Heaven's Gate: The Cult of Cults S1E1 — The Awakening

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Heaven's Gate: The Cult of Cults•Season 1•Episode 1

The Awakening

7.2/10 · 203 votesDec 3, 202051 min

Ranked #4 of 4 in Season 1•−0.2 vs season avg

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March 1997. Thirty-nine members of the Heaven’s Gate cult are found dead in a Southern California mansion - the largest mass suicide in U.S. history. The inception of this mysterious group dates back to 1970s Oregon, where founding members Bonnie Nettles and Marshall Applewhite begin

Directed byJ. Clay Tweel

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Seasons1

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Season 1 Episodes4

The Awakening

The Chrysalis

The Second Harvest

The Exit

Cast7

Marshall Applewhite

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

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

Crew1

J. Clay Tweel

Director

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Episode Summary

"The Awakening" is episode 1 of Heaven's Gate: The Cult of Cults season 1. It scored 7.2/10 from 203 votes, ranking #4 of 4 episodes this season (season average 7.4). Directed by J. Clay Tweel, it aired on December 3, 2020.

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