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To say Billie Eilish is talented would be an understatement. Despite only being 23 years old, the pop star has accomplished more than most people will in a lifetime, and now the performer is branching out, having made her acting debut in Swarm. Eilish first exploded onto the music scene with hits like "Bad Guy' and "Ocean Eyes". Since then, Eilish's career has only seen upswings. The musician already has two Oscars for her hit songs from No Time to Die and Barbie. She's also won nine Grammy Awards. Suffice it to say, Eilish is multi-faceted.

Swarm, the 2023 Amazon Prime Video miniseries co-created by Donald Glover and Janine Nabers, is the perfect place for Eilish to show off her acting chops. It centers around a young woman named Andrea "Dre" Greene (Dominique Fishbach) as she falls deeper into obsessive fandom surrounding her favorite pop star. Ni'Jah (Nirine S. Brown). It...

The prosecution team pursuing sex trafficking and racketeering charges against Sean “Diddy” Combs is shoring up its ranks.

Maurene Comey on Monday notified the court that she’s joined the case. The lawyer, daughter of former FBI director James Comey, is best known as one of the three lead prosecutors who secured a conviction in 2021 against Ghislaine Maxwell for conspiring with Jeffrey Epstein to sexually abuse and traffick minors.

The nine-year veteran of the office of U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, among the most prestigious federal prosecutor’s offices in the nation, steps into the case after prosecutors prevailed in keeping Combs detained in prison as he awaits trial. The court on Wednesday denied the rap mogul’s bid for bail for a third time, finding that no conditions of release can assure the safety of the community. It pointed to Combs’ alleged history of violence,...

While watching Hugh Grant's delightfully sinister performance in Heretic, you might wonder why it feels so familiar. According to filmmakers Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, Grant's character in the new A24 horror movie was inspired by a real-life villain. And not just any real-life villain, but a notorious 21st century cult leader. And no, it's not Jared Leto. But close!

Heretic stars Sophie Thatcher (Yellowjackets) and Chloe East (Generation) as Sister Barnes and Sister Paxton, a pair of Mormon missionaries who go door to door, attempting to convince new converts to join their church. Unfortunately, Barnes and Paxton knock on the wrong door and find themselves captive in a diabolical game concocted by the charismatic and nefarious Mr. Reed (Grant). It's sort of like Saw, but for theology majors.

Out in theaters this weekend, Heretic was written and directed by filmmaking duo Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, the screenwriters behind A Quiet Place.

The following article contains mention of sex trafficking.

In June 2021, Superman fans were elated when they learned from Tom Welling himself that a continuation of The WB/The CW's hit 2000s teen superhero drama Smallville was in early development. Though it would be delivered in animated form rather than live action, this was more than enough to generate excitement from those who'd been waiting 20 years for more adventures with young Clark Kent.

As Welling noted when he confirmed the Smallville sequel, "Michael Rosenbaum and I are actually working on an animated series to bring those characters back to life, and use as many of the original cast members as possible." That last part, in particular, struck a chord because of one specific Smallville star. That same month, Allison Mack -- who played Clark's best friend Chloe Sullivan in all 10 seasons of Smallville -- was sentenced to three years in...

The lawsuit filed against Sean Combs by singer Cassie Ventura advancing staggering accusations of sex trafficking and a decade of physical abuse sent shock waves through the music industry last November and ignited a flood of legal claims against the mogul.

It also sparked one of the highest-profile federal sex crimes investigations in years. And on Sept. 17, prosecutors detailed what they had found: a vast criminal enterprise through which they say Combs, also known as “Diddy,” trafficked women with the help of his business empire from at least 2008. He pled not guilty to the charges the following day.

If convicted, Combs, 54, faces 15 years to life in prison. The founder of Bad Boy Entertainment recognized as among the chief drivers of the commercialization of hip-hop, with a net worth estimated as high as $1 billion, has turned to Marc Agnifilo, a do-it-all defense lawyer with extensive experience litigating complex racketeering cases involving criminal enterprises,...

A marketing group behind one of the most successful TikTok ad campaigns of all time is drawing scrutiny for its alleged ties to Nxivm, the so-called “sex cult” once led by Keith Raniere in upstate New York.

Geoffrey Goldberg and Evan Horowitz are the married co-founders of Movers+Shakers, a Brooklyn-based ad agency that has collaborated with brands like Netflix, Neutrogena, Tinder, and Arm + Hammer. They are perhaps best known for their work with makeup brand e.l.f., with whom they created hugely viral TikTok campaigns, such as 2019’s “Eyes Lip Face (e.

