Heaven's Gate: The Cult of Cults

Heaven's Gate: The Cult of Cults (2020)

What do you believe?

  • Genre: Documentary, Crime
  • First Air Date: 2020-12-03
  • Last Air Date: 2020-12-03
  • Total Seasons: 1
  • Total Episodes: 4
  • Status: Ended
  • Episode Runtime: 51 min.
  • Production Company: CNN Original Series
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Network: Hbo Max
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Summary

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.

  • Keywords: castration, cult, ufo, new age, mass suicide, doomsday, religious cult, ritual suicide, ascension, cultists, ufo cult, barbiturates, aliens
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    Heaven's Gate: The Cult of Cults Seasons

    Season 1

    First Air Date: 2020-12-03
    4 Episodes

    Heaven's Gate: The Cult of Cults Episodes

    Title Air Date Duration
    Season 1Episode 1The Awakening49 min
    Season 1Episode 2The Chrysalis50 min
    Season 1Episode 3The Second Harvest52 min
    Season 1Episode 4The Exit52 min
    • Marshall Applewhite

      as Self - Co-Leader of Heaven’s Gate (archive footage)
    • Bonnie Nettles

      as Self - Co-Leader of Heaven’s Gate (archive footage)
    • Sawyer

      as Self - Former Member
    • Frank Lyford

      as Self - Former Member
    • Benjamin Zeller

      as Self - Religious Studies Professor
    • Janja Lalich

      as Self - Sociologist
    • Robert Balch

      as Self - Sociologist
    Crew Jeff Powers Cinematography
    Sound David Wingo Music
    Crew Hillary Spera Cinematography
    Production Mark McCune Producer
    Production Ross M. Dinerstein Executive Producer
    Production Shannon E. Riggs Executive Producer
    Production J. Clay Tweel Executive Producer
    Production Lyle Gamm Executive Producer
    Production Amy Entelis Executive Producer

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