The Garden: Commune or Cult (2023)

Set on 22 acres in the American South, The Garden is a unique community operating outside conventional societal norms. With an open-door policy, newcomers face an initiation phase that proves challenging; while some leave within days, a select few integrate into this unconventional lifestyle. As questions swirl around its cult-like atmosphere, this season offers an unprecedented look behind the scenes. Cameras capture the community's expansion into the Ozarks, revealing how this cooperative, "leaderless" enclave embodies a post-apocalyptic ideal, thriving amid the remnants of modern civilization.