On Becoming a God in Central Florida 

In 1992 Central Florida, a minimum-wage water park employee lies, schemes, and cons her way up the ranks of the cultish, multibillion-dollar pyramid scheme that drove her family to ruin.

Creators:

Robert Funke, Matt Lutsky

Stars:

Kirsten Dunst, Théodore Pellerin, Mel Rodriguez

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 3 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Kirsten Dunst	...	Krystal Stubbs 10 episodes, 2019
Théodore Pellerin	...	Cody Bonar 10 episodes, 2019
Mel Rodriguez	...	Ernie Gomes 10 episodes, 2019
Beth Ditto	...	Bets Gomes 10 episodes, 2019
Ted Levine	...	Obie Garbeau II 10 episodes, 2019
Usman Ally	...	Stan Van Grundegaard 8 episodes, 2019
Julie Benz	...	Carole Wilkes 7 episodes, 2019
Cooper Jack Rubin	...	Harold Gomes 7 episodes, 2019
Kevin J. O'Connor	...	Roger Penland 6 episodes, 2019
Josh Fadem	...	Pat Stanley 5 episodes, 2019
John Earl Jelks	...	Judd Waltrip 5 episodes, 2019
Melissa De Sousa	...	Mirta Herrera 5 episodes, 2019
Da'Vine Joy Randolph	...	Rhonda 5 episodes, 2019
Sharon Lawrence	...	Louise Garbeau 5 episodes, 2019

Storyline

Set in a small Orlando-adjacent town in 1992, this dark comedy series stars Kirsten Dunst as Krystal Stubbs, a minimum-wage water park employee who lies, schemes and cons her way up the ranks of Founders American Merchandise (FAM)-the cultish, flag-waving, multibillion-dollar pyramid scheme that drove her family to ruin in the first place. Determined to make a better life for herself, Krystal dives deep into FAM, until her business begins to affect those closest to her.

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Plot Keywords:

youtube series | water park | financial ruin | widow | florida | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Did You Know?

Trivia

The second TV show in the last four years in which Kirsten Dunst stars as a women who becomes involved with a sinister multilevel marketing scam / pyramid scheme. In the second season of Fargo, Dunst played a main character who was very eager to participate in a Lifespring seminar. Lifespring was a real organization founded in the mid-1970s as an offshoot of the so-called "human potential" movement that began in the late 1960s. Starting in the late 1970s until Lifespring disbanded in the mid-1990s, dozens of lawsuits levied a wide variety of complaints against Lifespring, ranging from characterizing it as a fraudulent pyramid scheme to holding it responsible for over two dozen participants' deaths.

User Reviews

So far so good

From reading previous ratings, I think some people (a) might not enjoy dark comedy and (b) also don't understand how dark and twisted the world of MLM's can actually be. The people who say the story is outlandish must not really know much about point 'b'. A story about that world SHOULD be dark. and should be full of unlikable characters. I can also assume a lot of really low reviews might be from people involved in MLM's because the rating for the show on here currently is really right about where it should be (a 7-8 is fair I think). I don't see any way this show warrants a one star review.

The acting and story are both solid. It's a dark show with comedic elements, based on what is a really dark topic. Read up on how MLM's ruin some people's lives, and you will likely appreciate the story more, and why it's being told the way it is. I think it delivers on what it's trying to deliver on.

One thing I agree with other reviewers whether they have left good or bad reviews is that I am not sure if this show could hold up for too many seasons. But I have enjoyed this one.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Blog Official Site - SonyLIV

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 August 2019 (USA)

Also Known As:

On Becoming a God in Central Florida

Filming Locations:

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Smokehouse Pictures, TriStar Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

46 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD