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HBO Max Amazon Channel Max trailer
Network: HBO Max
Episode Runtime: 47 min.
Season Runtime: 229 min.
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-MA
Common sense age: 15+ cc

The Way Down: God, Greed, and the Cult of Gwen Shamblin (2021)

Miniseries (Sept. 30, 2021, midnight)

Explore how the late Gwen Shamblin Lara, who founded the controversial Remnant Fellowship Church and created the Christian weight loss program The Weigh Down Workshop, rose to fame as a diet guru and church leader.


Genres: Crime, Documentary
Keywords: tmdb.diet, mdblist.has-trailer, mdblist.imdb-tv-mini-series, tmdb.cult, tmdb.cult-leader, imdb.tv-mini-series, imdb.social-documentary + 37 more, imdb.hbo-max, imdb.church, imdb.cult, imdb.cult-leader, imdb.weight-loss-program, imdb.manipulation, imdb.child-abuse, imdb.tennessee, imdb.brentwood-tennessee, imdb.female-pastor, imdb.female-preacher, imdb.preacher, imdb.murder-of-a-child, imdb.charismatic-leader, imdb.airplane-crash, imdb.indoctrination, imdb.abuse, imdb.obedience, imdb.depression, tmdb.child-abuse, tmdb.custody-battle, tmdb.tennessee, tmdb.beaten-to-death, tmdb.brainwashing, tmdb.religious-fundamentalism, tmdb.religious-cult, tmdb.eating-disorder, tmdb.weight-loss, tmdb.god-complex, tmdb.corrupt-church, tmdb.false-prophet, tmdb.plane-crash, tmdb.fat-shaming, tmdb.abused-child, tmdb.christian-faith, tmdb.obedience-to-authority, tmdb.mental-abuse
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The Way Down: God, Greed, and the Cult of Gwen Shamblin (2021)

Miniseries (Sept. 30, 2021, midnight)

Explore how the late Gwen Shamblin Lara, who founded the controversial Remnant Fellowship Church and created the Christian weight loss program The Weigh Down Workshop, rose to fame as a diet guru and church leader.

Genres: Crime, Documentary

Keywords: tmdb.diet, mdblist.has-trailer, mdblist.imdb-tv-mini-series, tmdb.cult, tmdb.cult-leader, imdb.tv-mini-series, imdb.social-documentary + 37 more, imdb.hbo-max, imdb.church, imdb.cult, imdb.cult-leader, imdb.weight-loss-program, imdb.manipulation, imdb.child-abuse, imdb.tennessee, imdb.brentwood-tennessee, imdb.female-pastor, imdb.female-preacher, imdb.preacher, imdb.murder-of-a-child, imdb.charismatic-leader, imdb.airplane-crash, imdb.indoctrination, imdb.abuse, imdb.obedience, imdb.depression, tmdb.child-abuse, tmdb.custody-battle, tmdb.tennessee, tmdb.beaten-to-death, tmdb.brainwashing, tmdb.religious-fundamentalism, tmdb.religious-cult, tmdb.eating-disorder, tmdb.weight-loss, tmdb.god-complex, tmdb.corrupt-church, tmdb.false-prophet, tmdb.plane-crash, tmdb.fat-shaming, tmdb.abused-child, tmdb.christian-faith, tmdb.obedience-to-authority, tmdb.mental-abuse

Watch Providers: Spectrum On Demand, HBO Max Amazon Channel, Max, Philo

Network: HBO Max

Country: United States
Languages: English, Serbian

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IMDb 4099
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Trakt
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TMDb
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Letterboxd
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Gwen Shamblin Lara
Gwen Shamblin Lara
Self (archive footage)
Joe Lara
Joe Lara
Natasha Pavlovich
Natasha Pavlovich
Megan Cox
Megan Cox
Helen Byrd
Helen Byrd
Rafael Martinez
Rafael Martinez
Gina Wilson
Gina Wilson
Rachel Phillips
Rachel Phillips

Sept. 30, 2021, midnight 7.5

S1E1 - The Kingdom

A deadly plane crash draws public attention to the Remnant Fellowship, a Christian-diet-program-turned-church, and its infamous leader, Gwen Shamblin Lara.
Sept. 30, 2021, midnight 8.0

S1E2 - A Family Affair

Gwen’s divorce and prompt remarriage to struggling actor/musician Joe Lara raise questions about the odd couple’s checkered past – and the church’s finances.
Sept. 30, 2021, midnight 8.0

S1E3 - Seen But Not Heard

When two Remnant members are charged with murder, Gwen rallies her congregation to defend against claims of abuse. As former church members recount their chilling experiences, another tragedy threatens to upend the future of the church.
April 28, 2022, midnight 7.0

S1E4 - Revelations

After a mysterious accident claims the lives of Gwen, Joe, and some of their inner circle, former Remnant members grapple with the leader’s complicated legacy, and new voices come forward for the first time.
April 28, 2022, midnight 6.0

S1E5 - The Way Forward

As the Remnant Fellowship fights to control the narrative, footage of a never-aired reality series pilot surfaces, casting new light on the ways Gwen shaped her image and the lives of those who followed her.
HBO Max Amazon Channel Max trailer
Network: HBO Max
Episode Runtime: 47 min.
Season Runtime: 229 min.
Released: Sept. 30, 2021
Last Air Date: April 28, 2022, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-MA
Common sense age: 15+ cc

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