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

6.8

TV Series (2021 - 2022)Runtime 47min

Number of seasons 1Total episodes 5

The fallout of faith

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.

Genre

Documentary

Networks

HBO Max

Production Companies

Campfire Studios

Huntley Productions

PMZ Pictures

Mindbomb Films

Sound Troop

Production Countries

United States of America

Created By

Episodes

Season

Stream

Videos

Cast

Gwen Shamblin LaraSelf (archive footage)

Joe LaraSelf (archive footage)

Natasha PavlovichSelf - Former Girlfriend of Joe Lara

Megan CoxSelf - Member 1996-2006

Helen ByrdSelf - Member 2008-2017

Rafael MartinezSelf - Cult Interventionist

Gina WilsonSelf - Member 1996-2012

Rachel PhillipsSelf - Member 2002-2009

Crew

Ross GirardCo-Executive Producer

Chrissy TeigenExecutive Producer

P. G. MorganCo-Executive Producer

Nile CappelloExecutive Producer

Marina ZenovichExecutive Producer

Luke DillonExecutive Producer

Ross M. DinersteinExecutive Producer

Rebecca EvansCo-Executive Producer

Sarah PaulsonExecutive Producer

David TomlinCo-Producer

Ann FinneganLine Producer

Brendon SchaufertProduction Supervisor

Wesley LewisProduction Supervisor

Heather TrollerProduction Accountant

Sam VargenPost Production Coordinator

Isobel Waller-BridgeOriginal Music Composer

Sonja RothProduction Controller

Mary OlmsteadCinematography

David PoagCinematography

Matthew SatterfieldCinematography

David SmolerCamera Operator

Chad CarlstoneSwing

Frank HuizarSound Mixer

Jason CulverSound Mixer

Josh WilkinsonSound Mixer

Percy UrgenaSound Mixer

Grace LeeMakeup & Hair

Jennifer WaltonMakeup & Hair

Minaho TakahashiMakeup & Hair

Sherita LeslieMakeup & Hair

Michael McHalffeyPost Production Supervisor

Anthony ModicaPost Production Assistant

Erin PerriAdditional Editor

Tim L. CunninghamAssistant Editor

Lucy GreenAssistant Editor

Kian GharibAssistant Editor

Richard BrownMusic Editor

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Reviews

by totallyfiend

Now this was _a lot_ to take in, and I'm having a difficult time deciding where to even start from. The 5-episode series was definitely packed. I was confused a lot, as this series assumes the viewer knows how churches work. I didn't get a clear picture of how exactly this community interacts an...