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

About This Series

Heaven's Gate: The Cult of Cults is a documentary and crime series. Its leading cast includes Marshall Applewhite, Bonnie Nettles and Sawyer. It premiered on December 3, 2020 on HBO Max. TMDB lists 1 season and 4 episodes so far and has ended.

Synopsis

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.

Synopsis from TMDB.

Official Trailer

Heaven’s Gate: The Cult of Cults | Official Trailer | HBO Max · plays from YouTube

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
• S Sawyer Self - Former Member 4 episodes
• F Frank Lyford Self - Former Member 4 episodes
• B Benjamin Zeller Self - Religious Studies Professor 4 episodes
• J Janja Lalich Self - Sociologist 4 episodes
• R Robert Balch Self - Sociologist 4 episodes
• K Kelly Cooke Self - Daughter of Members 3 episodes
• T Terrie Nettles Self - Daughter of Bonnie Lou (“Ti”) 3 episodes
• D David Taylor Self - Sociologist 3 episodes
• S Steve Hassan Self - Cult Exit Counselor 2 episodes
• J Jason Bartel Self - Former Member 2 episodes
• D Deb Simpson Self - Sister of Member 2 episodes
• Reza Aslan Self - Religious Scholar 2 episodes
• L Leslie Light Self - Former Member 2 episodes
• N Neely Bruce Self - Former Student of Herff (“Do”) 1 episode
• M Michael Conyers Self - Former Member (archive footage) 1 episode
• David Koresh Self (archive footage) 1 episode

Seasons

• Miniseries2020 · 4 episodes