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Cult Massacre: One Day in Jonestown is a Jonestown Massacre documentary miniseries. It covers the mass murder-suicide of over 900 people of the People's Temple cult, which was established by Reverend Jim Jones.
The documentary is a co-production between National Geographic and Hulu, and is thus available on Hulu for residents of the United States and Canada. Outside of those regions, Indian residents can view the entire documentary on Disney+ Hotstar.
Cult Massacre: One Day in Jonestown comes from the makers of the acclaimed 9/11: One Day in America. The Jonestown Massacre documentary covers how Jim Jones manipulated hundreds of his followers to commit "revolutionary suicide" by drinking poisoned Flavor Aid and forcing injections of cyanide for those who resisted. Read along to learn more.
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Streaming options for the Jonestown Massacre documentary
Cult Massacre: One Day in Jonestown is available on streaming on Hulu for residents of the US and Canada, and on Disney+ Hotstar for residents of India and Southern Asia. The Jonestown Massacre documentary is a three-episode miniseries, all of which were released on June 17.
A premium subscription is required to view the Jonestown Massacre documentary, and it is not available on any other streaming services such as Netflix or Amazon Prime.
What Cult Massacre: One Day in Jonestown is about
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The Jonestown Massacre documentary covers the final moments of Reverend Jim Jones's People's Temple cult. Jim Jones was a Midwestern preacher who built a cult of personality around himself, founding the People's Temple in Indianapolis.
He was known for his early advocacy of the 1960s Civil Rights Movement, and his cult was a fully integrated enterprise that welcomed black and white people alike. In 1965, Jones moved to California, where he became fearful about the possibility of nuclear war, and made numerous proclamations about his divinity.
Jones was also a staunch critic of American capitalism and presented himself as a "Champion of the Downtrodden", whom the establishment had oppressed. This culminated in him eventually moving the People's Temple out of the United States altogether, and he established a socialist commune in the South American country of Guyana in 1974.
The activities at this commune were the subject of immense controversy. Serious allegations surfaced of people being overworked and underfed, with the settlement being likened to a slave labor camp.
Jones himself had become increasingly paranoid, fearing persecution from the United States and reportedly spiraling into substance abuse as he got hooked on quaaludes and barbiturates.
The People's Temple commune eventually succumbed to disaster in November 1978, when Congressman Leo Ryan visited Guyana with a media delegation on a fact-finding mission. Tensions escalated when 15 People's Temple members used this as an opportunity to escape the commune.
While Jones allowed Congressman Ryan to leave with the members, he had him ambushed by his Red Brigade army at the airstrip. One of the supposed defectors, Larry Layton, also opened fire on the other People's Temple apostates.
In the end, the shootout resulted in the deaths of Congressman Ryan, along with NBC reporter Don Harris, NBC photographer Bob Brown, San Francisco Examiner photographer Greg Robinson, as well as temple defector Patricia Parks.
Following the shootout, Jim Jones gathered all his followers together in Jonestown and called on them to commit "revolutionary suicide." His followers consumed cyanide-laced Flavor Aid, and those who resisted were injected with cyanide against their will.
This resulted in over 900 people dying on the spot. Jones himself would be found dead by gunshot in the aftermath.
The Jonestown Massacre documentary covers this series of events from the perspective of the few who escaped the commune. All episodes are available on Hulu and Disney+ Hotstar, depending on region.
