Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath

A truly impactful series that all should watch, regardless of religious background or belief.

This series exposes what occurs when a radical cult, and that is fundamentally what Scientology is, grows and morphs into a billion dollar industry.

Whereas Waco, and many others,eventually suffocated under gunfire and casualties, Scientology appears exempt from the reach of both US taxation and legislative arms.

Leah Remini, after three decades as a loyal and devout Scientology member, now relentlessly campaigns against the religion, interviewing many former high ranking Scientologists that have escaped its clutches.

Disturbing, emotional, frustrating and deeply engaging; watch it and learn.

As a person who lived in the shadow of this organization for 20 some years, the first show captured my attention. I like that it didn't get bogged down in whether Scientology is a religion or not, or tried to explain all the insider lingo, but just simply stuck with the important part:

Scientology hurts people in a variety of ways including tearing families apart and forcing people into horrible choices.

If you think Scientology is just a harmless nut cult and you have to be weak-minded to join it in the first place -- this show will make you think again. If you think it's not you, and so it doesn't impact you -- think again.

I am looking forward to the rest of the series.

I used to think Scientology was extremely intriguing and fascinating and spent way too many hours of my life checking it out, reading about it, and reading a rather large & glossy Scientology primer I had found at Chapters, and then ultimately dipping my toes into it in the form of one of their cheapest and lowest level communication courses. Although I didn't know any Scientologists, the whole idea of organizing, quantifying, and mapping out "the path" to "enlightenment" really appealed to me. However, after doing my due diligence, and reading A LOT on the subject, I finally decided it was not for me and didn't even finish that first communication course.

That was when I got my own personal taste of what Scientology is really like. I began getting bombarded with calls from members of the local org encouraging me to come finish the course. At first, I would politely put them off telling them I no longer had the time to come in, then that I was no longer interested in Scientology. When the calls continued (for years), I got more short with them and told them clearly to stop calling and to remove me from their contact lists. At one point, they told me it wasn't possible to remove me from their contact lists, and that's when I really knew this whole thing is INSANE!!! I just hope that, as Rinder says in Episode 2, that the whole thing just implodes on itself when the world finally wakes up from the delusion that is Scientology. THANK YOU FOR THIS EXPOSÉ!!!

This is hands down, one of the best documentaries that I have ever seen. She is revealing the sick and demented brain washing that is Scientology. I never realized it was as controlling as it is but it explains a lot. It is no wonder Katie Holmes and Nicole Kidman had to jump through so many hoops when they left Tom Cruise. Remini is there to explain a lot of Scientology terms but for the most part she just let's the people tell their story. The church is revealed as a true, blue cult. No wonder the church is so mad at her. What makes this docuseries so relevant is the fact Remini was actually a member of the church for many years as were all of the people they interviewed. That gives it more credibility. This was very well produced and incredibly interesting.

Love this program...what I can't understand is WHY do soooo many people become involved with this fairytale business??? They need to be totally shutdown!