Jonestown: Terror in the Jungle

2018 - 2018

Making of a Madman

17th November 2018

Episode 1

Sadistic preacher Jim Jones forms the Peoples Temple after an unusual childhood; the cult's members are captivated; Jones' lust for power becomes unstoppable.

On the Run

17th November 2018

Episode 2

The press exposes the dark side of Jim Jones, causing a mass exodus to Jonestown; his followers soon realize it's not the utopia their leader promised.

Under Siege

18th November 2018

Episode 3

A heroic congressman travels to Jonestown; Temple members plot their escape; Jim Jones realizes the walls are closing in and plans his final stand.

Death in the Promised Land

18th November 2018

Episode 4

The world learns about the mass murder-suicide in Jonestown, orchestrated by cult leader Jim Jones; survivors try to piece their lives back together.

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Director

Shan Nicholson

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Documentary series that examines the Jonestown Massacre 40 years later.

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Jim Jones

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Stephen David

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Shan Nicholson

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