The Way Down: God, Greed, and the Cult of Gwen Shamblin
69
Balasaur Score
Mixed
2021 · TV · 1 season · 5 episodes · TV-MA
The read
A Balasaur Score of 69 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7/10. The series ran 1 season across 5 episodes and has finished, so there is no cliffhanger risk. Streaming on Max.
Synopsis
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
IMDb7/10
19 audience votes
Seasons
| 1 | Miniseries | 5 ep2021 |
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
Themes
child abusedietcustody battleculttennesseebeaten to deathbrainwashingreligious fundamentalismcult leaderreligious culteating disorderweight loss