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Heaven's Gate: The Cult of Cults

What do you believe?

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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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The cast

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Marshall Applewhite

Marshall Applewhite

Self - Co-Leader of Heaven’s Gate (archive footage)

Bonnie Nettles

Bonnie Nettles

Self - Co-Leader of Heaven’s Gate (archive footage)

Sawyer

Self - Former Member

Frank Lyford

Self - Former Member

Benjamin Zeller

Self - Religious Studies Professor

Janja Lalich

Self - Sociologist

Robert Balch

Self - Sociologist