The Secret Rulers of the World (2001)

Name: The Secret Rulers of the World
Genre: Documentary
Rating: 7.8
Cast: Jon Ronson, Alex E. Jones

Documentary

The Secret Rulers of the World was first shown on Channel 4 in April 2001. The five-part documentary series accompanied creator Jon Ronson's book 'Them: Adventures with Extremists', which covered similar topics and described many of the same episodes. Both the series and book detail Ronson's encounters following theorists and activists residing outside political, religious, and sociological norms.

IMDb rating: 7.8 (176 votes)
Episode average: 7.7 -0.1 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Language: EN
Type: Mini-series

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Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2001)

7.70 avg 5 episodes 7.6 → 8.3 50 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Legend of Ruby Ridge	7.6	51
2	David Icke, the Lizards and the Jews	7.2	47
3	April 19th: The Oklahoma Bomb	7.1	38
4	The Satanic Shadowy Elite?	8.3	42
5	The Bilderberg Group	8.3	48