Daughters of the Cult

2024 American TV documentary series

Sara Mast
Emily Bon
Jimmy Fox
Beth Hoppe
Jacob Cohen-Holmes

CinematographyAnton FloquetEditors

Rob Traegler
Adrienne Salisbury
Jose Pulido
Glenn Morgan
Ben Simoff
Dave Wadsworth

Running time43-48 minutesProduction companies

ABC News Studios
All3Media
Main Event Media

Original releaseNetworkHuluReleaseJanuary 4, 2024 (2024-01-04)

Daughters of the Cult is a documentary television series directed and produced by Sara Mast. It explores the life of Ervil LeBaron, the leader of a religious fundamental group who ordered the murders of his opponents, told through the eyes of former members, and children of LeBaron.

It premiered January 4, 2024, on Hulu.^[1]

Premise

Explores the life of Ervil LeBaron, the leader of Church of the First Born Lamb of God, who ordered the murders of his opponents, practicing blood atonement, including Rulon C. Allred,^[2] and a hit-list carried out by followers of LeBaron, years after his death, told through the eyes of his children, Anna and Celia LeBaron.^[3]^[4]

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Original air date
1	"Blood Atonement"	Sara Mast	January 4, 2024 (2024-01-04)
2	"The Mormon Manson"	Sara Mast	January 4, 2024 (2024-01-04)
3	"Manhunt"	Sara Mast	January 4, 2024 (2024-01-04)
4	"The Hit List"	Sara Mast	January 4, 2024 (2024-01-04)
5	"The 4 O'Clock Murders"	Sara Mast	January 4, 2024 (2024-01-04)

Reception

Joe Reid of Primetimer praised the series and its approach writing: "So many elements of the Daughters of the Cult story resonate today: the notion that cult followers don't necessarily disband just because the leader goes away; the omnipresence of guns, demonstrated by how easily the LeBaron family was able to arm themselves. It doesn't let the viewer sit easily with just another murder show. The violence sparked by Ervil LeBaron and broken families he left behind by Ervil LeBaron still linger, both on screen and off."^[5]

Johnny Loftus of Decider.com also praised the series approach writing: "A true crime docuseries done right. Never elevating the violent, sexually controlling cult leader at its center to some ghoulish pedestal, it instead uses a journalistic eye to focus on the people he hurt most, his very children, who are given the space to share their perspectives."^[6]

References

^ White, Peter (December 15, 2023). "Hulu Sets More True-Crime Docuseries From ABC News Studios Including 'Daughters Of The Cult' & Season 2 Of 'Death In The Dorms'". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on January 13, 2024. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
^ Sager, Jessica (January 9, 2024). "Daughters of the Cult: Who Was Polygamous Cult Leader Ervil Morrell LeBaron?". People. Archived from the original on January 12, 2024. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
^ Alberty, Erin (January 10, 2024). "The polygamous "Mormon Manson" behind Hulu's hit docuseries". Axios. Archived from the original on January 10, 2024. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
^ Pereira, Ivan (January 10, 2024). "Daughters of the LeBaron cult detail the violence and fear that was a way of life". ABC News. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
^ Reid, Joe (January 5, 2024). "Daughters of the Cult Tells One of the Bloodiest Cult Stories Since Jonestown". Primetimer. Archived from the original on January 13, 2024. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
^ Loftus, Johnny (January 5, 2024). "Stream It Or Skip It: 'Daughters Of The Cult' On Hulu, Where A Mormon Fundamentalist Named Ervil LeBaron Wreaks Havoc". Decider.com. Archived from the original on January 13, 2024. Retrieved January 13, 2024.

External links

Daughters of the Cult at IMDb

Hulu original programming

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2010s
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The Morning After (2011–14)
The Confession (2011)
A Day in the Life (2011–13)
Battleground (2012)
Lucha Libre USA (2012)
Spoilers with Kevin Smith (2012)
Up to Speed (2012)
The Thick of It (series 4; 2012)
East Los High (2013–17)
The Awesomes (2013–15)
Quick Draw (2013–14)
Behind the Mask (2013–15)
Mother Up! (2013–14)
The Wrong Mans (2013–14)
Deadbeat (2014–16)
The Doozers (2014–18)
The Hotwives (2014–15)
Difficult People (2015–17)
The Mindy Project (seasons 4–6; 2015–17)
Casual (2015–18)
11.22.63 (2016)
The Path (2016–18)
Freakish (2016–17)
Chance (2016–17)
Triumph's Election Watch 2016 (2016)
Shut Eye (2016–17)
Harlots (2017–19)
Dimension 404 (2017)
I Love You, America with Sarah Silverman (2017–18)
Future Man (2017–20)
Runaways (2017–19)
The Looming Tower (2018)
All Night (2018)
Hard Sun (2018)
Castle Rock (2018–19)
The First (2018)
Unreal (2018)
The Bisexual (2018)
Into the Dark (2018–21)
Light as a Feather (2018–19)
Pen15 (2019–21)
Shrill (2019–21)
Ramy (2019–22)
Catch-22 (2019)
The Act (2019)
Veronica Mars (season 4; 2019)
Four Weddings and a Funeral (2019)
Looking for Alaska (2019)
Reprisal (2019)
Dollface (2019–22)
Wu-Tang: An American Saga (2019–23)

2020s
debuts

Little Fires Everywhere (2020)
High Fidelity (2020)
Normal People (2020)
The Great (2020–23)
Trolls: TrollsTopia (2020–22)
Helstrom (2020)
Crossing Swords (2020–21)
Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi (2020–23)
Woke (2020–22)
Madagascar: A Little Wild (2020–22)
Monsterland (2020)
The Mighty Ones (2020–22)
Animaniacs (2020–23)
M.O.D.O.K. (2021)
Sasquatch (2021)
McCartney 3,2,1 (2021)
The Croods: Family Tree (2021–23)
The D'Amelio Show (2021–23)
Dopesick (2021)
DreamWorks Dragons: The Nine Realms (2021–23)
How I Met Your Father (2022–23)
Pam & Tommy (2022)
The Dropout (2022)
Life & Beth (2022–24)
The Girl from Plainville (2022)
Captive Audience: A Real American Horror Story (2022)
Candy (2022)
Conversations with Friends (2022)
Love, Victor (2020–22)
The Orville (season 3; 2022)
Maggie (2022)
This Fool (2022–23)
Mike (2022)
Reboot (2022)
Abominable and the Invisible City (2022–23)
Welcome to Chippendales (2022–23)
Koala Man (2023)
History of the World, Part II (2023)
Up Here (2023)
Tiny Beautiful Things (2023)
Drag Me to Dinner (2023)
The Other Black Girl (2023)
Black Cake (2023)
Saint X (2023)
Death and Other Details (2024)
Echo (2024)
We Were the Lucky Ones (2024)
Under the Bridge (2024)

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