The Way Down: God, Greed, and the Cult of Gwen Shamblin
2021 · TV · 1 season · 5 episodes · TV-MA
Documentary
"The fallout of faith"
Overview
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.
Ratings
TMDB
6.6/10
Key crew
- Isobel Waller-BridgeOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Gwen Shamblin LaraSelf (archive footage)
- Joe LaraSelf (archive footage)
- Natasha PavlovichSelf - Former Girlfriend of Joe Lara
- Megan CoxSelf - Member 1996-2006
- Helen ByrdSelf - Member 2008-2017
- Rafael MartinezSelf - Cult Interventionist
- Gina WilsonSelf - Member 1996-2012
- Rachel PhillipsSelf - Member 2002-2009
Stills
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Themes
child abusedietcustody battleculttennesseebeaten to deathbrainwashingreligious fundamentalismcult leaderreligious culteating disorderweight loss