Documentary: Heaven’s Gate: The Cult of Cults

Available on Max.

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.

Directed by Clay Tweel
Music by David Wingo
Country of origin United States
Original language English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 4
Network HBO Max
Release December 3, 2020