How to Become a Cult Leader

2023-07-28 | TV-MA | en

Peter Dinklage

Crime Documentary

Watch Now

Watch similar movies

Watch Now on Netflix

Watch with Free Trial,Cancel anytime

Watch Now

Seasons & Episodes

EP1 Build Your Foundation

Jul. 28,2023

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

Watch Now

EP2 Grow Your Flock

Jul. 28,2023

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

Watch Now

EP3 Reform Their Minds

Jul. 28,2023

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

Watch Now

EP4 Promise Eternity

Jul. 28,2023

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

Watch Now

EP5 Control Your Image

Jul. 28,2023

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

Watch Now

EP6 Become Immortal

Jul. 28,2023

Avoid unhappy endings and cement your legacy by studying Sun Myung Moon, who transformed the Unification Church into a still-thriving economic machine.

Watch Now

How to Become a Cult Leader Trailers

View All

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.