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Synanon, originally known as Tender Loving Care, was a new religious movement founded in 1958 by Charles E. "Chuck" Dederich Sr. in Santa Monica, California, United States.
The Synanon Fix is an American documentary series directed and produced by Rory Kennedy. It explores the rise and fall of Synanon, told through the eyes of former members, into its descent into a cult. It had its world premiere at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival on January 21, 2024. It premiered on April 1, 2024, on HBO.
Apr 1, 2024 · The HBO docu-series The Synanon Fix, out April 1 and streaming on Max, traces the rise and fall of the organization in the 1960s and 1970s through interviews former members, as well as...
Apr 2, 2024 · Synanon was the brainchild of Charles “Chuck” Dederich. The infamous cult leader died in 1997, but the story of his reformative-turned-destructive drug rehabilitation organization is...
Dec 14, 2023 · A mother and daughter embark on a journey to discover the truth about Synanon — an experimental 1950s community that slowly turned into a full-blown cult.
Apr 22, 2024 · The dark saga of Synanon is now the subject of a four-part documentary “The Synanon Fix,” concluding Monday on HBO. Directed and executive produced by Rory Kennedy, the series traces the...
Apr 23, 2018 · Synanon changed all that. Though not the first rehab, Synanon did much to convince the American public that addicts could be saved. It pioneered the idea of the ex-addict as drug counselor...
Dec 11, 2023 · Paramount+ docuseries, premiering Dec. 12, features ex-members reflecting on their time in Synanon, a rehab community that became a dangerous cult.
May 2, 2024 · A recent HBO Max docuseries tells the story of a drug rehabilitation program turned cult, Synanon, that operated in Detroit from 1969 to 1980.
Dec 11, 2023 · Much like People’s Temple, Jim Jones’s church that turned into a cult that ended in mass suicide and murder, Synanon took root as a beacon of racial and social equality. This is still...
