Heaven's Gate: The Cult of Cults

Heaven's Gate: The Cult of Cults is an American documentary miniseries revolving around the religious group Heaven's Gate and its leader Marshall Applewhite. It consists of four episodes and premiered on December 3, 2020, on HBO Max.[1]

Heaven's Gate: The Cult of Cults
Genre	Documentary
Directed by	Clay Tweel
Music by	David Wingo
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	4
Production
Executive producers	Clay Tweel Ross Dinerstein Shannon Riggs Amy Entelis Lyle Gamm Chris Bannon Eric Spiegelman Peter Clowney Erik Diehn
Producer	Mark McCune
Cinematography	Jeff Powers Hilary Spera
Editors	Michelle M. Witten James Leche Giacomo Ambrosini
Running time	49-52 minutes
Production companies	CNN Original Studios Campfire Stitcher
Release
Original network	HBO Max
Original release	December 3, 2020

Synopsis

Told through the eyes of former members and loved ones of former members, the series follows Heaven's Gate and its leader Marshall Applewhite.[2] The series included never before seen footage of the cult.[3]

Episodes

No.	Title [4]	Directed by	Original air date [4]	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	"The Awakening"	Clay Tweel	December 3, 2020	N/A
2	"The Chrysalis"	Clay Tweel	December 3, 2020	N/A
3	"The Second Harvest"	Clay Tweel	December 3, 2020	N/A
4	"The Exit"	Clay Tweel	December 3, 2020	N/A

Production

In October 2019, it was announced HBO Max had greenlit a 4-part documentary series following the Heaven's Gate with Clay Tweel set to direct and executive produce with CNN Original Studios and Stitcher set to produce the series.[5]

Reception

Critical reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds an approval rating of 86%.[6] On Metacritic, the series has a weighted average score of 67 out of 100, based on 4 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[7]

References

1. Hersko, Tyler (November 24, 2020). "'Heaven's Gate: The Cult of Cults' Trailer: HBO Max Documentary Examines Infamous UFO Cult". IndieWire. Retrieved November 27, 2020.
2. "HBO Max Debuts Official Trailer for Max Original "Heaven's Gate: The Cult of Cults," Premiering Dec. 3". WarnerMedia. November 24, 2020. Retrieved November 27, 2020.
3. Cobb, Kayla (November 24, 2020). "HBO Max's 'Heaven's Gate: The Cult of Cults' Gets a Trailer and Release Date". Decider. Retrieved November 27, 2020.
4. "Heaven's Gate: The Cult of Cults". The Futon Critic. Retrieved November 27, 2020.
5. White, Peter (October 24, 2019). "HBO Max Orders Heaven's Gate Suicide Doc & Alex Gibney-Produced Series On Fame As Part Of Debut CNN Slate". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 27, 2020.
6. "Heaven's Gate: The Cult of Cults". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
7. "Heaven's Gate: The Cult of Cults". Metacritic. Retrieved December 6, 2020.

External links

• Heaven's Gate: The Cult of Cults at IMDb