Disconnection
Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Nov 29, 2016
Actress and ex-Scientologist Leah Remini meets with former Church of Scientology executive Amy Scobee, who shares her story of disconnection from her mother.
Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Nov 29, 2016
Actress and ex-Scientologist Leah Remini meets with former Church of Scientology executive Amy Scobee, who shares her story of disconnection from her mother.
Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Dec 6, 2016
Leah visits the spiritual headquarters of Scientology–Clearwater, Florida–to hear Mike Rinder's personal story. As the head of Scientology's Office of Special Affairs, Mike Rinder was expected to discredit and destroy critics of the Church. But after leaving the Church, Rinder himself became fair game.
Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Dec 13, 2016
Mary Kahn was an everyday parishioner who ascended to the Church of Scientology's highest levels of spiritual enlightenment. But as she shares with Leah, the price tag of her experience was extreme – eventually including the relationship with her youngest son.
Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Dec 20, 2016
David Miscavige emerges as the leader of the Church of Scientology following the death of founder L. Ron Hubbard; three former longtime church members, including Miscavige's father, share their stories.
Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: Dec 27, 2016
Marc Headley, the former event producer of the Church of Scientology's production company, reveals the truth about the many gala fundraisers organized by the church.
Episode: 1x06 | Airdate: Jan 3, 2017 (63 min)
Twin brothers and auditing prodigies find their paths diverging when one gets dismissed from the program, leading to a painful tragedy.
Episode: 1x07 | Airdate: Jan 10, 2017 (63 min)
After Leah receives a letter from the church accusing her of provoking hate crimes, she meets with the young man whom the church says she incited; Mike asks Leah to sit down with journalists who have been hounded by the church for their reporting.
Episode: 2x01 | Airdate: Aug 15, 2017
Mike and Leah visit another ex-Scientologist and hear another horror story. Meanwhile off-camera David Miscavige is furious that he couldn't block the second season, and adds another Leah Remini attack web site to the internet.
Episode: 2x02 | Airdate: Aug 22, 2017
Leah challenges Scientology's promises of relief from life's ills by revealing stories of individuals in the organization who suffered from depression and suicidal ideation.
Episode: 2x03 | Airdate: Aug 29, 2017
Liz Gale, a third generation Scientologist, was raised to believe that Scientology had the equation to create the perfect family.
Episode: 2x04 | Airdate: Sep 5, 2017
In Scientology, the goal of every Scientologist is to ascend to the top of the "Bridge to Total Freedom." Ex-Scientologists Leah Remini and Mike Rinder will lead a round table discussion.
Episode: 2x05 | Airdate: Sep 12, 2017
Despite accusations of abuse spanning a decade, David Miscavige remains the head of the Church of Scientology and continues to be untouchable; former Miscavige associates share firsthand accounts of how he maneuvered his way into power.
Episode: 2x06 | Airdate: Sep 19, 2017
Since Scientology's inception, L. Ron Hubbard had an obsession with getting celebrities into the Church. Leah and Mike sit down with a former Scientology celebrity recruiter to learn about the Church's efforts to recruit A-listers. Then Leah and Mike travel to NYC to meet with Academy Award-winning filmmaker Paul Haggis, the first celebrity to speak out against Scientology, for a very candid conversation about his own personal journey.
Episode: 2x07 | Airdate: Oct 10, 2017
The Mace-Kingsley Ranches were promoted by Scientologists as educational camps for troubled kids, but former students say they were actually hard labor camps for children. Leah and Mike sit down with two former students who talk about the hardships they endured there, from corporal punishment to challenging living conditions, and for the first time, give voice to the generation of kids in Scientology who were sent away to these ranches.
Episode: 2x08 | Airdate: Oct 17, 2017
In Scientology's elite Sea Organization, nothing is considered more important than clearing the planet. Leah and Mike sit down with Mimi Faust and Christi Gordon, whose mothers dedicated much of their lives to the Sea Org. Mimi and Christi share their harrowing stories of neglect and abandonment, having both paid the highest price for "the greatest good."
Episode: 2x09 | Airdate: Oct 24, 2017
Scientologists are constantly pressured to pay money to the Church based on a promise of spiritual salvation. But what happens when parishioners ask for their money back? Ex-Scientologists Leah Remini and Mike Rinder will lead a round table discussion, examining the contracts that all Scientologists must follow, and how these contracts lock them into financial burdens that can lead to hardship and ruin. Mike and Leah will be joined by ex-Sea Org Member Matt Pesch, leading Scientology blogger Jeffrey Augustine, along with ex-Scientologist Luis Garcia, and his attorney, Ted Babbitt, who are embroiled in a major lawsuit with the church regarding refunds.