Director Cecilia Peck is no stranger to competing docuseries on the same topic. Her last project, Seduced: Inside the Nxivm Cult, came on the heels of The Vow, HBO's own docuseries about the group and its disgraced leader Keith Raniere. At the time, there was much discussion about which project was better, with the general consensus being that Seduced, though less discussed because of its home on Starz and later release (it premiered the night of The Vow's Season 1 finale), offered a more focused look at the cult's insidious practices and a more reliable narrator in victim India Oxenberg.

Bethany Joy Lenz is opening up about a “painful” period in her life, one that sounds like a storyline straight out of One Tree Hill, the teen drama on which she starred from 2003 to 2012.

In a new interview with our sister publication Variety, the actress details her 10-year involvement with a “Bible-based cult” whose controlling leader she likens to Nxivm’s Keith Raniere, the subject of the HBO docuseries The Vow.

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Allison Mack, the actress best known for her role as Chloe Sullivan on Smallville, has been released from prison after serving the majority of her three-year sentence for racketeering and racketeering conspiracy.

The charges against Allison Mack — who was found guilty in 2021 — stem from her involvement with Nxivm, the Mlm company aka cult founded by Keith Raniere, who himself was found guilty of numerous crimes in 2019, including sex trafficking, sexual exploitation and conspiracy. He was sentenced to a $1.75 million fine and 120 years in prison, in addition to being ordered to pay $3.5 million in restitution to more than 20 victims. Mack was specifically involved with a secret society within Nxivm called Dos, which recruited women for exploitation, grooming, forced labor, and more. As per The Hollywood Reporter, Mack previously released a statement that read, in part: “I threw myself into the teachings of Keith Raniere with everything I had…I believed, whole-heartedly,...

Smallville star Allison Mack was released early from prison following her involvement in the Nxivm sex cult. Mack played Chloe Sullivan in Smallville, the Superman prequel series starring Tom Welling as Clark Kent that went on for ten seasons. Seven years after the show ended, the actress would be arrested due to her connection with the Nxivm sex cult, with Mack later being sentenced to serve three years in prison after pleading guilty to racketeering and conspiracy charges.

According to the Federal Bureau of Prisons website, Mack was released from the Federal Correctional Institution in Dublin, California, last Monday, July 3. Mack's release is a surprise, as the actress was sentenced back in 2021 to serve three years in prison for her involvement in the Nxivm sex cult. According to People, Mack was released early thanks to the First Step Act (Fsa) — a law that allows federal inmates to receive up to...

HBO's 2020 documentary, "The Vow," is a true-crime project at its core, taking on the chilling scandals of the Nxivm organization. Because the group recruited wealthy women, the sex cult and pyramid scheme underlying the self-help dogma of Nxivm also intersected with celebrity culture. Yes, cofounder Keith Raniere was at the center of it all, and he had a reputation for coercing women into sex and free labor for the organization. But Raniere's second hand was none other than Allison Mack, who's best known for her decade-long run in "Smallville" as Chloe Sullivan.

On July 5, The New York Times reported that Mack was released early from prison, serving two years of her three-year sentence. Meanwhile, Raniere is still serving his 120-year prison sentence. But Mack certainly wasn't the only Hollywood star tied to Nxivm. Ahead, we've compiled a list of celebrities with links to the infamous cult.

Smallville actress Allison Mack was released from prison on Monday after serving two years for playing a role in a sex-trafficking case related to Nxivm, a cultlike group.

Mack was arrested back in 2018 with other high-ranking cult members, ​​Clare Bronfman and Nancy Salzman. She pleaded guilty to multiple crimes, including manipulating women into becoming Keith Raniere’s, the leader of Nxivm, sex slaves, racketeering and racketeering conspiracy in 2020. She additionally was charged $20,000 and began her three-year sentence in 2021.

Raniere is currently in jail serving a 120 years sentence for sex trafficking, forced labor conspiracy, racketeering, wire fraud conspiracy, attempted sex trafficking, racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking conspiracy.

Mack was only sentenced to three years rather than 17 years because she cooperated with the authorities on the case. She assisted prosecutors in gathering evidence on Raniere, including how his secret society, Dos, brainwashed women into forcing them to have sex with him and branded them with his initials.

