Olivia Crist
Director
Ruby & Jodi: A Cult of Sin and Influence (2025)
Season 1
Mom vlogger Ruby Franke and rogue therapist Jodi Hildebrandt preach discipline — and yet behind closed doors, their teachings fuel a cult-like system of control, isolation and abuse. When a child escapes, the truth unravels and echoes beyond prison walls.
Released Sept. 1, 2025
Episode 41 min
14+
Genres: Crime, Documentary
Keywords: mdblist.imdb-tv-mini-series, imdb.tv-mini-series, mdblist.has-trailer
Watch Providers: Investigation Discovery, Discovery +, Discovery+ Amazon Channel, HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max
Production Companies: Pantheon Media Group, Velvet Hammer Media, Chick Entertainment
Network: Investigation Discovery
Country: United States
Languages:
English
7.0
S1E1 - Meet the Frankes
Mom vlogger Ruby meets Jodi, faith turns dark, ending in abuse.
Sept. 1, 2025, midnight
8.5
S1E2 - The Hildebrandt Method
Jodi severs families and shames fathers with her twisted methods.
Sept. 1, 2025, midnight
8.5
S1E3 - Truth and Distortion
Jessi Hildebrandt speaks out, exposing the roots of Jodi’s manipulation.
Sept. 5, 2025, midnight
7.0
S1E4 - Honest, Responsible, Humble
Ruby’s words expose abuse at the hands of Jodi Hildebrandt, but is it over?
Sept. 5, 2025, midnight
Network: Investigation Discovery
Episode Runtime: 41 min.
Season Runtime: 166 min.
Released: Sept. 1, 2025
Last Air Date: Sept. 5, 2025, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-14 / 14+
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