Cults: Dangerous Devotion

The mysterious world of cults has long been an object of fear and fascination, with many new groups emerging year in and year out. Cults: Dangerous Devotion is a journey into this dark and dangerous world, revealing what attracts followers and what makes them stay. It is a behind-closed-doors look into a secret world that is both enthralling and dread-inducing, where faith and devotion give way to despair and desperation.

Featuring archive footage and insights from religious experts and leading psychologists, this documentary examines the behaviour of cult leaders such as Jim Jones and Charles Manson, their practices, and how they draw followers into worlds of obsession, power and even death.

Through interviews with survivors and parents who have lost their children to cults, Cults: Dangerous Devotion proves to be an eye-opening examination of the underlying reasons behind followers’ attraction to such groups.