If you are looking for a good overview of some of the various cults in America today, there are certainly better ways to learn than from this mini-series. This is because the films do not present a logical and systematic look at these groups. An academic overview, these episodes are not. Instead, the stories of one or two specific ex-members are given and you learn about them and their specific negative experiences....and what in particular prompted them to leave the groups. And so, what might not be important to them might be extremely important to another. It's often just too specific to have much value to the casual viewer who just wants to know what these groups believe.