Heaven's Gate: The Cult of Cults

A sober, unsettling plunge into belief and loss, told by those who lived it and those left behind.

Created by

J. Clay Tweel

Genres

Documentary, Crime

Starring

Marshall Applewhite, Bonnie Nettles, Sawyer

Tagline

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.

How it feels

Dark, melancholic, eerie and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Faith, death, isolation, obsession

Content

Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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