Heaven's Gate: The Cult of Cults

Heaven's Gate: The Cult of Cults

Season 1
Founded in 1975, the Heaven's Gate cult held new-age beliefs, convinced that their souls would "graduate" to an alien spacecraft behind the Hale-Bopp Comet upon death. In 1997, 39 members died in a mass suicide, shocking the world.
202013+

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Directors

J. Tweel

Producers

J. TweelRoss DinersteinShannon RiggsChris BannonEric Spiegelman

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Discovery Global Ties That Bind
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