How to Become a Cult Leader
TV-MA2023•6.8/10
DocumentaryCrime
Ratings
🎬TMDb
6.8/10(46)
Look inside the cult leader's playbook for achieving unconditional love, endless devotion and the power to control people's minds, bodies, and souls. Disguised as a guidebook for capturing a devoted cult following, this docuseries takes a tongue-in-cheek look at the rise of six famed flock leaders.
Production
Citizen Jones, Estuary Films
Language
EN
Status
Ended
First Aired
July 28, 2023
Last Aired
July 28, 2023
Networks
Netflix
Trailers & Videos
Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
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Seasons & Episodes
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Season
E1
Build Your Foundation
Air date: 2023-07-28
Embrace your calling and reinvent yourself by studying the life of petty criminal and folk rock troubadour-turned-murderous legend Charles Manson.
E2
Grow Your Flock
Air date: 2023-07-28
Build a fervent following by retracing the steps of Jim Jones, whose messiah complex turned a small healing grift into a dangerously loyal congregation.
E3
Reform Their Minds
Air date: 2023-07-28
Return to Buddhafield and unlock the mastery of manipulation with Jaimie Gomez, a failed actor who built an army of servants by promising enlightenment.
E4
Promise Eternity
Air date: 2023-07-28
Apocalypse, anyone? Create credible danger and consolidate power by studying the spiritual, sci-fi narrative of Heaven's Gate leader Marshall Applewhite.
E5
Control Your Image
Air date: 2023-07-28
Leverage media coverage to cultivate a pious image like Shoko Asahara, who built the doomsday cult Aum Shinrikyo on positive PR and deadly methods.
E6
Become Immortal
Air date: 2023-07-28
Avoid unhappy endings and cement your legacy by studying Sun Myung Moon, who transformed the Unification Church into a still-thriving economic machine.
Cast
Peter Dinklage
Narrator (voice)
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