How I Created A Cult — Season 1, Episode 3: The Fall
45 min • 1 season, 3 episodes
Episode synopsis
After 25 years, frictions grew within Andrew Cohen’s cult and cracks began to appear. Questions started to be asked concerning the group’s charismatic leader. It seemed the years of control and psychological abuse were about to take their toll. But when the entire organization eventually imploded, it was more dramatic than anyone could have anticipated.
About How I Created A Cult
Andrew Cohen was one of the most notorious gurus in recent history. His organization, EnlightenNext, collected millions of dollars from devotees. But soon stories emerged of psychological abuse, extortion and coercive control. Now group members, and Cohen himself, reveal what life was like inside the cult. What makes people join these groups and why do so many of them end in turmoil and tragedy?