The BEST episodes of How to Become a Cult Leader

Every episode of How to Become a Cult Leader ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of How to Become a Cult Leader!

Look inside the cult leader's playbook for achieving unconditional love, endless devotion and the power to control people's minds, bodies and souls.

Last Updated: 1/12/2026Network: NetflixStatus: Ended

7.13

48 votes

#1 - Control Your Image

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 7/28/2023

Leverage media coverage to cultivate a pious image like Shoko Asahara, who built the doomsday cult Aum Shinrikyo on positive PR and deadly methods.

7.09

56 votes

#2 - Grow Your Flock

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 7/28/2023

Build a fervent following by retracing the steps of Jim Jones, whose messiah complex turned a small healing grift into a dangerously loyal congregation.

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7.08

52 votes

#3 - Reform Their Minds

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/28/2023

Return to Buddhafield and unlock the mastery of manipulation with Jaimie Gomez, a failed actor who built an army of servants by promising enlightenment.

6.94

80 votes

#4 - Build Your Foundation

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 7/28/2023

Embrace your calling and reinvent yourself by studying the life of petty criminal and folk rock troubadour-turned-murderous legend Charles Manson.

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6.93

45 votes

#5 - Become Immortal

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 7/28/2023

Avoid unhappy endings and cement your legacy by studying Sun Myung Moon, who transformed the Unification Church into a still-thriving economic machine.

6.82

50 votes

#6 - Promise Eternity

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 7/28/2023

Apocalypse, anyone? Create credible danger and consolidate power by studying the spiritual, sci-fi narrative of Heaven's Gate leader Marshall Applewhite.