‘The Program: Cons, Cults, and Kidnapping’ (2024) air date, plot, full cast, and how to stream Netflix's documentary series

‘The Program: Cons, Cults, and Kidnapping’ is based on a true story
PUBLISHED MAR 3, 2024
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Show Name: ‘The Program: Cons, Cults, and Kidnapping’

Platform: Netflix

Date of release: March 5, 2024

Country of origin: United States

Genre: Crime, Documentary

Director: Katherine Kubler

Cast: Katherine Kubler and her former classmates

‘The Program: Cons, Cults, and Kidnapping,’ an upcoming documentary series, is scheduled to be released on Tuesday, March 5, 2024, on Netflix.

The series exposes the suffering and brutality, students endured at The Academy at Ivy Ridge, shedding light on the harsh realities of life at the institution.

What is the plot of ‘The Program: Cons, Cults, and Kidnapping’?

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‘The Program: Cons, Cults, and Kidnapping’ is based on a true story and highlights the tragic experiences of students who joined The Academy at Ivy Ridge in Ogdensburg, New York.

Director of the documentary series, Katherine Kubler, who was once a student at the disciplinary boarding school, reunites with her former classmates to make the documentary series.

The official synopsis of the series reads, “Years after being sent to a disciplinary school, a woman still haunted by her experiences exposes the corruption and abuse of the troubled teen industry.”

‘The Program: Cons, Cults, and Kidnapping’ main cast

Katherine Kubler

Katherine Kubler (Katherine Kubler/LinkedIn)
Katherine Kubler (Katherine Kubler/LinkedIn)

Katherine Kubler, a famous director best known for ‘Reinventing Power: America's Renewable Energy Boom’, sheds light on the harsh realities of her experiences at The Academy at Ivy Ridge in Ogdensburg, New York.

Katherine Kubler, the director of the documentary series and a former student of the disciplinary boarding school, reunites with her former classmates to revisit the campus and confront the traumatic experiences of abuse and indoctrination they endured at The Academy at Ivy Ridge.

Information regarding the other cast members remains undisclosed, as no further details about the other students have been made available.

The series exposes the suffering and brutality, students endured at The Academy at Ivy Ridge by sharing their own stories.

Through their firsthand accounts, the series vividly portrays the trauma and abuse suffered by students at the institution.

How to stream ‘The Program: Cons, Cults, and Kidnapping’?

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‘The Program: Cons, Cults, and Kidnapping’ is scheduled for release on Tuesday, March 5, 2024, on Netflix.

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