Cult Massacre: One Day in Jonestown

Cult Massacre: One Day in Jonestown

TV-142024•2h 15m•7.3/10

DocumentaryCrime

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.3/10(15)

Survivors and eyewitnesses tell the immersive story of Jim Jones' idealistic organization's final hours that spiraled into a mass casualty event.

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Production

72 Films, National Geographic

Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

June 17, 2024

Last Aired

June 17, 2024

Networks

Hulu

Trailers & Videos

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

US

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Seasons & Episodes

Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.

Season

The Promised Land

E1

The Promised Land

Air date: 2024-06-17

Jim Jones gains a major following in California and enacts a radical plan: a new society in the jungle. Soon, abuse rumors prompt an investigation.

How Very Much I've Loved You

E2

How Very Much I've Loved You

Air date: 2024-06-17

After Rep. Ryan's attack, tensions surge in Jonestown. Fifteen cult defectors flee to seek safety, unaware of Jim Jones's sinister plans.

Paradise Lost

E3

Paradise Lost

Air date: 2024-06-17

Shocking news of the mass murder-suicide surfaces. Dispatched U.S. Special Forces uncover the unimaginable horror. The search for survivors begins.

Cast

Jim Jones

Jim Jones

Self (archive footage)

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