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How I Created a Cult: Story, Cast and Series Facts

How I Created a Cult (2016): Crime. Series details, synopsis and season dates from TVmaze.

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Story and premise

Andrew Cohen was one of the most notorious gurus in recent history. His organization, EnlightenNext, collected millions of dollars from devotees. But soon stories emerged of psychological abuse, extortion and coercive control. Now group members, and Cohen himself, reveal what life was like inside the cult. What makes people join these groups and why do so many of them end in turmoil and tragedy?

Series details

  • Title: How I Created a Cult
  • Format: Documentary
  • Language: English
  • Genres: Crime
  • Premiere date: 2016-10-15
  • Final broadcast date listed: 2016-10-15
  • Status in TVmaze: Ended
  • Web channel listed by TVmaze: Apple TV
  • Typical episode runtime: 45 minutes
  • TVMaze ID: 63474
  • IMDb ID: tt14920800
  • TVDB ID: 423149

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

  • Season 1: premiered 2016-10-15; final listed air date 2016-10-15; episode order: 3.

Source and licence

Adapted from How I Created a Cult on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.

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