Series · Documentary
The Way Down: God, Greed, and the Cult of Gwen Shamblin (2021)
★ 6.6 · 19 votes1 season · 5 episodesDocumentary2021
The fallout of faith
Explore how the late Gwen Shamblin Lara, who founded the controversial Remnant Fellowship Church and created the Christian weight loss program The Weigh Down Workshop, rose to fame as a diet guru and church leader.
- Network
- HBO Max
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- First aired
- September 30, 2021
- Status
- Ended
Cast
Gwen Shamblin LaraSelf (archive footage)
Joe LaraSelf (archive footage)
Natasha PavlovichSelf - Former Girlfriend of Joe Lara- Megan CoxSelf - Member 1996-2006
- Helen ByrdSelf - Member 2008-2017
- Rafael MartinezSelf - Cult Interventionist
- Gina WilsonSelf - Member 1996-2012
- Rachel PhillipsSelf - Member 2002-2009
- Glen WingerdSelf - Former Brentwood Resident
- Teri PhillipsSelf - Member 1995-2003
- Adam BrooksSelf - Clinical Psychologist
- Carey WingerdSelf - Former Brentwood Resident
- Terasee MorrisSelf - Member 2014-2017
- Stuart WatsonSelf - Author and Investigative Journalist
- Gary BlackburnSelf - Nashville Attorney
- Autumn WilliamsonSelf - Member 2008-2015
- Laura BooneSelf - Former Remnant Babysitter
- Bob BeeneSelf - Member 2002-2019
- Paul MorantzSelf - Cult Expert
- Phil WilliamsSelf - Investigative Journalist, NewsChannel 5 Nashville
Episodes
0/5 watched- Episode 1: The Kingdom47 min · Sep 30, 2021
- Episode 2: A Family Affair47 min · Sep 30, 2021
- Episode 3: Seen But Not Heard55 min · Sep 30, 2021
- Episode 4: Revelations40 min · Apr 28, 2022
- Episode 5: The Way Forward40 min · Apr 28, 2022
