Dancer and influencer Miranda Derrick takes center stage in a new Netflix docuseries, “Dancing for the Devil: The 7M TikTok Cult.” While Derrick herself did not participate in the documentary, much of the three-part docuseries focuses on her family’s desire to extricate her from what they say is a manipulative cult. Miranda and James Derrick are part of 7M Films, a TikTok talent management company that is run by Robert Shinn, who also founded the Shekinah Church.
Miranda’s mother, Kelly Wilking, said she liked James “a lot,” but over time grew concerned about his and her daughter’s involvement with the Shekinah Church. “James and Miranda were going to the pastor’s house for all these dinners ... and I said to James, 'Something doesn’t feel right,'' she said. 'I go, ‘What’s up with all these dinners?’ and he’s like, ‘Oh nothing, they’re just really nice people,' she continued.