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

TV show · Ended · 51 min · ★ 6.8

Documentary, Crime

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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.

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Cast

Marshall ApplewhiteSelf - Co-Leader of Heaven’s Gate (archive footage)Bonnie NettlesSelf - Co-Leader of Heaven’s Gate (archive footage)

SawyerSelf - Former Member

Frank LyfordSelf - Former Member

Benjamin ZellerSelf - Religious Studies Professor

Janja LalichSelf - Sociologist

Robert BalchSelf - Sociologist