Cults are perhaps one of the more common documentary series topics, and there have been some fairly peculiar ones examined in recent years. “Heaven’s Gate: The Cult of Cults,” might examine one of the strangest cults to date.
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The documentary series follows what was considered to be the biggest cult story in the country at the time. The cult brainwashed people into believing they could transform themselves into a next-level alien. You would then board a spaceship that was supposed to take you to heaven.
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“Heaven’s Gate: The Cult of Cults” sheds light on the background of the cult, while offering sympathy to those people who were sucked in. In order to do this, the docuseries leverages never-before-seen footage and first-person accounts. The idea is to help the audience understand the mindset of a person who would join a group that ended with US soil’s largest suicide.
The docuseries was directed and executive produced by Clay Tweel (“Gleason”), and also executive produced by Campfire CEO Ross Dinerstein (“The Innocent Man”) and Shannon Riggs (“Wildflower“). Take a look at the synopsis for “Heaven’s Gate: The Cult of Cults” below:
HEAVEN’S GATE: THE CULT OF CULTS is a thorough examination of the infamous UFO cult through the eyes of its former members and loved ones. 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 its out-of-this-world beliefs.
Every episode of “Heaven’s Gate: The Cult of Cults” will be released on HBO Max on December 3. Take a look at the new trailer below.
