Do you consider yourself a Charles Manson know-it-all or a true crime connoisseur? If so, then Netflix’s new docuseries is totally for you. How to Become a Cult Leader is exactly what it sounds like. The show offers a smart guidebook to becoming a master manipulator while also diving deep into the workings of six famed cult leaders.
The series is narrated by Peter Dinklage and details the exploits of Manson, Jim Jones, Jaime Gomez, Marshall Applewhite, Shoko Asahara, and Sun Myung Moon.
The synopsis teases that the show “reveals the playbook to achieving unconditional love, endless devotion, and the power to control people’s minds, bodies and souls.”
Over six episodes, the series includes interviews with former cult victims, authors, and other experts. “I think about those 900 people following this evil man to the point of no return,” says a survivor of Jones’s cult in trailer, which can be viewed above.
Want to know more? Continue reading for everything you need to know about How To Become a Cult Leader on Netflix.
How To Become A Cult Leader premieres all episodes on June 28, 2023.
How To Become A Cult Leader contains 6 30-minute episodes, all of which are narrated by Peter Dinklage, who also serves as an executive producer alongside David Ginsberg and Brad Saunders.
How To Become A Cult Leader will stream exclusively on Netflix, therefore the series is only available on that platform. Need a subscription? No problem, Netflix offers an ad-supported plan at $6.99/month, a standard plan at $15.49/month and a premium plan at $19.99/month. The website states that the plans are priced for single households and extra member slots is an added $7.99/month.
Netflix typically releases new television shows and movies at 3 AM ET/12 AM PT.
All six episodes of How To Become A Cult Leader will be available to stream on Netflix at 3 AM ET/12 AM PT on June 28, 2023. If you can’t find the series at that time, don’t stress. Try refreshing your browser or app because sometimes it takes a few minutes for the catalog to update.
Watch the trailer for How To Become A Cult Leader in the video above.