Mark Bailey and Rory Kennedy’s documentary series The Synanon Fix Season 1, also titled “The Synanon Fix: Did the Cure Become a Cult?” (2024), delves into the controversial Synanon organization from its inception in 1958 to its demise in 1977. HBO premiered the season on April 1, 2024.
Here’s how you can watch and stream The Synanon Fix Season 1 via streaming services such as HBO Max.
Is The Synanon Fix Season 1 available to watch via streaming?
Yes, The Synanon Fix Season 1 is available to watch via streaming on HBO Max.
Season 1 of the four-part miniseries delves into the establishment of Synanon by Chuck Dederich, a recovering alcoholic, and his confrontational talk therapy rehabilitation program. It examines its extremist practices concerning marriage, abortions, head-shaving, and more. The season explores the organization’s downfall, including abusive treatment of children, the 1977 abduction of Frances Winn, the attempted murder of Paul Morantz, and ultimately the death of its founder.
Elena Broslovsky, Jady Dederich, Felicity Huffman, Chuck Dederich, Hoa Xuande, and Fred Nguyen Khan, among others, star in the series.
Watch The Synanon Fix Season 1 streaming via HBO Max
The Synanon Fix Season 1 is available to watch on HBO Max. Users can subscribe to a membership plan to stream a wide range of award-winning content, including movies, TV series, documentaries, anime, and more, from Warner Bros., HBO, and CNN on the streaming platform Max (formerly HBO Max).
You can watch via Max, formerly known as HBO Max, by following these steps:
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Max With Ads provides the service’s streaming library at a Full HD resolution, allowing users to stream on up to two supported devices at once. Max Ad-Free removes the service’s commercials and allows streaming on two devices at once in Full HD. It also allows for 30 downloads at a time to allow users to watch content offline. On the other hand, Max Ultimate Ad-Free allows users to stream on four devices at once in a 4K Ultra HD resolution and provides Dolby Atmos audio and 100 downloads.
The Synanon Fix Season 1 synopsis is as follows:
“Explore the rise and fall of the Synanon organization — through the eyes of the members who lived it — from its early days as a groundbreaking drug rehabilitation program to its later descent into what many consider a cult.”
NOTE: The streaming services listed above are subject to change. The information provided was correct at the time of writing.