When Nxivm was exposed as a cult dealing in sex trafficking in 2017 by The New York Times, its top members and their shady dealings were also exposed - including "Smallville" actor Allison Mack. In HBO's docuseries "The Vow," which premiered in 2020, viewers saw how leader Keith Raniere convinced people to join and how Mack helped draw women in. The organization, which claimed it was for empowerment and finding control in your life, turned out to be something much darker. Mack and Raniere eventually went to prison for their roles in the cult. On July 5, news broke that Mack had been released from prison early. Here's a rundown on what Mack's role was and how she ended up behind bars.

What Was Allison Mack's Role in Nxivm?

Mack was originally recruited to Nxivm by her "Smallville" costar Kristin Kreuk in 2006, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Kreuk brought Mack to a Nxivm meeting in Vancouver,...

Allison Mack has been released from prison.

The Smallville alum had been serving a three-year sentence in prison after pleading guilty to manipulating women into becoming sex slaves via the Nxivm cult.

She was charged with sex trafficking, sex trafficking conspiracy, and forced labor conspiracy and handed a three-year sentence.

News of her release was first shared by Albany Times-Union, which revealed the actress was released Monday, July 3, from a federal prison in Dublin, California, near San Francisco.

The news means that Mack served two of the three years.

Allison Mack was initially facing up to 17 years in prison, but cooperating with prosecutors pursuing a case against ringleader Keith Raniere helped her secure a shorter sentence.

Before her sentencing, Mack wrote a statement to the judge expressing "remorse and guilt" for her actions.

"I am sorry to those of you that I brought into Nxivm. I am sorry I ever...

Allison Mack has been released from prison early after serving out two years of a three-year sentence related to racketeering and racketeering conspiracy charges in the Nxivm sex trafficking case.

The 40-year-old Smallville actress and subject of HBO’s The Vow was released on July 3 from the Federal Correctional Institution in Dublin, California, where she began her three-year sentence in September 2021, according to a Federal Bureau of Prisons database.

Mack pleaded guilty to the charges back in 2021 and faced 14 to 17 and a half years behind bars before earning her three-year sentence for her involvement in the recruitment of women to Nxivm, where they were trafficked and abused by leader Keith Raniere. In addition to her three-year sentencing, Mack received a $20,000 fine and 1,000 hours of community service.

In 2020, ahead of Mack’s 2021 sentencing, Raniere received 120 years in prison for sex trafficking, among other crimes.

The former actress was initially arrested in...

Allison Mack, the former Smallville star accused of recruiting young women as “slaves” for a secret society within Nxivm, was released from federal prison earlier this week after serving two years of a three-year sentence.

Mack was released on Monday, July 3, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons website. While Mack had faced up to 17 years in prison, her decision to plead guilty to racketeering charges and provide prosecutors with evidence about Nxivm leader Keith Raniere led to the shortened sentence.

Mack was arrested in Brooklyn in 2018 and initially faced charges of sex trafficking,...

Allison Mack, a former actor on “Smallville” who was a key member in leader Keith Raniere’s Nxivm cult, was released from prison on Monday after serving two years of her three-year sentence. She pleaded guilty to racketeering and racketeering conspiracy charges in 2021.

Raniere was sentenced to 120 years in prison in October 2020 on charges of sex trafficking, forced labor conspiracy and racketeering. Mack recruited and groomed women to the Nxivm cult, and Raniere took them as sexual partners. Some of the women were branded with Raniere’s initials and were sexually abused by him while they were members of the group.

In Mack’s sentencing in June 2021, a federal judge called her an “essential accomplice” to Raniere.

“This court, in sentencing Mr. Raniere, made it very clear how seriously it views the conduct for which he was convicted,” U.S. District Court Judge Nicholas Garaufis wrote in his memo. “When it comes to Dos,...

Former Smallville star Allison Mac is released after completing her Nxivm prison sentence.

Per TVLine, Mack was released from prison early Monday, July 3. The release marked the completion of her sentencing in relation to her part in the Nxivm cult scandal, which saw Mack take part in manipulating and trafficking women in an elaborate scheme orchestrated by Nxivm founder Keith Raniere, who himself was sentenced to 120 years in prison for his crimes.

