CinemaOSSeries · 2020 · 1 Season · TV-MA
Heaven's Gate: The Cult of Cults

What do you believe?

69%(42)IMDbDocumentaryCrime

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.

Status
Ended
Language
EN
First aired
December 3, 2020
Last aired
December 3, 2020
Seasons
1
Episodes
4
Network
HBO Max

Season 1

Episodes

No episodes found for this season.

Featuring

Cast & crew

7 credited
Starring
Marshall Applewhite

Marshall Applewhite

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

Bonnie Nettles

Bonnie Nettles

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

Sawyer

Self - Former Member

Frank Lyford

Self - Former Member

Benjamin Zeller

Self - Religious Studies Professor

Janja Lalich

Self - Sociologist

Robert Balch

Self - Sociologist

Creative team
Showrunner
Ross M. Dinerstein
Ross M. Dinerstein
Shannon E. Riggs
Produced by
Mark McCune

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