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Heaven's Gate: The Cult of Cults

Original title: Heaven's Gate: The Cult of Cults

Year

2020

Rating

★ 6.8/10

Runtime

51 min

Seasons

1

Genres

Documentary, Crime

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.

Cast: Marshall Applewhite, Bonnie Nettles, Sawyer, Frank Lyford, Benjamin Zeller, Janja Lalich, Robert Balch