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Author Michael Pollan leads the way in this docuseries exploring the history and uses of psychedelics, including LSD, psilocybin, MDMA and mescaline.
Genre:Documentary
Network:Netflix
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Season 1

  • Chapter 1: LSD
    7.9/10267 votes
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    Chapter 1: LSD

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 7/12/2022

    From its 1943 origins to today's microdosing trend, LSD has been expanding minds and changing lives with the help of counterculture gurus — and the CIA.

    Director: Lucy Walker

    Writer: N/A

  • Chapter 2: Psilocybin
    8.1/10223 votes
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    Chapter 2: Psilocybin

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 7/12/2022

    Magic mushrooms, long considered sacred by the Indigenous Mazatec in Mexico, become the subject of scientific studies measuring their intense effects.

    Director: Lucy Walker, Alison Ellwood

    Writer: N/A

  • Chapter 3: MDMA
    7.7/10180 votes
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    Chapter 3: MDMA

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 7/12/2022

    Championed by both therapists and ravers, ecstasy stands out as the first psychedelic likely to become legalized, thanks to passionate advocates.

    Director: Lucy Walker, Alison Ellwood

    Writer: N/A

  • Chapter 4: Mescaline
    7.0/10159 votes
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    Chapter 4: Mescaline

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 7/12/2022

    Mescaline, the psychoactive molecule in San Pedro and peyote cacti, a sacred medicine that Native Americans have had to fight for the right to use.

    Director: Lucy Walker, Alison Ellwood

    Writer: N/A