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Dangerous Persuasions
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- S2 E1 - A Scientologist's EscapeApril 14, 201544minMark signs a billion year contract with the Church of Scientology, convinced it will help cure his mentally ill brother. He climbs the ranks becoming one of its most elite officers. But Mark is increasingly exposed to the dark, violent side of the church.Free trial of discovery+
- S2 E2 - Escaping JonestownApril 21, 201544minTeenagers Vernon and Leslie are members of the People’s Temple, a Utopian commune set up in Guyana. But paradise turns into hell as head of the group Jim Jones becomes increasingly unhinged and despotic. Both Vernon and Leslie are desperate to leave.Free trial of discovery+
- S2 E3 - The Power of HateApril 29, 201544minAngela King is a troubled teenager who falls in with the wrong crowd. She becomes a white supremacist preaching hate and inflicting brutal attacks on innocent victims. It’s only when she is sent to prison for armed robbery that she can find redemption.Free trial of discovery+
- S2 E4 - Forsaken by GodMay 5, 201544minMaura Schmierer joins a Christian group to devote her life to God. Instead, she’s trapped in a militaristic regime that destroys her marriage and separates her from her children. She ends up in solitary confinement with a new name -- "Forsaken."Free trial of discovery+
- S2 E5 - He's My MasterMay 13, 201544minLibrarian Sarah Rose abandons her family and friends to go on the road with a mysterious spiritual guru "Master David." It soon turns into a horrific journey of brutal violence at the hands of the teacher she worshipped. It’s only when she fears for her.Free trial of discovery+
- S2 E6 - Revolution Isn't a Tea PartyMay 20, 201544minIn 1975, Janja Lalich joins an underground political organization. She's soon trapped in a web of abuse, at the hands of leader Marlene Dixon. It’s only when she’s forced to bring her dying mother into the group that she begins to realize the corruption.Free trial of discovery+
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