8.089 minSeason 2 • Episode 6
LatestKeith Raniere is found guilty on all charges, including racketeering, sex trafficking, forced labor conspiracy, identity theft and production and possession of child pornography. Many survivors of his abuse come forward to deliver powerful victim impact statements and he is sentenced to 120 years. His supporters work to exonerate him, and he plans to appeal. Nancy Salzman comes to a painful reckoning; she is sentenced to 42 months in federal prison.
The docuseries follows people deeply involved in the group NXIVM — which is faced with various charges, including sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy — over the course of several years.
Direction
Patient storytelling that lets victims speak, not exploit.
Editing
Jaw-dropping archival footage of Keith Raniere in his own words.
Production
Unprecedented access to former insiders still processing their role.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
NXIVM recruited heavily from the 'Smallville' fandom and Hollywood wellness circles, making this a case study in how privilege blinded early investigators.
Filmmakers Jehane Noujaim and Karim Amer were themselves NXIVM members for nearly a year before making the series, adding a meta-layer of complicity to the narrative.
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