How to Become a Cult Leader

Synopsis

Look inside the cult leader's playbook for achieving unconditional love, endless devotion and the power to control people's minds, bodies, and souls.

First Air Date: 2023-07-28

Last Air Date: 2023-07-28

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 6

Networks: Netflix

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Ep. 1: Build Your Foundation (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.
Ep. 2: Grow Your Flock (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.
Ep. 3: Reform Their Minds (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.
Ep. 4: Promise Eternity (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.
Ep. 5: Control Your Image (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.
Ep. 6: Become Immortal (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.