Serving as a front for Raniere's crimes, Nxivm (pronounced Nex-e-um) purported itself to be a self-improvement organization of sorts, attracting numerous high-profile clients with its promises of personal growth and fulfillment. Instead, many of the organization's members including Mack were reportedly tasked with recruiting "sex slaves" for Ranier, with former members testifying that women had been branded with Raniere's initials along with suffering other forms of abuse.

Mack's acting career began with small roles on series such...

Allison Mack, the former Smallville actor convicted and sentenced in 2021 to three years in federal prison for her participation in the notorious Nxivm cult, was released Monday after serving two years of the sentence.

Mack had been handed a 36-month sentence by a federal judge on racketeering and racketeering conspiracy charges relating to her role in the cult, which prosecutors had described as recruiting and grooming women to be used a sexual partners by Nxivm leader Keith Raniere.

The former Smallville actor pleaded guilty in 2019 to the racketeering and conspiracy charges, receiving a relatively short prison sentence for assisting prosecutors in the case against Raniere, who in 2020 was sentenced to 120 years in prison on charges related to sex trafficking.

Mack’s release from prison on Monday was confirmed on the website of the Federal Bureau of Prisons.

Smallville actress Allison Mack, who in 2018 pleaded guilty to manipulating women into becoming sex slaves via the “self-improvement” cult Nxivm, was released from prison Monday, according to federal Bureau of Prisons records and an early report from Albany’s Times Union.

Mack was arrested in 2018 along with a handful of other Nxivm bigwigs, most notably ringleader Keith Raniere, who was sentenced to 120 years in prison. Mack was charged with sex trafficking, sex trafficking conspiracy and forced labor conspiracy, and sentenced to three years in jail for her role in the cult’s nefarious activities.

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Allison Mack, the Smallville actress who pleaded guilty to her part in a sex-trafficking case tied to the Nxivm cult, has been released from prison, according to a government website. As first reported by Albany Times-Union, Mack was released Monday, July 3, from a federal prison in Dublin, California, near San Francisco. She was serving a three-year sentence after pleading guilty in 2021 to charges that she helped Nxivm leader Keith Raniere procure and coerce women into becoming his sex slaves. Raniere was handed a 120 years prison sentence, while Mack avoided a longer term behind bars by cooperating with federal authorities in their case against the cult leader. She was initially facing a sentence between 14 and 17 and a half years for the charges of sex trafficking, sex trafficking conspiracy, and forced labor conspiracy. Before her sentencing, Mack expressed “remorse and guilt” for her actions. “I am sorry to those of you that I brought into Nxivm.

The television actor Allison Mack, who pleaded guilty for her role in a sex-trafficking case tied to the cult-like group Nxivm, has been released from a California prison, according to a government website.

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Mack, best known for her role as a young Superman’s close friend on “Smallville,” was sentenced to three years behind bars in 2021 after pleading guilty two years earlier to charges that she manipulated women into becoming sex slaves for Nxivm leader Keith Raniere.

Online records maintained by the Federal Bureau of Prisons said Mack, 40, was released Monday from a federal prison in Dublin, California, near San Francisco. Her release was first reported by the Albany Times-Union.

Mack avoided a longer prison term by cooperating with federal authorities in their case against Raniere, who was ultimately sentenced to 120 years in prison after being convicted on sex-trafficking charges.

Los Angeles, May 2 (Ians) After his second conviction, former entertainment mogul Harvey Weinstein has hired a new legal team to handle his Los Angeles appeal, after he was found guilty by a jury of sexual assault and rape with a judge sentencing him to 16 years, reports ‘Variety’.

Weinstein has hired California-based attorney Michael Freedman, who will work alongside Jennifer Bonjean, the criminal defence attorney who got Bill Cosby’s conviction overturned. Bonjean will act as Weinstein’s lead counsel for his West Coast appeal.

The attorney, according to ‘Variety’, has become known for defending some of the most high-profile men accused throughout the #MeToo movement.

In addition to representing Cosby on his appeal before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, which resulted in him being freed from prison, she was rapper R. Kelly’s lead attorney during his criminal trial in Chicago. She also represented Nxivm sex cult leader Keith Raniere.

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After his second conviction, Harvey Weinstein has hired a new legal team to handle his Los Angeles appeal, after he was found guilty by a jury of sexual assault and rape with a judge sentencing him to 16 years.

Weinstein has hired California-based attorney Michael Freedman, who will work alongside Jennifer Bonjean, the criminal defense attorney who got Bill Cosby’s conviction overturned, and will act as Weinstein’s lead counsel for his West Coast appeal.