Episode: 2x10 | Airdate: Oct 31, 2017
In this very personal episode, Leah sits down with two of her childhood friends, Chantal Dodson and Sherry Ollins, for an emotional conversation about their shared experiences growing up in Scientology.
Episode: 2x11 | Airdate: Nov 7, 2017
A powerful update on Leah's childhood friend Chantal Dodson. Leah and Mike sit down with Chantal and her mother, Ramina, who reveals that after 42 years in the Church, she's made the remarkable decision to leave Scientology.
Episode: S03 Special | Airdate: Nov 13, 2018 (120 min)
For the very first time, Leah and Mike meet with former members of a different organization--the Jehovah's Witnesses. In this special 2-hour episode, a panel of contributors open up and share their personal stories of growing up in this secretive organization. Our hosts will hear stories of tragedy and loss including: family members who died from refusing blood transfusions; siblings and parents lost to suicide; families torn apart by the practice of disfellowshipping (shunning); the belief in women's inherent inferiority; and the alleged failure to punish child abusers or even to believe in claims of abuse. Our audience will join Leah and Mike as they learn how another organization besides Scientology can subvert and exploit belief, on an even larger scale.
Episode: 3x01 | Airdate: Nov 18, 2018
How does it feel to lose your entire belief system? How does it feel to come to believe everything you've been told—the foundation of who you are isn't based in truth? How do you let go of the anger? The guilt? The grief? How do you begin to get over it and move on? In this very special episode we'll see Leah, Mike and their closest family members, in ways we've never seen before as they share—for the first time—the emotional toll leaving Scientology has taken on them and their families and the challenge of unlearning the systems and practices that were engrained in them for decades.
Episode: 3x02 | Airdate: Nov 27, 2018
Scientology's Gold Base in Riverside County, California, has been shrouded in mystery for years. The heavily guarded compound houses up to 1,000 members of the Sea Org, the church's elite inner core. Ex-members who have left report harsh working conditions, abuse and the existence of a double-wide trailer housing facility known as "The Hole." In a rare insider's view of Gold, Valerie Haney tells of her years as Scientology first lady Shelly Miscavige's personal steward and how after two decades in the Sea Org, with conditions at the base leading her to contemplate suicide, Valerie makes a bold move.
Episode: 3x03 | Airdate: Dec 4, 2018
Family members report trouble getting access to loved ones at Scientology's Gold Base in Riverside County, California; Leah and Mike lend support to a niece of a former high-ranking Scientology executive as she travels to check on her uncle.
Episode: 3x04 | Airdate: Dec 11, 2018
In recent years the head of the Nation of Islam, Minister Louis Farrakhan, publicly embraced Dianetics and the teachings of L. Ron Hubbard and supported their use in NOI Mosques. This formed what many are describing as an unusual bond between The Nation of Islam and The Church of Scientology. In this "Aftermath" special--Leah and Mike have a candid conversation about this strange alliance as they sit down with two special guests--a former and current member of the Nation of Islam--who share their personal feelings about this collaboration. They reveal what they witnessed first-hand since the two controversial organizations came together and in an unexpected twist--Leah reveals the important part she played in introducing the Nation of Islam to the Church of Scientology.
Episode: 3x05 | Airdate: Dec 18, 2018
In 2006, Leah Remini attended the star-studded nuptials of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, an event Scientology dubbed "The Wedding of the Century." After Leah remarked on the absence of church leader David Miscavige's wife, Shelly, the question set off a chain of events that ultimately led to her leaving Scientology. More than a decade later, Shelly still has not been seen in public. In this episode, Leah and Mike interview Shelly's childhood friend Janis Gillham Grady, a fellow Commodore's Messenger serving L. Ron Hubbard, and Tom DeVocht, who worked closely with both David and Shelly Miscavige. Together they attempt to explain the mysterious disappearance of the First Lady of Scientology.
Episode: 3x06 | Airdate: Jan 1, 2019
Under the leadership of David Miscavige, Scientology has been purchasing large buildings to use as upgraded church locations, celebrated as "Ideal Orgs." The church claims that the new buildings signal the rapid expansion of Scientology, but former members and critics say otherwise. In this episode, Leah and Mike interview Paul Burkhart, a former Ideal Org architect, and Bert Schippers, a former Scientologist who was a major Ideal Org donor.
