Daughters of the Cult

A limited docuseries exposing the truth beneath the wholesome Americana surface of reality tv’s favorite mega-family, The Duggars, and the radical organization behind them: The Institute in Basic Life Principles. As details of the family and their scandals unfold, we realize they’re part of an insidious, much larger threat already in motion, with democracy itself in peril.

People searching for answers, healing, or human connection end up joining some of the strangest organizations.

The two-night investigative special follows the stories of four former Jehovah’s Witnesses, as they recount details of the sexual abuse they endured during their time within the organization.

The rise to power of polygamist cult leader Warren Jeffs, told for the first time by the woman who accompanied him on his run from the law.

Secte, mode d'emploi

A zoo owner spirals out of control amid a cast of eccentric characters in this true murder-for-hire story from the underworld of big cat breeding.

In interviews and rare home video footage, ex-FLDS members share the truth about their isolated community — and the events that pushed them to leave.

Explores the world's most notorious and prolific cults Children of God, through the stories of three British women who escaped its clutches.

Explore how the late Gwen Shamblin Lara, who founded the controversial Remnant Fellowship Church and created the Christian weight loss program The Weigh Down Workshop, rose to fame as a diet guru and church leader.

We explore the untold story of the sizeable British contingent of David Koresh's Branch Davidian cult, and their experiences during the 51 day ordeal at Waco and its storming by the FBI in 1993.

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

When a controversial cult leader builds a utopian city in the Oregon desert, conflict with the locals escalates into a national scandal.

Go inside insidious modern-day cults through the unique lens of members who endured unspeakable trauma and the shocking investigations into these oppressive groups. With detailed, firsthand accounts from former cult members, their loved ones, and the investigators who helped bring these tormentors to justice.

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

Rose McGowan, artist and activist, documents the work being done to spread her message of “bravery, art, joy and survival.”

Elizabeth Vargas, alongside former members of controversial organizations, goes on a search to uncover how these sects use their influence to prey upon people's desperation to create powerful and often destructive belief systems. Each episode will take an immersive look at one currently active group through the eyes of past devotees and get perspective from believers and leaders that are still inside.

The untold story behind cult leader Charles Manson and his followers' heinous crimes as told through interviews with former members, archival footage, and newly-unearthed images.

An investigation reveals how the famous Brazilian spiritual medium João Teixeira de Faria hid hundreds of allegations of sexual assault and other crimes, covered by a protection network that bends religious fanaticism, violence, fame and power.

Suicide Cults is a gripping exploration into the lives of former cult members. David Koresh devotees detail their years inside Mount Carmel and a Jim Jones follower recalls how she narrowly escaped death during the largest mass suicide in US history.

A colony of German Christians with a charismatic and manipulative leader establishes itself in Chile and becomes instrumental to the dictatorship.