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

2021 1 seasons · 5 eps English

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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.

“The fallout of faith”

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Cast

Gwen Shamblin Lara
Self (archive footage)
Joe Lara
Self (archive footage)
Natasha Pavlovich
Self - Former Girlfriend of Joe Lara
Megan Cox
Self - Member 1996-2006
Helen Byrd
Self - Member 2008-2017
Rafael Martinez
Self - Cult Interventionist
Gina Wilson
Self - Member 1996-2012
Rachel Phillips
Self - Member 2002-2009

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MONEY

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1 season · 5 episodes total · ~5 per season.

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RUNTIME

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Short-form: under 10 episodes, so binge-completable in a weekend.

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RUNTIME

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Roughly 4 hours end-to-end — 1 full workdays of television.

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ERA

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Aired from 2021 to 2022 — a 1-year run.

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TMDB status: "Ended".

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CINEMA

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Show type: Miniseries.

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CAST

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Dialogue in English, Serbian.

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Airs on HBO Max.

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The technical file

Seasons: 1
Total episodes: 5
Avg episode length: 47 min
Premiered: 2021-09-30
Last aired: 2022-04-28
Languages: English, Serbian
Countries: United States of America

2020

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