Brainwashed
Why do people join cults? Why don't battered women leave their husbands? How do entire countries fall victim to dictators? Find out why. More importantly, find out how to protect yourself and your loved ones. Over five episodes, we follow the lives of a cult member, an army veteran, a priest, an abused wife and more to show the techniques used by brainwashers, how to avoid them, and how to help people who have fallen victim to their lies.
- 2023-2024
- 1 season
- Documentary
Why do people join cults? Why don't battered women leave their husbands? How do entire countries fall victim to dictators? Find out why. More importantly, find out how to protect yourself and your loved ones. Over five episodes, we follow the lives of a cult member, an army veteran, a priest, an abused wife and more to show the techniques used by brainwashers, how to avoid them, and how to help people who have fallen victim to their lies.
Season 1 Episode Guide
5 Episodes
Episode 1
The Trap
Bait and Switch. Priest child-molestation test. Spousal abuse. Isolation. CIA brainwashing techniques.
Episode 2
Fear is the Mind Killer
Torture. Breaking the mind and rebuilding in their image. Rewriting the language.
Episode 3
Illusion of Hope
Things are great until they aren't. Priest sex scandal. Technology. Fighting back.
Episode 4
The Whirlpool
Escape attempts. Unexpected accomplices. The more you dig, the deeper you get. Returning from war.
Episode 5
The Man Behind the Curtain
How to defend yourself and your loved ones. Did they escape?