Series · Crime, Documentary
Heaven's Gate: The Cult of Cults (2020)
What do you believe?
What started in 1975 with the disappearance of 20 people from a small town in Oregon, ended in 1997 with the largest suicide on US soil and changed the face of modern New Age religion forever. This four-part docuseries uses never-before-seen footage and first-person accounts to explore the infamous UFO cult that shocked the nation with their out-of-this-world beliefs.
- Network
- HBO Max
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- First aired
- December 3, 2020
- Status
- Ended
Cast
Marshall ApplewhiteSelf - Co-Leader of Heaven’s Gate (archive footage)
Bonnie NettlesSelf - Co-Leader of Heaven’s Gate (archive footage)- SawyerSelf - Former Member
- Frank LyfordSelf - Former Member
- Benjamin ZellerSelf - Religious Studies Professor
- Janja LalichSelf - Sociologist
- Robert BalchSelf - Sociologist
- Kelly CookeSelf - Daughter of Members
- Terrie NettlesSelf - Daughter of Bonnie Lou (“Ti”)
- David TaylorSelf - Sociologist
- Steve HassanSelf - Cult Exit Counselor
- Jason BartelSelf - Former Member
- Deb SimpsonSelf - Sister of Member
Reza AslanSelf - Religious Scholar- Leslie LightSelf - Former Member
- Neely BruceSelf - Former Student of Herff (“Do”)
- Michael ConyersSelf - Former Member (archive footage)
David KoreshSelf (archive footage)- Calvin VineSelf - San Diego Medical Examiner
Nichelle NicholsSelf - Sister of Member (archive footage)
Episodes
0/4 watched- Episode 1: The Awakening51 min · Dec 3, 2020
- Episode 2: The Chrysalis51 min · Dec 3, 2020
- Episode 3: The Second Harvest51 min · Dec 3, 2020
- Episode 4: The Exit51 min · Dec 3, 2020
