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Heaven's Gate: The Cult of Cults

What do you believe?

Series2020Limited seriesEnded

CrimeDocumentary
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Creator
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Language
English
Episodes
4
Episode length
51m

Community score

6.840 votes on TMDB

Confidence

Rating weighted by how many people voted

6.5

The story

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.

Cast

  • Marshall Applewhite
    Marshall ApplewhiteSelf - Co-Leader of Heaven’s Gate (archive footage)
  • Bonnie Nettles
    Bonnie NettlesSelf - Co-Leader of Heaven’s Gate (archive footage)
  • Sawyer — artwork unavailable
    SawyerSelf - Former Member
  • Frank Lyford — artwork unavailable
    Frank LyfordSelf - Former Member
  • Benjamin Zeller — artwork unavailable
    Benjamin ZellerSelf - Religious Studies Professor
  • Janja Lalich — artwork unavailable
    Janja LalichSelf - Sociologist
  • Robert Balch — artwork unavailable
    Robert BalchSelf - Sociologist