Series synopsis
Deadly Cults is an American documentary crime television series that premiered on Oxygen on February 10, 2019. It ended on June 14, 2020.
Dive into unhinged murder cases in which investigators uncover and expose the dark world of cults that kill. The series explores how power and manipulation can lead to extreme actions.
Premise
Dive into unhinged murder cases in which investigators uncover and expose the dark world of cults that kill. The series explores how power and manipulation can lead to extreme actions.
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 12 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 4 | February 10, 2019 | March 3, 2019 |
| Season 2 | 8 | April 27, 2020 | June 14, 2020 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Vampire Clan Jennifer Wendorf comes home to find her parents brutally murdered and sister missing; searching for answers, investigators discover a complicated web tracing back to a cult of self-proclaimed vampires. |
February 10, 2019 |
| 2 |
Kirtland Murders Police in Kirtland, Ohio receive a tip about a family of five killed and buried in a barn belonging to a local cult; as they question the cult, investigators learn even more sinister details of power and manipulation leading up to the murders. |
February 17, 2019 |
| 3 |
Killers of Rulo After hearing about a religious cult stockpiling weapons on an isolated farm outside Rulo, Nebraska, FBI agents cultivate an informant from inside the group who details the torture and murder being ordered by the group's diabolical leader. |
February 24, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Spiritual Warriors After three obedient followers die during an intense sweat lodge ceremony put on by a prominent self-help guru, police must determine if their deaths were accidental, or did the guru push the participants too far. |
April 27, 2020 |
| 2 |
Angel's landing To his followers, he's an angel who died and came back to life, but when seemingly accidental deaths keep occurring around him, one investigator digs deeper. |
May 5, 2020 |
| 3 |
Online Alien Reptiles Police investigating a 911 call for a suicide interview the victim’s girlfriend, who claims there’s more behind his death; police must determine if an online cult that believes in aliens and reptiles disguised as humans is actually at fault. |
May 11, 2020 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Oxygen |
|---|---|
| First aired | February 10, 2019 |
| Last aired | June 14, 2020 |
| Status | ended |