Bonjean has become known for defending some of the most high-profile men accused throughout the #MeToo movement. In addition to representing Cosby on his appeal before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, which resulted him being freed from prison, she was R. Kelly’s lead attorney during his criminal trial in Chicago. She also represented Nxivm sex cult leader Keith Raniere.

Bonjean’s firm’s website says she “works tirelessly to reverse the convictions of innocent people wrongly incarcerated.

The episode of ‘Swarm’ featuring Grammy-winning Billie Eilish has delivered one of the series’ buzziest appearances.

‘Swarm’, co-created and co-executive produced by Janine Nabers and Donald Glover, features a slew of celebrity cameos, including Rory Culkin and Paris Jackson, reports Hollywood Reporter.

Set between 2016 and 2018, Swarm follows Dre (Dominique Fishback), a fan of the fictional Beyonce-esque music icon Ni’Jah, whose love for her favourite singer crosses the line from obsessive to murderous. After setting off on a cross-country journey, she meets a slew of characters and commits a slew of crimes.

Alongside killing a string of haters in the name of her icon, Dre hits the road to see her favourite star at Bonnaroo despite not having a wristband, but gets pulled over in Tennessee by a racist cop.

While trying to get him off her tail at a gas station, a young white woman comes to her rescue,...

[This story contains major spoilers for Swarm season one, episode four, “Running Scared.”]

Swarm, co-created and co-executive produced by Janine Nabers and Donald Glover, features a slew of celebrity cameos, including Rory Culkin and Paris Jackson. But episode four’s celebrity guest star — the Grammy-winning Billie Eilish — has delivered one of the series’ buzziest appearances.

Set between 2016 and 2018, Swarm follows Dre (Dominique Fishback), a fan of the fictional Beyoncé-esque music icon Ni’Jah, whose love for her favorite singer crosses the line from obsessive to murderous. After setting off on a cross-country journey, she meets a slew of characters — and commits a slew of crimes.

Alongside killing a string of haters in the name of her icon, Dre hits the road to see her favorite star at Bonnaroo despite not having a wristband, but gets pulled over in Tennessee by a racist cop.

Dre (Dominique Fishback) with Billie Eilish’s Eva.

While Dre’s trying to...

There is nothing on television quite like Swarm. This ultraviolent fever dream of a series, from the Atlanta team of Donald Glover and Janine Nabers, tells the tale of a tormented young Black woman, Dre (Dominique Fishback, outstanding), who idolizes Ni’Jah, the world’s biggest pop star — or at least the one with the most militant fanbase, who call themselves the Swarm and drown out any and all online detractors with bee emojis. If this all sounds familiar, it should: the series is directly inspired by Beyoncé and her Beyhive,...

HBO is officially 50 years old, and we're celebrating the incredible entertainment the still-thriving network provided along the way.

It's hard to imagine that TV once featured a landscape without HBO, considering its impact on the television landscape. HBO boasts some of the best talents in television; this can be seen in the number of awards they have been nominated for and won throughout the years.

They have delivered many iconic TV shows with significant cultural impact. Their one-time slogan of "It's not TV, it's HBO" said it all, and their success can be attributed to delivering a solid roster of well-written, acted and produced shows.

We have compiled a list in reverse alphabetical order of 50 of the network's best shows that everyone should watch in their lifetime. It can be a starting point when deciding the next thing to watch or gathering knowledge in the case of an HBO trivia event coming your way.

After two years of virtual and hybrid event offerings, the Sundance Film Festival is set to celebrate the first fully in-person edition of the landmark fest when it rolls out next week in Park City, Utah. As ever, this year’s festival boasts a wide variety of new films from some of our favorite filmmakers, plus an assortment of rising stars, new talents to keep an eye on, and perhaps a few surprises.

This year’s program includes new films from Nicole Holofcener, Ira Sachs, Brandon Cronenberg, Sebastian Silva, Cory Finley, Justin Chon, Nicole Newnham, Maite Alberdi, Roger Ross Williams, Sophie Barthes, Lana Wilson, Davis Guggenheim, Rebecca Zlotowski, and Anton Corbijn.

Looking for big stars? Sundance has them, too, as notable actors at this year’s festival range include Jonathan Majors, Daisy Ridley, Sarah Snook, Ben Whishaw, Alexander Skarsgard, Mia Goth, Cynthia Erivo, Alia Shawkat, Thomasin McKenzie, Anne Hathaway, Emilia Jones,...

