Heaven's Gate: The Cult of Cults (2020)
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.
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Episodes
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1. The Awakening2020-12-03 · 51mMarch 1997. Thirty-nine members of the Heaven’s Gate cult are found dead in a Southern California mansion - the largest mass suicide in U.S. history. The inception of this mysterio
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2. The Chrysalis2020-12-03 · 51mAs the Heaven’s Gate "Classroom" begins, Bonnie and Marshall - who call themselves "Ti" and "Do" or "The Two" - enforce strict rules of no family communication. After Ti dies from
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3. The Second Harvest2020-12-03 · 51mUsing a popular sci-fi TV series to help bolster his teachings, Do encourages asexuality and individual submission for the benefit of the collective - and even initiates voluntary
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4. The Exit2020-12-03 · 51mThe 1997 arrival of the Hale-Bopp comet spurs the group to prepare for their departure, though their plan to commit mass suicide goes undetected. After an anonymous 911 caller aler
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
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