Your mom joined a cult. Her daughters go undercover. Nobody leaves the same.
Rita is entranced by the mesmeric Leader and renounces her family to embrace the world of the enigmatic Harmonia commune. Her daughters Ella and Jo put everything on the line to infiltrate the cult and bring their mother home. Yet, once immersed in the commune, they find themselves inexorably drawn into the Leader’s labyrinthine web of psycho-spiritual manipulation.
Acting
Lily James weaponizes charm until it curdles into something monstrous.
Direction
Nattiv builds the commune like a trap that looks like a sanctuary.
Costume
1980s cult aesthetics: soft pastels hiding iron discipline.
Director
Guy Nattiv
Carrie Coon
Rita Cooper
Lily James
Leader
Bella Ramsey
Ella Cooper
Odessa Young
Jo Cooper
Tracy Letts
Reuben
Jaime Ray Newman
Veena
Siobhan Williams
Shine
Morgan Taylor Campbell
Luna
Sharon Taylor
Anya
John Cassini
Dr. Solomon
Philip Granger
Officer Mike Greene
Nels Lennarson
Jeffery
Maia Rose Michaels
Sheeva
Caitlin Stryker
Nurse
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on the real Synanon cult, which pioneered 'attack therapy' and inspired countless modern wellness grifts.
Bella Ramsey trained in specific breathing techniques to portray Ella's physical unraveling; every gasp is choreographed panic.
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