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Jehane Noujaim started her filmmaking journey with HBO’s The Vow in 2009. The award-winning director attended an introductory class for Nxivm’s personal growth Executive Success Program (“Esp”), where she would go on to meet the self-help marketing corporation’s leader and founder Keith Raniere and his co-founder Nancy Salzman. The pair, now convicted felons, were eventually examined in The Vow and now, interviewed for The Vow, Part Two, which premiered Oct. 17, more than a decade after that initial class.

But, back in 2009, Noujaim says she didn’t get the kind of balanced access she was looking for, so she put the project aside. She went on to make other documentaries like Startup.com (2001), focusing on the dark side of the internet boom; Control Room (2004), about the Al-Jazeera network amid the U.S.-Iraq war; and The Square (2013), looking at the unrest in...

The premiere of The Vow: Part II on October 17 comes almost exactly two years after the HBO docuseries’ first season ended with the shocking reveal of Nxivm founders Keith Raniere and Nancy Salzman as future interview subjects on the show. As you may recall, Nxivm seemed like a self-help organization — with Hollywood stars among its rank and file — until its inner workings were exposed and the media dubbed it a sex cult. The group’s secrets, such as members being branded with the initials of so-called visionary Raniere and being coerced to have sex with him, dominated headlines in 2017-18. The Vow’s second round does indeed feature Raniere and Salzman sharing their side of the Nxivm story as it “follows the legal and emotional journeys of the group’s founders, supporters, and defectors as new evidence and stunning revelations come to light,” as the Part II synopsis teases. The...

When “The Vow” aired what turned out to be a season finale (not series finale) in October 2020, it didn’t necessarily feel like we needed more. The series ended with Keith Raniere under arrest, alongside all of the other major players in the Nxivm scandal – his right hand woman Nancy Salzman, “Smallville” actress and alleged sex slave master Allison Mack, financial backer Clare Bronfman, and more, while the former members who had been fighting for this could finally breathe a sigh of relief. In real life, we saw the rest play out, with Raniere sentenced to 120 years in prison.

That could have been the end of the story, but as we now know, it most certainly wasn’t. Raniere’s final words of that finale foreshadowed what was to come, though maybe not in the way he intended: “There are many ways of presenting a documentary. Your side is only the very top layer,...

When “The Vow” debuted on HBO, it quickly became a must-see series and one of the very best true-crime docs around. Telling the tragic, harrowing story of a group of women (many from Hollywood) lured into what is basically a sex cult called Nxivm, “The Vow” features an incredible number of twists and turns as it leads to its rather stunning conclusion. Well, considering the story of Nxivm and its leader, Keith Raniere, is far from over, “The Vow, Part Two” is now set to debut, continuing the unbelievable true story.

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“The Vow” became an out-of-the-box hit for HBO when the docuseries debuted in 2020, detailing the rise and fall of Nxivm, a bizarre sex cult masquerading as a self-help movement led by Keith Raniere.

With Raniere currently serving a 120-year prison sentence, the series is back for a second season, with “The Vow, Part 2” promising to take viewers even further down the Nxivm rabbit hole.

According to a review in Variety, the new season offers “a tighter focus that benefits its storytelling” while covering Raniere’s 2019 trial on charges including sex trafficking and conspiracy, a process that reveals shocking new details about the cult.

Read More: HBO Does A Deep Dive Into The Sex-Trafficking Cult Nxivm With New Docuseries ‘The Vow’

The star witness in the new season is Nxivm co-founder Nancy Salzman, who is a wealth of information about Raniere and his methods.

“In all, this series builds upon and...

In late summer 2020, “The Vow” emerged as a creepily potent hit docuseries, which grew virally as it rolled out. Plunging deep within little-understood “self-help group”-turned-cult Nxivm to examine the hold leader Keith Raniere had over his acolytes, the documentary series excelled when depicted sympathetic people in situations the average viewer likely could not imagine. How had these women allowed things to get so out of control that they’d agreed to be branded, or to starve themselves, or to voluntarily hand over compromising materials for potential blackmail? “The Vow” had no hard answers, but it was exacting and thorough in posing the questions.

