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Deadly Influence: The Social Media Murders
Deadly Influence: The Social Media Murders

Deadly Influence: The Social Media Murders

—Unpacking shocking true-crime stories involving influencers and digital communities across the social media landscape.
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Season 27 of 7 Episodes

  • Online astrologer, healer, and witch Danielle is a rising mystic influencer. When critics emerge and a man falls for her charm, their magic takes a darker turn, with curses flying and those closest to her caught in the firing line.

  • Hashim's small-town fame inspires a local soccer team 'Hashim United.' One day a friend's favor pulls him into a world he cannot escape.

  • April shines positivity, growing her TikTok through wholesome family content and manifesting a better future. Things are not always what they seem. After a tragic incident, April's mom gets on TikTok and uncovers secrets that shock everyone watching.

  • YouTuber Randy Stair wants to be the master of his universe, but he struggles to make friends in real life; when the lines begin to blur between his supermarket day job and his online fantasies, he looks for control wherever he can find it.

  • TikTok dance star Matima and clothing designer Quinton are both making it big on social media and gaining followers around the world; what these self-made young men don't know is that someone watching them is consumed with jealousy.

  • Derricka is a self-made millionaire and businesswoman who is not ashamed to celebrate her success; when aspiring entrepreneur Ashley reaches out on Facebook asking Derricka to be her mentor, she has a hard lesson to learn herself.

  • Nineteen-year-old Cooper dives into the LA lifestyle of TikTok viral videos, famous collaborations and content house parties; then Cooper sets up a Discord to talk about addiction and mental health with his followers, which exposes the dark side of fame.

Record to Watch Later

4 episodes will be broadcast over the next two weeks

    Control, Alt, Delete
    TikTok Terror
    Sin City Clickbait
    RIP Bianca
  • Control, Alt, Delete

    A vibrant and inspiring group from Denver's creative community spreads messages of love and inclusion, attracting many online followers; soon they become the target of a hateful and violent member of the online manosphere with shocking consequences.
    Upcoming
  • TikTok Terror

    As 28-year-old Sania battles through a divorce, her passionate and searingly honest TikToks attract tens of thousands of followers; but she soon discovers that members of her community want to silence her, and will stop at nothing to do it.
    Upcoming
  • Sin City Clickbait

    Self-styled Instagram sex and fitness guru Ash builds a life in the glitz, glamor, and excess of Las Vegas; but the wild ride ends when he becomes entangled with a lonely Sin City resident who he comes to believe holds a dark energy inside.
    Upcoming
  • RIP Bianca

    Anime-obsessed teenager Bianca becomes an inspiring mental health advocate online and changes lives; but on forums and social media accounts, she discovers a horrifying and violent underbelly: young men primed to threaten, harm and attack.
    Upcoming
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