Limited Series
How to Become a Cult Leader
6 EPISODES • 2023
Season 1 of How to Become a Cult Leader was released on July 28 and consists of 6 episodes.

Episodes

1: 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.
2: 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.
3: 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.
4: 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.
5: 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.
6: 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.
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