Almost too thorough, perhaps: Its new follow-up, “The Vow, Part Two,” is three episodes shorter, and has a tighter focus that benefits its storytelling. Having established Nxivm’s methods of exerting control over women in the first go-round, director Jehane Noujaim (without Karin Amer this time...

HBO is bringing more harrowing detail about the Nxivm cult to viewers in The Vow Part Two, a six-part followup to 2020’s gripping true-crime docuseries. Keith Raniere, Nxivm’s co-founder, was convicted of crimes including racketeering, racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking, attempted sex trafficking, sex trafficking conspiracy, forced labor conspiracy, wire fraud conspiracy, and production and possession of child pornography in June 2019. (Credit: HBO) In addition, several top Nxivm officials, including Smallville star Allison Mack were also arrested. Raniere received a 120-year prison sentence for his crimes. The Vow Part Two is set against the backdrop of the federal trial of the United States against Raniere, offering an exclusive view into Raniere’s innermost circle, including Nxivm co-founder Nancy Salzman. In addition to the interview with Salzman (clad in an ankle monitoring bracelet), the series will also feature a new interview with Raniere from prison. The logline says: The Vow Part...

Nancy Salzman is trying to re-write her story. In the trailer for HBO's The Vow Part II, which further examines the downfall of the Nxivm cult and the legal proceedings of the group's co-founders Salzman and Keith Raniere, those inside Nxivm wrestle with their complicity in the group's actions—and why things aren't any less complicated now. "Five years after Keith Raniere's arrest in Mexico, amid rumors of a secret sex sorority within his self-help company Nxivm," the network says, "The Vow Part II reveals the manifold ways that Raniere and a trusted inner circle of acolytes conspired to induct women into a female only sect called Dos, a name derived from a Latin acronym...

When HBO dropped their docuseries, The Vow in August 2020, the world was absolutely captivated by the story of the Nxivm cult and particularly its leader, Keith Raniere. Told from the perspective of several ex-members including Sarah Edmondson, Mark Vicente, Bonnie Piesse, Anthony “Nippy” Ames, Barbara Bouchey, Susan Dones, and Toni Natalie, audiences were taken through the complicated, illegal, and abusive events that took place behind closed doors.

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The Vow is returning with a six-episode second season, promising a rare view into Nxivm founder Keith Raniere’s innermost circle, including co-founder Nancy Salzman.

“My whole company was destroyed and my whole life fell apart,” says Salzman, Nxivm’s president and co-founder with Raniere, in the trailer (below), which also features Raniere speaking from prison. “Going into this, I thought Keith was innocent. I was wrong,” Salzman tells the filmmakers.

The Vow, Part Two begins at the start of Raniere’s trial, with the finale capturing the verdict. The follow-up, directed by Jehane Noujaim, debuts Oct. 17, with weekly episodes on HBO and HBO Max.

Much has happened in the two years since The Vow first exposed Nxivm to a mainstream audience.

Nxivm, a company that masqueraded as a self-help group but was actually running a secret sex cult, and its leader Raniere...

The trial of Nxivm co-founder Keith Raniere is captured by the HBO cameras.

Docuseries “The Vow” returns for a second half, helmed by Emmy-winning and Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Jehane Noujaim. “The Vow, Part Two” premieres October 17, with new episodes airing every Monday and available to stream on HBO Max.

“Part Two” centers on the inner workings of the organization and its co-founders Raniere and Nancy Salzman. The official synopsis reads: Set against the backdrop of the federal trial of the United States against Keith Raniere, “The Vow, Part Two” offers a rare view into Raniere’s innermost circle, including Nxivm co-founder Nancy Salzman. It follows the legal and emotional journeys of the group’s founders, supporters, and defectors as new evidence and stunning revelations come to light, while federal prosecutors and defense attorneys engage in a trial in the national spotlight.

Five years after Keith Raniere’s arrest in Mexico,...

HBO's "The Vow" is returning for a second season, and the official trailer, which dropped on Sept. 22, shows that it will pick up where the first season left off: Diving into the Nxivm cult's downfall after the exposure of its sordid inner workings.

The streamer first confirmed that a second installment was coming in October 2020, after filmmaker Jehane Noujain teased the possibility to Variety, saying, "We reached out to everybody involved - many people, on all sides of the story - and we are continuing to film."