Episode: 3x07 | Airdate: Jan 8, 2019
Over the past two seasons, we've shown how Scientology is a "pay-as-you-go" organization, but what tactics does the church use to get the money? What about those who can't afford to pay?
Episode: 3x08 | Airdate: Jan 15, 2019
In a remote corner of Riverside County, Calif., lies Scientology's International Base, a compound that houses the church's most dedicated members. In this episode, Leah Remini and Mike Rinder, a former occupant of International Base ("Gold Base"), speak with four other former high-ranking residents who reveal their shocking stories behind the locked gates.
Episode: 3x09 | Airdate: Jan 22, 2019
In 1974, operating under an alias, the Church of Scientology moved into Clearwater, Florida, and proceeded to make the city its spiritual headquarters. In 1977, an FBI raid uncovered the Church's secret plans to take over the city. In this episode, Leah and Mike visit Clearwater and speak to some of the city's most prominent Scientology critics.
Episode: 3x10 | Airdate: Jan 29, 2019
Leah and Mike travel to Clearwater, Florida, spiritual headquarters for the Church of Scientology. Speaking with some of the city's most prominent Scientology critics, they explore how the controversial 1995 death of Scientologist Lisa McPherson marked a turning point in the Church's history.
Episode: 3x11 | Airdate: Feb 5, 2019
Leah and Mike speak with Jay Wexler, an expert in constitutional law, to discuss the remarkable story of Scientology's journey to tax-exempt status. Mike and Leah also talk with Lt. Yulanda Williams, a police officer, about law enforcement's community engagement strategies.
Episode: 3x12 | Airdate: Aug 26, 2019 (120 min)
Filmed for the first time in front of a live studio audience, Leah Remini and Mike Rinder explore stories of how Church of Scientology policies have hindered members from reporting instances of abuse and sexual assault to the authorities. They will speak to a number of ex-Scientologists who share their stories of abuse at the hands of other Scientologists, and describe how these policies are aimed at preventing the alleged crimes from becoming public. The episode will also feature a panel of legal, psychological and law-enforcement experts, who provide insight into the impact Scientology's practices have had on its former parishioners and advise how they can seek justice and effect change in the future.
Episode: S01 Special | Airdate: Dec 19, 2016 (62 min)
Leah answers viewer questions.
Episode: S01 Special | Airdate: Dec 26, 2016 (10 min)
Leah Remini talks more about her new series, "Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath.''
Episode: S01 Special | Airdate: Jan 2, 2017 (10 min)
Remini talks more about her new series.
Episode: S01 Special | Airdate: Jan 17, 2017
Leah and Mike Rinder host a second Q&A session to answer the many questions posted on social media. They are joined by several special guests: Lawrence Wright, the author of "Going Clear;" Ray Jeffrey, one of few lawyers to take the Church on in court; and Steve Hassan, an author known for his studies in cult behavior and deprogramming.
Episode: S01 Special | Airdate: Jan 22, 2017 (10 min)
Leah Remini talks more about her series, "Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath.''
Episode: S01 Special | Airdate: Jan 29, 2017 (10 min)
Leah Remini talks more about her new series, "Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath.''
Episode: S01 Special | Airdate: May 29, 2017 (120 min)
Leah Remini and Mike Rinder explore the historical relationship between the Church of Scientology and its often vocal critics. A series of special guests candidly describe their personal experiences investigating controversial stories about the Church and how the Church has responded to their work.
Episode: S02 Special | Airdate: Aug 9, 2017 (10 min)
Additional previously unaired scenes from the series.
Episode: S02 Special | Airdate: Aug 16, 2017 (10 min)
Additional previously unaired scenes from the series.
Episode: S02 Special | Airdate: Aug 24, 2017 (10 min)
Additional previously unaired scenes from the series.
Episode: S02 Special | Airdate: Aug 30, 2017 (10 min)
Additional previously unaired scenes from the series.
Episode: S02 Special | Airdate: Sep 18, 2017 (20 min)
A preview of the next new episode.
Episode: S02 Special | Airdate: Nov 12, 2017
In an effort to foster a positive public image, The Church of Scientology has funded groups whose purpose is to manufacture a positive perception in the public eye.
Episode: S02 Special | Airdate: Nov 14, 2017
To Scientologists, L. Ron Hubbard is the Messiah, whose word in the Church is law, and if to be believed, will lead the parishioner to personal salvation and total freedom.
Episode: S02 Special | Airdate: Nov 21, 2017
Leah answers viewer questions about Season 2 of Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath.