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Former members of the embattled group will take part in the series, which comes from the team behind 'The Square' and 'The Great Hack.'

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00:00Former Hollywood actress Allison Mack was a prominent member of alleged sex cult NXIVM.

00:04And now, HBO is producing a documentary series on the purported self-help organization

00:09that is facing charges of sex trafficking and racketeering.

00:13Former Smallville actress Mack pleaded guilty on April 8th to charges of sex trafficking

00:17and conspiracy to commit forced labor.

00:20The group's leader, Keith Raniere, is scheduled to go to trial on the charges.

00:24Nancy Salzman, a co-founder of the organization, has also pleaded guilty to federal charges.

00:29Emmy-winning and Oscar-nominated directors Jahan Nujem and Kareem Amir are behind the HBO documentary film series.

00:35It will follow a range of people who joined NXIVM and, per HBO, take a deep, nuanced look at experiences of its members,

00:42spotlighting their universal desire for personal growth.

00:44It will also examine the alleged practices of NXIVM, including women who were allegedly branded with Raniere's initials

00:50and forced to have sex with him.

00:52Nujem has a personal connection to the organization, having taken an introductory executive success program

00:58workshop from the group in 2010.

01:00That experience, HBO says, gives her an illuminating perspective to the media spectacle

01:05surrounding this polarized community as it faces federal investigation.

01:09HBO hasn't set an air date for the series, but the premium cable outlet is no stranger to controversial subject matter in its documentaries.

01:16It recently aired Leaving Neverland, documenting child sexual abuse allegations against Michael Jackson by two men,

01:22Wade Robison and James Safechuck.

01:24The two-part film drew the third-largest audience for an HBO documentary in the last decade.

01:29For more on this story, head to THR.com.

01:31Until next time, for The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Tiffany Taylor.