Seduced: Inside the NXIVM Cult

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Seduced: Inside the NXIVM Cult
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Genre Documentary
Written by
Directed byCecilia Peck
Music by Daniel Lessner
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes4
Production
Executive producers
CinematographyArlene Nelson
Editors
  • Caitlin Dixon
  • Inbal B. Lessner
  • Matthew Moul
  • Gillian McCarthy
  • Christy Denes
  • Chris A. Peterson
  • Alex Jablonski
Running time54-80 minutes
Production company
Original release
Network Starz
ReleaseOctober 18 (2020-10-18) –
November 8, 2020 (2020-11-08)

Seduced: Inside the NXIVM Cult is an American true crime documentary television miniseries revolving around the cult NXIVM and its leader Keith Raniere, with a focus on the perspective of India Oxenberg, who was an executive producer on the series. It consists of four episodes and premiered on October 18, 2020, on Starz. [1]

Contents

Premise

Seduced: Inside the NXIVM Cult follows India Oxenberg as she grapples to make sense of her experience within NXIVM, a self-help organization which turned out to be a cult, examining her own culpability and abuse brought on to her by its leader, Keith Raniere, and rebuilds her relationship with her mother, Catherine Oxenberg who desperately fought to rescue her daughter. Naomi Gibson, Debora Giannone, Kelly Thiel, Tabby Chapman, Ashley McClean, and Ana Cecilia, also appear in the series sharing their stories and experiences in the organization. [2] [3]

The series features interviews with cult experts Janja Lalich, Steve Hassan and Rick Alan Ross, [4] [5] [6] Cult therapist and deprogrammers Rachel Bernstein and Christine Marie Katas, [7] [8] Lawyers and prosecutors for NXIVM including Neil Glazer, Moira Kim Penza, Anne Champion, and Marc Agnifilo, [9] and journalist Jaclyn Cangro. [10]

Episodes

Viewership and ratings per episode of Seduced: Inside the NXIVM Cult
No.Title  [11] Directed byOriginal air date  [11] U.S. viewers
(millions)
1"Hooked" Cecilia Peck October 18, 2020 (2020-10-18)0.121 [12]
2"Indoctrinated"Cecilia PeckOctober 25, 2020 (2020-10-25)0.166 [13]
No.TitleAir date Rating
(18–49)		Viewers
(millions)		DVR
(18–49)		DVR viewers
(millions)		Total
(18–49)		Total viewers
(millions)
1"Hooked"October 18, 20200.010.121 [12] TBDTBDTBDTBD
2"Indoctrinated"October 25, 20200.030.166 [13] TBDTBDTBDTBD
3"Enslaved"November 1, 20200.020.112 [14] TBDTBDTBDTBD
4"Exposed"November 8, 20200.030.176 [15] TBDTBDTBDTBD

Accolades

YearAwardCategoryNomineesResultRef.
2021 American Cinema Editors Best Edited Documentary - Non-TheatricalInbal B. Lessner, Alex Jablonski, Gillian McCarthy, Matthew Moul and Chris A. PetersonNominated [23] [24]

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