Bring Me the Beauties: A Model Cult
S1:E3 - Mind Games
Episodes
1. The Promise
Jun 1, 2026
Hoyt Richards recounts how, in 1978, he met Frederick von Mierers, a self-proclaimed guru preaching a seductive gospel of Eastern philosophy, astrology, and New Age spirituality. To the outside world, Hoyt was a successful, jet-setting model, but at the same time, he lived an ascetic life while espousing Frederick’s teachings and funding much of his lifestyle.
2. The Antichrist Tapes
Jun 8, 2026
In preparation for Frederick’s prediction of a coming global cataclysm in 1999, the group sets up a compound in North Carolina, where he claims alien spaceships can land to take them to safety. Jacki Adams, another top model, joins the group, only to trigger a series of events that end up publicly exposing the true nature of the Eternal Values.
3. Mind Games
Jun 15, 2026
The group splinters and eventually dwindles in North Carolina. As 1999 approaches, Hoyt grows skeptical and escapes to California where he grapples with the shame and regret of recruiting others while hurting his own family, as he reconnects and reflects on his experiences with former members.
About Miniseries
This three-part documentary chronicles the life of Hoyt Richards — one of the first male supermodels — and his involvement with the cultlike group Eternal Values and its larger-than-life leader, Frederick von Mierers. Leveraging the glamorous world of 1980s New York, the group and von Mieres exploited young models and professionals, seducing them with a New Age mix of metaphysical teachings.