Get ready: The Vow, HBO’s unsettling documentary about the infamous self-help turned sex cult NXIVM, is back for part two. When the series first aired in 2020, it chronicled the rise of the group’s founder, con man and sex offender Keith Raniere, detailing how he established influence over heiresses and Hollywood actors alike. After a 2017 New York Times exposé revealed that Raniere had founded a secret inner sanctum of women called D.O.S., or Dominus Obseqious Sororium— Latin for “Master Over Slave Women” — who were allegedly forced to have sex with him, treated as slaves, and branded with his initials above their pelvic areas, a Justice Department investigation ensued, leading to his arrest (he is currently serving a 120-year-prison sentence) and to NXIVM’s downfall. Part two of The Vow explores that downfall, opening with Raniere’s capture and trial. It also offers a closer look at NXIVM’s inner circle, specifically at Nancy Salzman, the organization’s co-founder and Raniere’s right-hand woman. Read up on what to expect from the new season at the link in bio.