TV series
The Secret Rulers of the World
2001 · 1 season
A wry, unsettling travelogue through fringe belief, where the interviewer's deadpan curiosity makes extremists feel both ridiculous and quietly alarming.
- Created by
- Jon Ronson
- Genres
- Documentary
- Starring
- Jon Ronson, Alex E. Jones, Rachel Weaver
- Overview
- The Secret Rulers of the World was first shown on Channel 4 in April 2001. The five-part documentary series accompanied creator Jon Ronson's book 'Them: Adventures with Extremists', which covered similar topics and described many of the same episodes. Both the series and book detail Ronson's encounters following theorists and activists residing outside political, religious, and sociological norms.
- How it feels
- Satirical, eerie, absurd and tense. Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- Conspiracy, obsession, faith, politics
- Content
- Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Created by
- Jon Ronson
- Genres
- Documentary
- Starring
- Jon Ronson, Alex E. Jones, Rachel Weaver
