Heaven's Gate: The Cult of Cults (2020)

12/03/2020 (US) • 51m

Documentary, Crime

What do you believe?

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

Marshall Applewhite

Self - Co-Leader of Heaven’s Gate (archive footage)

4 Episodes

Bonnie Nettles

Self - Co-Leader of Heaven’s Gate (archive footage)

4 Episodes

Sawyer

Self - Former Member

4 Episodes

Frank Lyford

Self - Former Member

4 Episodes

Benjamin Zeller

Self - Religious Studies Professor

4 Episodes

Janja Lalich

Self - Sociologist

4 Episodes

Robert Balch

Self - Sociologist

4 Episodes


Last Season

Miniseries

2020 | 4 Episodes

Season 1 of Heaven's Gate: The Cult of Cults premiered on December 3, 2020.

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Status

Ended

Network

network

Type

Miniseries

Original Language

English

Keywords

castration

cult

ufo

alien

new age

mass suicide

doomsday

religious cult

ritual suicide

ascension

cultists

ufo cult

barbiturates

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