Best TV and big screen content on cults if you don't have time for books.
LuLa Rich
This four-part Amazon docuseries chronicles the unlikely rise of the multilevel marketing company LuLaRoe which came up with a line of wild patterned clothes and signature “buttery soft” leggings.
Structured like MLM by engaging independent retailers to sell its products, LuLaRoe was offered an impossible dream: the chance for mothers to earn enough money to support their families without leaving their children at home.
The Vow NXIVM
A disturbing deep dive into the cult through in-depth interviews with the survivors.
Waco - miniseries by SHOWTIME
Dramatized exploration into the cult of Branch Davidians and David Koresh based on several books by Waco survivors and law enforcement agents participating in the siege.
Midsommar
Midsommar is a horror film, yet I found it ridiculously accurate in portraying the spiritual or religious cult phenomenon.
Wild Wild Country
The Rajneeshees were followers of Bhagwan (later called Osho), yet for years the cult was run by his secretary, Ma Anand Sheela. Originating in Pune, India, the cult moved into rural Oregon in the hope of bending the local rules and forming Utopia. Unfortunately, this came at an expanse of massive civil abuse and corruption.
Escaping Polygamy
Reality TV show about sisters who escaped polygamy and help others to find freedom.