TV series

How I Left the Opus Dei

2025 · 1 season

A sober, intimate documentary that lets survivors speak, building quiet outrage through testimony rather than spectacle.

Overview: Thirteen brave women share stories of the psychological, emotional and economic abuse they suffered under the controversial religious group Opus Dei.
How it feels: Dark, melancholic, tense and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Isolation, power, trauma, faith
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
power
trauma
faith
betrayal
Places: single country house
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: true story
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild