The Way Down: God, Greed, and the Cult of Gwen Shamblin

The Way Down: God, Greed, and the Cult of Gwen Shamblin (2021)

The fallout of faith

  • Genre: Documentary
  • First Air Date: 2021-09-30
  • Last Air Date: 2022-04-28
  • Total Seasons: 1
  • Total Episodes: 5
  • Status: Ended
  • Episode Runtime: 47 min.
  • Production Company: Campfire Studios
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Network: Hbo Max
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From 14 Ratings

Summary

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.

  • Keywords: child abuse, diet, custody battle, cult, tennessee, beaten to death, brainwashing, religious fundamentalism, cult leader, religious cult, eating disorder, weight loss, god complex, corrupt church, false prophet, plane crash, fat shaming, abused child, christian faith, obedience to authority, mental abuse
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    The Way Down: God, Greed, and the Cult of Gwen Shamblin Seasons

    Season 1

    First Air Date: 2021-09-30
    5 Episodes

    The Way Down: God, Greed, and the Cult of Gwen Shamblin Episodes

    Title Air Date Duration
    Season 1Episode 1The Kingdom44 min
    Season 1Episode 2A Family Affair44 min
    Season 1Episode 3Seen But Not Heard44 min
    Season 1Episode 4Revelations44 min
    Season 1Episode 5The Way Forward44 min
    • Gwen Shamblin Lara

      as Self (archive footage)
    • Joe Lara

      as Self (archive footage)
    • Natasha Pavlovich

      as Self - Former Girlfriend of Joe Lara
    • Megan Cox

      as Self - Member 1996-2006
    • Helen Byrd

      as Self - Member 2008-2017
    • Rafael Martinez

      as Self - Cult Interventionist
    • Gina Wilson

      as Self - Member 1996-2012
    • Rachel Phillips

      as Self - Member 2002-2009
    Production Ross Girard Co-Executive Producer
    Production Chrissy Teigen Executive Producer
    Production P. G. Morgan Co-Executive Producer
    Production Nile Cappello Executive Producer
    Production Marina Zenovich Executive Producer
    Production Luke Dillon Executive Producer
    Sound Isobel Waller-Bridge Original Music Composer
    Production Ross M. Dinerstein Executive Producer
    Production Rebecca Evans Co-Executive Producer
    Production Sarah Paulson Executive Producer

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