A new Paramount+ docuseries is putting a spotlight on a Southern California drug rehabilitation organization that slowly turned into a dangerous and violent cult. "Born In Synanon," the new series, ...

Synanon was my home, the place where I was born. While I remember it as a utopia — originally created as a drug and alcohol rehabilitation community in Santa Monica, California, in 1958 — by 1975, ...

From books and docuseries to podcasts and big-screen thrillers, true-crime tales are everywhere. Much of it is thinly researched retreads of well-worn cases and subjects that feel exploitative in the ...

Currently a features writer at Collider, Elisa Guimarães is an arts and entertainment journalist and a critic with over a decade of experience. Passionate about movies and TV shows as a whole, she ...

"There were rules on which Synanon was founded, and those were solid, until they weren't." Another cult story. Max has revealed an official trailer for a fascinating documentary series called The ...

Born In Synanon is a four-part docuseries (now streaming on Paramount+) directed by Geeta Gandbhir that shows Cassidy Arkin, who was born into the Synanon community in 1974, interview various people ...

I've been fortunate in life to have a number of long-term friendships. Paul Morantz, a semi-retired lawyer in Pacific Palisades, is one of them. Paul and I were teammates on Hamilton High School's "B" ...

"Born in Synanon" explores the California cult that started as a drug rehabilitation program Sean Neumann has more than a decade of experience working as a reporter, with a focus on sports and ...