XTR docuseries for HBO investigates cult-like US technologists group Zizians
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HBO Documentary Films is in production on a multi-part series exploring the controversial group of young technologists known as Zizians.
The cult-like group garnered national attention in 2025 after law enforcement linked members of the group to a series of violent crimes across the US.
Based on reporting by Tessa Stuart for Rolling Stone, the series is directed by Matthew Galkin (One Night in Idaho, Murder in the Bayou) and produced by XTR in collaboration with Rolling Stone Films. It will debut on HBO and be available to stream on HBO Max.
The as-yet-untitled access-driven series will trace the group’s origins and evolution, examining how it formed, operated and attracted attention for its extreme ideology and alleged violence.
It will explore the Zizians’ unusual convergence of AI safety concerns, radical veganism and the broader cultural and technological forces that helped shape its trajectory.
The showrunner and executive producer is Jenna M Kelly, while the exec producers for XTR are Justin Lacob, Matthew Cherchio and Bryn Mooser. For Rolling Stone Films, the executive producers are Alexandra Dale and Tessa Stuart, alongside Zackary Drucker.
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