The second season will be titled "The Vow Part Two" and will center on Nxivm founder Keith Raniere's federal trial. Raniere was arrested back in March 2018 on several charges, including racketeering, sex trafficking, and forced labor conspiracy. In June 2019, he was convicted, and was sentenced to 120 years in prison in 2020. Several other members associated with Nxivm - including Allison Mack, cofounder and president Nancy Salzman,...

Back in 2020, HBO put together a documentary series that brought insider information about one of the most shocking stories of the last five years: Nxivm (pronounced “nexium”), the organization led by Keith Raniere who promised to achieve "human potential development" through seminars, but was actually a cult that branded women and blackmailed them into staying. The Vow is now coming back for Part Two, which is set to premiere in mid-October.

The HBO Original six-part documentary series The Vow Part Two, directed by Emmy(R)-winning and Academy Award(R) nominated Jehane Noujaim, debuts Monday, October 17 (9:00-10:00 p.m. Et/Pt) with new episodes on subsequent Mondays on HBO and will also be available to stream on HBO Max. Set against the backdrop of the federal trial of The United States against Keith Raniere, The Vow Part Two offers an exclusive view into Raniere’s innermost circle, including Nxivm co-founder Nancy Salzman. It follows the legal and emotional journeys of the group’s founders, supporters and defectors as new evidence and stunning revelations come to light, while federal prosecutors and defense attorneys battle with opposing views of justice in a case caught in the national spotlight. In June 2019, Nxivm co-founder Keith Raniere was convicted of crimes including racketeering, sex trafficking, forced labor conspiracy, identity theft, and production and possession of child pornography.

The HBO documentary series “The Vow,” from filmmakers Jehane Noujaim and Karim Amer will return for its second installment on October 17. The network shared a teaser for “The Vow Part Two” — a six-part continuation of the series, which became a sensation — with new episodes airing on subsequent Mondays.

The series follows the story of the Nxivm organization, and the second installment will be set against the backdrop of the federal trial of against Keith Raniere. It will offer looks into Raniere’s innermost circle, including Nxivm co-founder Nancy Salzman, who wasn’t interviewed for “The Vow,” but has been for this second installment. According to its logline, “The docuseries will chronicle the legal and emotional journeys of the group’s founders, supporters and defectors, as new evidence comes to light in a case at the forefront of the national spotlight.”

Raniere was sentenced to 120 years of imprisonment in October 2020, having...

HBO’s The Vow docuseries is ready to dive even deeper into Nxivm founder Keith Raniere’s innermost circle, as seen in the first trailer for Part 2 (premiering Monday, Oct. 17 at 9/8c).

In June 2019, Nxivm co-founder Keith Raniere was convicted of crimes including racketeering, sex trafficking, forced labor conspiracy, identity theft, and production and possession of child pornography, and sentenced to 120 years in prison. Smallville alum Allison Mack, a high-ranking Nxivm member, in turn, was sentenced to three years in prison after she pleaded guilty to racketeering and racketeering conspiracy charges.

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A lawyer for Keith Raniere, the convicted leader of the alleged sex cult Nxivm, focused on the definition of a “commercial sex act,” alleged sixth amendment violations, and supposedly prejudicial abortion evidence during a hearing in front of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Tuesday, May 3.

The appeals hearing got under way almost two years after Raniere was sentenced to 120 cumulative years in prison for his role as the leader of Nxivm. The year before, Raniere was found guilty on all seven criminal charges against him,...

Smallville star Allison Mack has started her three-year prison sentence for recruiting women into Keith Raniere‘s Nxivm sex cult. The cult, which disguised itself as a self-help organization, was responsible for sexually abusing multiple women. The actress was sentenced to three years in prison and charged a $20,000 fine for her involvement in the cult. Raniere […]

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Two weeks before Allison Mack was supposed to start a three-year prison sentence for her intense role with the Nxivm cult, the Smallville vet surrendered to authorities on September 13.

A search of the Federal Bureau of Prisons’ database confirmed the 39-year old Mack in now behind bars at Fci Dublin in the East Bay area outside San Francisco. The low security women’s prison is the same facility that Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin served their respective time in 2019 and 2020 for their participation in the high-income college admission bribery scandal.

No reason has been provided as to why Mack slipped in to Fci Dublin. However, with the date of her surrender part of the public record, perhaps the actress who played young Clark Kent’s pal Chloe Sullivan from 2001 to 2011 on the now classic CW superhero series wanted to avoid attention, somewhat.

Back on June 30, a federal judge in Brooklyn,...