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The Anarchists

TV·2022–2022·1 season, 6 episodes·HBO·Documentary·53m·Created by Todd Schramke

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Unfolding over six years, what begins as an impulsive one-off gathering turns into an ever-growing annual event attracting sponsorship from crypto-currency companies and featuring capitalist statist speakers such as Ron Paul and BitCoin investor Roger Ver. And when rule-avoidant "freedom" activists come together in one of the most dangerous cities in the world, incoherent ideology and cognitive dissonance rears its ugly head.

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  1. 01The Anarchists S01E04Episode Four: Living Without the LawS01E04 · 7.0A shocking murder rocks Anarchapulco, leaving the community wondering if the perpetrator was one of their own. Then, Lily opens up about her childhood trauma, and Lisa and Nathan start their own conference focused on healing.
  2. 02The Anarchists S01E05Episode Five: DamageS01E05 · 7.0As Lily and John’s family mourn his death, John’s past reveals dark and difficult experiences that contributed to his disdain for government. Then, accusations of a fraudulent crypto scheme—and another shocking death—leave the community reeling once more.
  3. 03The Anarchists S01E01Episode One: The MovementS01E01 · 6.0What began as a one-off conference to promote anarchy became a full-on annual event, attracting an international array of libertarians, fugitives, and families--all attracted to the idea of absolute individual self-rule. Unfolding over the course of six years, this six-part docuseries chronicles this movement that led to a strange and ultimately deadly series of events.

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Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode6Episodes2022Aired 6.4Season avg
  1. S01E01The Anarchists S01E01Episode One: The MovementJuly 10, 2022 6.0What began as a one-off conference to promote anarchy became a full-on annual event, attracting an international array of libertarians, fugi
  2. S01E02Episode Two: Forking FreedomJuly 17, 2022 6.0As crypto-currency becomes the centerpiece of the second Anarchapulco, young veteran Paul Propert and Chicagoan Jason Henza each make the tr
  3. S01E03The Anarchists S01E03Episode Three: CurrencyJuly 24, 2022 6.0As the fourth Anarchapulco conference approaches, conflicts continue to mount behind the scenes as Nathan clashes with Jeff. Then, Paul’s es
  4. S01E04The Anarchists S01E04Season's bestEpisode Four: Living Without the LawJuly 31, 2022 7.0A shocking murder rocks Anarchapulco, leaving the community wondering if the perpetrator was one of their own. Then, Lily opens up about her
  5. S01E05The Anarchists S01E05Episode Five: DamageAugust 7, 2022 7.0As Lily and John’s family mourn his death, John’s past reveals dark and difficult experiences that contributed to his disdain for government
  6. S01E06Episode Six: LeavingAugust 14, 2022As their dream of an anarchist paradise crumbles, the Anarchapulco community begins to question the viability of their principles.

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