{"id":45379,"date":"2024-02-07T09:00:05","date_gmt":"2024-02-07T08:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1962485"},"modified":"2024-02-07T09:45:35","modified_gmt":"2024-02-07T08:45:35","slug":"where-is-rael-now-subject-of-netflixs-the-alien-prophet","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/where-is-rael-now-subject-of-netflixs-the-alien-prophet\/","title":{"rendered":"Where is Ra\u00ebl now? Subject of Netflix\u2019s The Alien Prophet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> A new Netflix documentary focuses on his UFO religion. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Katelyn Mensah\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Wednesday, 07 February 2024 at 08:00 AM<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>Netflix is adding another documentary to its long list, with the subject this time being Ra\u00ebl \u2013 a former journalist who founded and leads the Ra\u00eblian Movement, an international UFO religion.<\/p>\n<p>The documentary features interviews with followers, critics and Ra\u00ebl himself, as it traces how the UFO-inspired religion \u201cspiralled into a <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/hyderabad\/inside-the-crazy-world-of-raelism-the-cult-which-believes-aliens-created-humans\/articleshow\/59931314.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">controversial cult<\/a>\u201c.<\/p>\n<p>This series joins a long library of cult documentaries, with others including Escaping Twin Flames and Waco: American Apocalypse.<\/p>\n<p>With Ra\u00ebl: The Alien Prophet available to stream on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming\/netflix\/\">Netflix<\/a>, here\u2019s everything we know about where the leader of the Ra\u00eblian Movement is now.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Who is Ra\u00ebl? The Alien Prophet true story explained<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Ra\u00ebl, who was born as Claude Maurice Marcel Vorilhon, is a French sports car journalist who founded and leads the Ra\u00eblian Movement, an international UFO religion.<\/p>\n<p>Born in France, Ra\u00ebl ran away from boarding school when he was 15 years old and hitchhiked to Paris, where he spent years playing music on the streets and in cabarets.<\/p>\n<p>It was there where he met Lucien Morisse, the director of Europe 1, who had been scouting for young talent.<\/p>\n<p>Ra\u00ebl became a teen pop sensation, under the name of Claude Celler, and years later he opted to work as a sports journalist.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/documentaries\/jason-momoa-on-the-roam-season-2-newsupdate\/\">Jason Momoa on a possible second season of On The Roam<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/documentaries\/prison-confessions-gypsy-rose-blanchard-watch-uk\/\">Is Prison Confessions of Gypsy Rose Blanchard documentary available to watch in the UK?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In 1973, <a href=\"https:\/\/books.google.co.uk\/books\/about\/The_Book_which_Tells_the_Truth.html?id=I5eEQwAACAAJ&amp;redir_esc=y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">it is claimed<\/a> Ra\u00ebl was visited by an alien who told him that he had come to Earth to meet Ra\u00ebl.<\/p>\n<p>Ra\u00ebl said he was given a message by the alien, and that it was his mission to pass this message on to the people of this planet.<\/p>\n<p>A year later, Ra\u00ebl devoted himself to completing the task that had been asked of him, and later founded the International Ra\u00eblian Movement.<\/p> <p>Ra\u00eblianism is the teaching that extraterrestrial specials created humanity using advanced technology.<\/p>\n<p>In more recent years, <a href=\"https:\/\/raelian.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ex-Ra\u00eblians<\/a> have accused Ra\u00ebl of plagiarism, comparing passages from his books with those of Jean Sendy, with some Ra\u00eblian concepts <a href=\"https:\/\/raelian.org\/jean-sendy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reportedly being found in Sendy\u2019s books<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>While these allegations are public, Ra\u00ebl has never elected to respond.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Where is Ra\u00ebl now?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>As of 2024, <strong>Ra\u00ebl is 77 years old and is still alive<\/strong>. He features in the Netflix documentary, giving viewers an insight into Ra\u00eblism.<\/p>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/cdn.greenvideo.io\/players\/gv.js\" data-license-key=\"f0cf5e3e9068d9a4affa36d5c8962eaf1a0662ba\"\/> <div style=\"width:50%;min-height:100vh;overflow:hidden;aspect-ratio:16\/9;position:relative;\"> <style><![CDATA[ .gvtext1, .gvtext2 { animation-duration: 5s; animation-iteration-count: infinite; animation-direction: alternate; width:100%; } .gvtext1 { animation-name: gvtext1; } .gvtext2 { animation-name: gvtext2; } @keyframes gvtext1 { 0% { opacity: 1 } 47% { opacity: 1 } 50% { opacity: 0 } 100% { opacity: 0 } } @keyframes gvtext2 { 0% { opacity: 0 } 50% { opacity: 0 } 53% { opacity: 1 } 100% { opacity: 1 } } ]]><\/style> <div style=\"font-family:arial;font-size:smaller;position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;background:rgb(208, 208, 208);border-radius:30px;display:flex;text-align:center;align-items:center;\"> <div class=\"gvtext2\" style=\"position:absolute;\"> Green Video Post Element <br\/>Video ID: \"393877e033a4f68d4fd30812a1bd71957ecd1b9a\" <br\/>Mix ID: \"\" <br\/>Player ID: \"Tw3-XowQ\" <\/div> <div class=\"gvtext1\" style=\"padding: 10px;\"> If the player doesn't appear here within a few seconds, the Player ID or Licence Key (set via IM Green Video settings) might be invalid. <\/div> <\/div> <green-video embed-id=\"Tw3-XowQ\" content-id=\"393877e033a4f68d4fd30812a1bd71957ecd1b9a\" mix-id=\"\"\/>\n<\/div> <p><strong>Ra\u00ebl: The Last Prophet is available to watch on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/what-to-watch-tv\/best-tv-series-netflix-shows-updated\/\">Netflix<\/a> now. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Looking for something else to watch? 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