Trust Me: The False Prophet
2026 · Miniseries · TV-MA · ★ 7.7 · 95% critics
This TV miniseries chronicles the rise of a self-proclaimed religious leader as one couple infiltrates his inner circle and watches his influence grow. Told through their perspective, the story builds tension around manipulation, devotion, and the search for truth.
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Streaming on Netflix.
3 hours to watch · 4 episodes.
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Details
- Years
- 2026
- Release date
- 2026-04-08
- Network
- Netflix
- Language
- English
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Max quality
- UHD
- Critic score
- 95/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.7/10 (16 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you like fact-based investigations into cult influence and deception, with a suspenseful couple-on-the-inside angle like The Confession Tapes or The Keepers; Not for you if you want light, uplifting entertainment.
Pros: tense insider perspective; uneasy power dynamics; compelling true-story focus | Cons: heavy subject matter; distressing themes
Themes
- polygamy
- miniseries
- cult leader
- testimony
Cast & crew
- WJ
Warren Jeffs
as Self - 6th President of the FLDS (archive footage)
Episodes1 season · 4 episodes
Season 14 episodes
- S1E1And That's How We Met Sam Bateman46mNetflix
- S1E2The Prophet, the Queen and a Camera44mNetflix
- S1E3He Wore a High Paranoia52mNetflix
- S1E4I See That Girl in Third Person53mNetflix