

6.340 minSeason 1 • Episode 8
LatestEvelyn desperately tries to regain control. Abbie, Leila and Rory set their escape plan in motion. Alex discovers his purpose.
A small-town cop suspects that the local school for troubled teens — and its dangerously charismatic founder — may not be all it seems.
Acting
Toni Collette's unsettling warmth masks pure menace
Writing
Mae Martin's autobiographical touch gives it teeth
Cinematography
Vermont autumn as beautiful prison
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Mae Martin drew from their own experiences in Canadian conversion-adjacent programs, grounding the cult dynamics in real queer institutional trauma.
The walkie-talkie motif mirrors real cult communication hierarchies — isolated channels, coded language, Evelyn's voice literally in everyone's head.