How I Escaped My Cult (2025)

Season 1

Go inside insidious modern-day cults through the unique lens of members who endured unspeakable trauma and the shocking investigations into these oppressive groups. With detailed, firsthand accounts from former cult members, their loved ones, and the investigators who helped bring these tormentors to justice.

Released Feb. 20, 2025 Episode 43 min 14+

Genres: Documentary

Keywords: mdblist.has-trailer, tmdb.cult, tmdb.escape

Watch Providers: Hulu, Freeform, fuboTV, YouTube TV

Production Companies: Spring Theory, Texas Crew Productions

Network: Freeform

Country: United States
Languages: English

IMDb 4593

6.5

/176/

Trakt

/26/

TMDb

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Tamron Hall
Narrator (voice)

S1E1 - Tony Alamo Christian Academy

As a teen in the Tony Alamo cult, Desiree becomes one of Alamo’s sex slaves. With investigators desperate for proof of his horrific crimes, Desiree holds the key to bringing him down. But first, she must survive a dangerous escape.

Feb. 20, 2025, midnight

S1E3 - Word of Life

For Kristel Leonard, the Word of Life dictates every aspect of her life. But when ruthless new pastor Tiffanie Irwin takes over, Kristel tries to leave her iron grip, leading to deadly and horrifying consequences for those closest to her.

Feb. 27, 2025, midnight

S1E6 - La Luz Del Mundo

As a devoted member of La Luz Del Mundo, Alethea obeys her apostle Samuel Flores, becoming his sex slave. But when other brave women reveal their own horrific abuses, it leads to a dramatic arrest, an intense trial, and a harrowing escape.

March 20, 2025, midnight

S1E7 - Yearning for Zion / FLDS

When Warren Jeffs is arrested for unspeakable crimes his son Wendell and 8th wife Vicky are caught between their sadistic cult and the investigators trying to bring it down. Escaping Warren's physical and mental hold is their only way out.

March 27, 2025, midnight

S1E4 - Nuwaubian Nation

Looking for a better life, Habiybah's family joins a new Black-led cult, the Nuwaubian Nation. But when their narcissistic leader, Dwight York uses his powers to commit horrific crimes, she knows the only way out is to go deeper in.

March 6, 2025, midnight

S1E5 - The Pilgrims

As the oldest daughter of family-cult leader Papa Pilgrim, Elishaba is the primary target of his rage and lust. His torment escalates when the entire group moves to Alaska, where she must survive a bold escape through the frigid wilderness.

March 13, 2025, midnight

S1E2 - Angel's Landing

For Sara, Lou Castro is an angel with heavenly powers over life and death. But when a string of his devoted followers dies under mysterious circumstances, detectives must uncover Castro's shocking true identity while Sara plots her escape.

Feb. 20, 2025, midnight