I'm Rebecca Lervoy and this is you can't make this up is the podcast where we uncover the true stories behind your

favorite Netflix documentaries and films.

On today's episode, we take a closer look at the Netflix documentary

series Dancing for the Devil, the 7M Tiktoc cult. I still love dance, but I feel like it's just different. Like it was Miranda and I

together on this journey and now I'm alone.

Today we're talking to director Derek Donine and executive producer Jessica Acevedo. Melanie and Miranda Wilking were Tik-Tock's favorite dancing sisters until Melanie left the act to perform for the 7M

management company. Robert Shin was more than an agent to his famous dancers. He

was a spiritual guide who instilled the tenants of the Chakina Church he founded decades earlier.

When Miranda's family went public with their story, many online fans believe the dancers

for 7M were all in a cult. As other members escaped and worked to rebuild their lives,

it wasn't until they came together to stop the cycle of their abuser that the real healing began.

Dancing for the Devil, the 7M Tik-Tock cult,

tells the story of the coercive church,

its former members, and the performers still dancing online.

It exposes the diabolical tactics used by cult-like organizations to exert control

over people as well as the lengths families will go to keep their loved ones safe.

I don't want to think she's still that weak submissive, obedient, afraid person.

I want him to know I will do this even if the last thing that I do. And I'm joined now by a series director Derek Donine and executive producer Jessica Acevedo.

Welcome to you Can't Make This Up.

Thanks so much for having us.

Thank you.

So Jessica, how did the story of the 7M cult get your attention?

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