people and why he seems to continue to hold sway with these people, despite the problems. It felt a little too credulous and reverent of Raël and his views, which made the first episode a bit monotonous after awhile. But it did do the job of setting up the cult’s bad stuff by giving us most of the “good” stuff (depending on your view of movements like this) first.Sex and Skin: Lots o’ nudity in this show. At least we didn’t see people examining their anuses.Parting Shot: Raël sits down for his interview and we hear him say, “I’m 74 and still breathing.”Sleeper Star: None of the Raëlism members that were

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Members and loved ones of the tragedy’s victimsRun time: 1 season (50-minute episodes) Here, another docuseries investigating an infamous cult—the new religious movement known as Heaven’s Gate, which was founded in the mid ‘70s and successfully recruited members for two decades after with its wild ideas about UFO invasion. Sadly, the cult paranoia led to mass suicide, the largest such event in American history to date, in a San Diego suburb in 1997. 3.-rosemary’s-baby-(1968)">3. Rosemary’s Baby (1968)Who's In It: Mia Farrow, John CassavetesRun time: 2 hours 17 minutesMia Farrow and John Cassavetes star in Roman Polanski’s horror classic about an expectant couple, some seriously creepy new neighbors and a pregnant woman’s growing sense of foreboding. This one has less to do with the plotline itself (borrowed from Ira Levin’s namesake book) and more to do with the unrelenting suspense and eerie mood. With that in mind, you can count on being on the edge of your seat from start to finish and should have snacks and drinks within arms reach at all times.Who's In It: Edward Woodward, Britt Ekland Run time: 1 hour 28 minutesThis British folk horror flick might not have filled the theaters when it was first released in 1973, but it has since risen to the well-deserved status of a genre-inspiring, cult classic. The storyline follows a puritanical Christian police officer who ends up on an island inhabited by a seemingly well-meaning Pagan cult whilst searching for a missing girl. There’s mystery, deep unease and plenty of. Netflix's docuseries 'The Program' explores the troubled teen industry, from The Academy at Ivy Ridge to its forebearer, the Synanon cult. As the new docuseries notes, the cult disbanded in