The Way Down: God, Greed, and the Cult of Gwen Shamblin
TV-MA2021–2022·Ended·1 Seasons·5 Episodes·50 min·HBO Max·Thursday · 03:00
Studio: Campfire Studios, Huntley Productions, Mindbomb Films, PMZ Pictures, Sound Troop
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Overview
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.
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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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Keywords
child abusedietcustody battleculttennesseebeaten to deathbrainwashingreligious fundamentalismcult leaderreligious culteating disorderweight lossgod complexcorrupt churchfalse prophetplane crashfat shamingabused childchristian faithobedience to authority
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