Heaven's Gate: The Cult of Cults: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Heaven's Gate: The Cult of Cults is a thorough examination of the infamous UFO cult through the eyes of its former members and loved ones. This four-part docuseries uses never-before-seen footage and first-person accounts to explore "the cult of cults" that shocked the nation with its out-of-this-world beliefs. What started in 1975 with the disappearance of 20 people from a small town in Oregon ended in 1997 with the largest suicide on U.S. soil and changed the face of modern New Age religion forever. The 39 members of Heaven's Gate who died by suicide believed their souls would "graduate" to an alien spacecraft behind the Hale-Bopp Comet.

Series details

• Title: Heaven's Gate: The Cult of Cults
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: History
• Premiere date: 2020-12-03
• Final broadcast date listed: 2020-12-03
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: HBO Max
• Typical episode runtime: 51 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.4/10
• TVMaze ID: 52071
• IMDb ID: tt11210146
• TVDB ID: 392294

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2020-12-03; final listed air date 2020-12-03; episode order: 4.

Source and licence

Adapted from Heaven's Gate: The Cult of Cults on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.