Wild Wild Country

TV-MA2018Documentary
87%

A guru's followers build a utopian commune in the Oregon desert, and the clash with wary locals escalates into intimidation and mass poisoning.

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  1. 1h 4m
    Episode 1

    Part 1

    In 1981 the guru Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh moves his ashram from India to a remote ranch in Oregon, with his secretary Ma Anand Sheela running the operation.

  2. 1h 5m
    Episode 2

    Part 2

    The commune's growing presence unsettles the tight-knit locals around the ranch, who turn to the courts. Sheela answers with a strategy of her own.

  3. 1h 7m
    Episode 3

    Part 3

    Sheela becomes the movement's public voice, and with an election approaching, the Rajneeshees bring thousands of homeless people to the ranch to swell their numbers.

  4. 1h 9m
    Episode 4

    Part 4

    Local officials work to build a case against the Rajneeshees, Sheela's pursuit of power turns violent, and the Bhagwan ends his long public silence.

  5. 1h 6m
    Episode 5

    Part 5

    The split between Sheela and the Bhagwan divides the commune and opens the door to the FBI, as a task force gathers evidence at the ranch.

  6. 1h 12m
    Episode 6

    Part 6

    The Bhagwan leaves the ranch and Sheela and several followers are arrested in Germany, as followers and opponents alike take stock of what he left behind.