How to Become a Cult Leader

How to Become a Cult Leader

Ended First aired 28/Jul/2023 United States English 1 season(s) 6 episode(s)
DocumentaryCrime
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.
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Season 1 · Limited Series
6 episode(s) · Air date: 28/Jul/2023
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S1E6
Become Immortal
Air date: 28/Jul/2023 · Runtime: 29 min
Summary

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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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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Control Your Image
Air date: 28/Jul/2023 · Runtime: 33 min
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Leverage media coverage to cultivate a pious image like Shoko Asahara, who built the doomsday cult Aum Shinrikyo on positive PR and deadly methods.

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

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Promise Eternity
Air date: 28/Jul/2023 · Runtime: 30 min
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Apocalypse, anyone? Create credible danger and consolidate power by studying the spiritual, sci-fi narrative of Heaven's Gate leader Marshall Applewhite.

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

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Reform Their Minds
Air date: 28/Jul/2023 · Runtime: 32 min
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Return to Buddhafield and unlock the mastery of manipulation with Jaimie Gomez, a failed actor who built an army of servants by promising enlightenment.

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

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Grow Your Flock
Air date: 28/Jul/2023 · Runtime: 32 min
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Build a fervent following by retracing the steps of Jim Jones, whose messiah complex turned a small healing grift into a dangerously loyal congregation.

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

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Build Your Foundation
Air date: 28/Jul/2023 · Runtime: 32 min
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Embrace your calling and reinvent yourself by studying the life of petty criminal and folk rock troubadour-turned-murderous legend Charles Manson.

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

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Peter Dinklage
Peter Dinklage
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Asha Rangappa
Asha Rangappa
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Leo J. Ryan
Leo J. Ryan
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George H. W. Bush
George H. W. Bush
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Brad Saunders
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Kellen Hertz
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Paul Dektor
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David Ginsberg
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Jake Laufer
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Jonah Bekhor
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Jonas Bell Pasht
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Peter Dinklage
Peter Dinklage
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