Mother Undercover Mom vs. Cult (Season 1, Episode 4)
TV Episode | 42 min | Documentary, Crime

Mother Undercover

Mom vs. Cult (Season 1, Episode 4)

TV Episode | 42 min | Documentary, Crime

A desperate mother leads a double life to save her son from a religious mass suicide. The rest of her family perish with 900 others in the Jonestown massacre.

Directors

Carl Hindmarch | Jeremy Turner (series director)

Producer

Sophie Milligan (producer)

Cinematographers

Phil Barthropp (director of photography) | Mic Waugh (director of photography)

Editors

Nick Cohen | Maria Valente

Production Designer

Andrew Steggall

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Edit Released

Updated Jul 27, 2023

Release date

Jul 27, 2023 (United States)

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Cast	+ Add Cast
12 cast members

Name	Known for
Leslie Wagner-Wilson Self - Mother Self - Mother See fewer	Black Jonestown (2025)
Marshall Kilduff Self - Journalist, San Francisco Chronicle Self - Journalist, San Francisco Chronicle See fewer	Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple (2006)
Herbert Newell Self - Peoples Temple survivor Self - Peoples Temple survivor See fewer	Mother Undercover (2023)
Yulanda Williams Self - Peoples Temple survivor Self - Peoples Temple survivor See fewer	Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath (2016)
Richard Clark Self - Diane Louie's Boyfriend, Jonestown Survivor (archive footage) Self - Diane Louie's Boyfriend, Jonestown Survivor (archive footage) See fewer
Don Harris Self - Reporter (archive footage) Self - Reporter (archive footage) See fewer	NBC Nightly News with Tom Llamas (1970)
Jim Jones Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Unknown Powers (1978)
Deborah Layton Self - Former Peoples Temple member (archive footage) (as Debbie Layton) Self - Former Peoples Temple member (archive footage) (as Debbie Layton) See fewer	Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple (2006)
Leo J. Ryan Self - Congressman (archive footage) (as Congressman Leo Ryan) Self - Congressman (archive footage) (as Congressman Leo Ryan) See fewer
Jakari Wilson Self - Jonestown survivor (archive footage) Self - Jonestown survivor (archive footage) See fewer
Joseph Wilson Self - Security, Jonestown (archive footage) (as Joe Wilson) Self - Security, Jonestown (archive footage) (as Joe Wilson) See fewer
Malika Uter-Moye Self - Cellmate / Self - Secretary / Self - Background Actor in court scene / Self - Escapees / Self - Temple Member (uncredited) Self - Cellmate / Self - Secretary / Self - Background Actor in court scene / Self - Escapees / Self - Temple Member (uncredited) See fewer	Nightmare Connections (2026)