For as long as there's been an entertainment industry, there have been predators preying on would-be stars. And today's online entertainment industry is no exception – but even the most cynical viewer may be surprised by just how horrible the story behind Netflix's new exposé on a TikTok-exploiting hidden system is.
Dancing for the Devil: The 7M TikTok Cult focuses on a management company that represents a group of prominent TikTok dancers. But the show claims that the organization is more of a cult than a company, and the documentary describes abusive behaviour and terrible tactics former members say were used by the company and its founder – and the lengths the dancers' families had to go to to help them escape.
