Heaven's Gate: The Cult of Cults
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2020 · TV · 1 season · 4 episodes · TV-MA
The read
The series ran 1 season across 4 episodes and has finished, so there is no cliffhanger risk.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.2/10
40 audience votes
Seasons
| 1 | Miniseries | 4 ep2020 |
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
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Themes
castrationcultufoaliennew agemass suicidedoomsdayreligious cultritual suicideascensioncultistsufo cult