Discover
According to government statistics, there are an estimated 5,000 cults currently operating in the United States. And each year there are approximately 200,000 Americans who serve as secret–and, for the most part, willing–members. But just what are these cults? And what makes some so dangerous? We’ll uncover the psychological allure of cults, their charismatic leaders and insidious methods of controlling their members. How do ordinary people become trapped in these fringe groups, apparently unable to leave? Led by compelling self-proclaimed prophets, cults are clandestine, influential and all too often, destructive. Are their goals religious, political or simply financial? How and why does the government monitor or intervene in some cults–yet seemingly turn a blind eye to other’s secret and perhaps sinister agendas? Jonestown survivor Tim Carter remembers the last day of Peoples Temple, and the horrific aftermath.
Original Release
05/10/2013
US Release
05/10/2013
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Janja Lalich | Self - Prof. of Sociology, CSU Chico |
| David Cunningham | Self - Assoc. Prof. of Sociology, Brandeis University |
| Rick Alan Ross | Self - Exec. Dir., Rick A. Ross Institute |
| Tim Carter | Self - Former People's Temple Member |
| Mitch Horowitz | Self - Author, Occult America |
| Mark Mirabello | Self - Prof. of History, Shawnee State University |
| Clint Van Zandt | Self - Former FBI Profiler |
| Nancy Ammerman | Self Prof., Sociology of Religion, Boston University |
| Arthur Goldwag | Self - Author, The New Hate |
| Dick J. Reavis | Self - Author, The Ashes of Waco |
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Janja Lalich | Self - Prof. of Sociology, CSU Chico |
| David Cunningham | Self - Assoc. Prof. of Sociology, Brandeis University |
| Rick Alan Ross | Self - Exec. Dir., Rick A. Ross Institute |
| Tim Carter | Self - Former People's Temple Member |
| Mitch Horowitz | Self - Author, Occult America |
| Mark Mirabello | Self - Prof. of History, Shawnee State University |
| Clint Van Zandt | Self - Former FBI Profiler |
| Nancy Ammerman | Self Prof., Sociology of Religion, Boston University |
| Arthur Goldwag | Self - Author, The New Hate |
| Dick J. Reavis | Self - Author, The Ashes of Waco |
| Barry Aird | Self - Narrator / Narrator (voice) |
| Marshall Applewhite | Self - Leader of Heaven's Gate Cult |
| Susan Atkins | Self - Member of the Manson Family |
| Jerry Brown | Self - Governor of California |
| Bill Clinton | Self - 42nd President of the United States |
| Leslie Van Houten | Self - Member of the Manson Family |
| Jim Jones | Self - Leader of the People's Temple |
| David Koresh | Self - Leader, Branch Davidians |
| Patricia Krenwinkel | Self - Member of the Manson Family |
| Charles Manson | Self - Leader of the Manson Family |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Kevin Burns | Executive Producer |
| Kim Sheerin | Executive Producer |
| John Verhoff | Executive Producer |
| Gregory S. Cohan | Producer |
| Frankie Glass | Producer |
| Becca Gross | Producer |
| Katie Raines | Producer |
| Shannon Schaefer | Producer |
