Cults and Extreme Belief - Season 1 - Eps 1: NXIVM
As a recruiter for multi-level marketing self-help group NXIVM, Sarah Edmondson brought thousands of people to the organization. In October of 2017, she exposed the group as a destructive sex-cult and is now doing everything in her power to support the criminal prosecution of the cult's leader, Keith Raniere.
About Cults and Extreme Belief
Title: Cults and Extreme Belief
First Air Date: 2018-05-28
Last Air Date: 2018-07-22
Status: Canceled
Rating: 7.2/10 (from 4 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 1
Total Episodes: 9
Network: A&E Planète+ Crime Investigation
Genres: Documentary
Production Companies: Unknown
Synopsis
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.
Cast
Elizabeth Vargas
Herself
Teddy Hose
Himself
Stephen Kent
Himself
Samie Brosseau
Herself
