The Vow

Documentary 2020

Available on Philo, Prime Video, Hulu, Sling TV, Max

This documentary series follows members who joined the self-improvement group NXIVM.

Documentary 2020

TV-MA

EPISODE 1

The Science of Joy

Mark Vicente and Sarah Edmondson, high-ranking former NXIVM leaders, describe the dream and mission of NXIVM to build a better world; Bonnie Piesse, Mark's wife, tells him she is worried about the organization and leader Keith Raniere.

45 min · Aug 23, 2020 TV-MA
EPISODE 2

Viscera

Bonnie leaves NXIVM to make sense of it all and tries to convince Mark that something's amiss.

45 min · Aug 30, 2020 TV-MA
EPISODE 3

At Cause

Sarah confides in Mark about DOS, a secret women's group. They lament their roles as recruiters and question what to do next.

45 min · Sep 6, 2020 TV-MA
EPISODE 4

Building Character

The former members strategize with Catherine Oxenberg about how to get her daughter out of DOS.

45 min · Sep 13, 2020 TV-MA
EPISODE 5

Class 1 Data

The team approaches the New York Times in order to get the attention of the authorities. Mark reflects on his role supporting NXIVM.

45 min · Sep 20, 2020 TV-MA
EPISODE 6

Honesty & Disclosure

When they see no action by the authorities, the team contacts additional media outlets. Barbara, an early defector, shares her insight.

45 min · Sep 27, 2020 TV-MA

Jehane Noujaim

Director
Karim Amer

Director
Karim Amer

Producer
Jehane Noujaim

Producer
Geralyn White Dreyfous

Producer

About

The Vow

DOCUMENTARY

This documentary series follows members who joined the self-improvement group NXIVM.

Docu of scandalized cultish self-help group is eye-opening.

Information

Studio: HBO
Released: 2020
Rated: TV-MA
Region of Origin: United States

Languages

Original Audio: English
Audio and Subtitles: English (United States) (AAC, CC)

Accessibility

: Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.