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The Program: Cons, Cults, and Kidnapping

TV·2024–2024·1 season, 3 episodes·Netflix·Documentary

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Years after being sent to a disciplinary school, a woman still haunted by her experiences exposes the corruption and abuse of the troubled teen industry.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01The Program: Cons, Cults, and Kidnapping S01E02Mind ControlS01E02 · 8.5Daily life at Ivy Ridge included cultlike tactics, a rules system with excessive punishments and family reps incentivized to keep teens in the program.
  2. 02The Program: Cons, Cults, and Kidnapping S01E01Where the F**k Am I?S01E01 · 8.2Former students of the Academy at Ivy Ridge return to the now-shuttered school and reflect on the horrors they endured during their time in the program.
  3. 03The Program: Cons, Cults, and Kidnapping S01E03Follow the MoneyS01E03 · 8.2With programs around the globe and exorbitant tuition, money was rolling in — but where was it going? A trail of dodgy dealings leads to the top.

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Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode3Episodes2024Aired 8.3Season avg
  1. S01E01The Program: Cons, Cults, and Kidnapping S01E01Where the F**k Am I?March 5, 2024 8.2Former students of the Academy at Ivy Ridge return to the now-shuttered school and reflect on the horrors they endured during their time in
  2. S01E02The Program: Cons, Cults, and Kidnapping S01E02Season's bestMind ControlMarch 5, 2024 8.5Daily life at Ivy Ridge included cultlike tactics, a rules system with excessive punishments and family reps incentivized to keep teens in t
  3. S01E03The Program: Cons, Cults, and Kidnapping S01E03Follow the MoneyMarch 5, 2024 8.2With programs around the globe and exorbitant tuition, money was rolling in — but where was it going? A trail of dodgy dealings leads to the

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