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EXCLUSIVE: The Cult of NatureBoy will deed world screens successful July. The bid launches coming connected Hulu successful nan U.S., earlier rolling retired July 15 crossed Europe, nan Middle East and Africa.
The bid explores nan emergence of online belief leader Eligio Bishop, known arsenic “NatureBoy,” who utilized societal media platforms to enlistee followers to his group, Carbon Nation. Bishop encouraged followers to wantonness their families and subordinate his imagination of a would-be utopia. With a increasing world following, The Cult of NatureBoy delves into nan consequences for those drawn into his orbit.
“When erstwhile group members travel guardant pinch allegations of abuse, Bishop finds himself astatine nan halfway of 1 of nan astir shocking and analyzable cult cases successful caller U.S. history,” ABC News said erstwhile announcing nan series.
The bid is nan first awesome streamer committee for UK-based Zandland, which made nan docuseries alongside ABC News Studios.
Ben Zand, laminitis and CEO of Zandland, directs nan series. “This is simply a communicative we’ve been moving connected for years, and from nan very opening it was clear we were witnessing 1 of nan astir bonzer cult stories of our time,” he said. “What makes it truthful unsettling is that it didn’t hap successful isolation, it unfolded successful existent time, online, successful beforehand of a world audience.”
The Cult of NatureBoy premieres April 28 connected Hulu and Disney+ successful nan U.S. Internationally, Hulu programming is streamed connected Disney+, which will debut nan bid successful nan EMEA region from mid-July.
