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

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What do you believe?

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.

• Released: 2020-12-03
• Genres: Documentary, Crime
• Seasons: 1, 4 episodes
• Episode length: 51m
• Network: HBO Max
• Status: Ended
• TMDB rating: 6.8/10 from 41 votes

Top cast

• Marshall Applewhite as Self - Co-Leader of Heaven’s Gate (archive footage)
• Bonnie Nettles as Self - Co-Leader of Heaven’s Gate (archive footage)
• Sawyer as Self - Former Member
• Frank Lyford as Self - Former Member
• Benjamin Zeller as Self - Religious Studies Professor
• Janja Lalich as Self - Sociologist
• Robert Balch as Self - Sociologist

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Heaven's Gate: The Cult of Cults

• United States: stream on HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max
• United Kingdom: stream on HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max
• Australia: stream on HBO Max, HBO Max Amazon Channel

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