Bring Me the Beauties: A Model Cult

Bring Me the Beauties: A Model Cult
GenreDocumentary
Directed byChris Smith
Music byIan Hultquist
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes3
Production
Executive producers
  • Chris Smith
  • Ryann Fraser
  • Nancy Abraham
  • Lisa Heller
  • Sara Rodriguez
CinematographyBritton Foster
Editors
  • Nicholas Biagetti
  • Amanda Griffin
  • Andrew Doga
Running time55-60 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkHBO
ReleaseJune 1 (2026-06-01) –
June 15, 2026 (2026-06-15)

Bring Me the Beauties: A Model Cult is a 2026 television documentary series directed and executive produced by Chris Smith, premiering on June 1, 2026, on HBO.[1] It follows Hoyt Richards who is pulled into the spiritual group Eternal Values, led by Frederick von Mierers.

Premise

Hoyt Richards is pulled into the spiritual New Age group Eternal Values led by Frederick von Mierers, which preyed upon young models and professionals. It includes interviews with former members Paul Hinton, Dar Dixon and Elissa Melaragano, models Fabio Lanzoni, John Pearson (model) and Jacki Adams, alongside modeling agents and family members of Richards.[2] The focus of the series is not to expose wrongdoing or hypocrisy but to look at different viewpoints; Smith said "For me, it was a genuine desire to understand all points of view. Life is rarely black and white."[3]

The first episode is about the hope and promise of the group, the second is the downfall, and the third and final episode is about the aftermath.[3]

Soundscore

Episode 1 includes an excerpt from Erik Wøllo's “Pandrone,” heard when Hoyt gets into Princeton and discovers the new sense of freedom that college offers.[4]

Episodes

No.Title [5]Directed by [5]Original release date [5]U.S. viewers
(millions)
1"The Promise"Chris SmithJune 1, 2026 (2026-06-01)N/A
2"The Antichrist Tapes"Chris SmithJune 8, 2026 (2026-06-08)N/A
3"Mind Games"Chris SmithJune 15, 2026 (2026-06-15)N/A

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds an approval rating of 100%, based on 8 reviews, with an average of rated reviews of 7.00/10.[6] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 73 out of 100 based on 5 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[7]

John Anderson of The Wall Street Journal wrote: "Smith is an insightful filmmaker and “Bring Me the Beauties” is a stylishly constructed parable about naivete and spiritual emptiness."[8] Karina Adelgaard of Heaven of Horror gave the series 3 out of 5, writing: "A well-made documentary about a topic that I can’t seem to tire of."[9]

References

  1. ↑ Gularte, Alejandra (May 19, 2026). "Bring Me the Beauties Dives Into the Dark World of Beautiful Cults". Vulture. Retrieved May 31, 2026.
  2. ↑ "HBO Original Documentary Series BRING ME THE BEAUTIES: A MODEL CULT Debuts June 1". Warner Bros. Discovery. May 19, 2026. Retrieved May 31, 2026.
  3. 1 2 Hassenger, Jesse (June 1, 2026). "'We can all be susceptible': how did a group of models get taken in by a cult?". The Guardian.
  4. ↑ "Erik Wøllo: Pandrone ep". Projekt.
  5. 1 2 3 "Bring Me the Beauties". The Futon Critic. Retrieved May 31, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Bring Me the Beauties: A Model Cult". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved June 5, 2026.
  7. ↑ "Bring Me the Beauties: A Model Cult". Metacritic. Retrieved June 5, 2026.
  8. ↑ Anderson, John (May 28, 2026). "'Bring Me the Beauties: A Model Cult' Review: Prophet for the Pulchritudinous". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved May 31, 2026.
  9. ↑ Adelgaard, Karina (May 31, 2026). "Bring Me the Beauties: A Model Cult Review". Heaven of Horror. Retrieved May 31, 2026.
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