'Heaven’s Gate: The Cult of Cults'

All Of It with Alison Stewart | Dec 9, 2020

A new HBO docuseries takes a look at Heaven’s Gate, a cult that took shape in the 1970s and came to an end in 1997 with the largest mass suicide on United States soil. Director Clay Tweel joins us to discuss the series titled, “Heaven’s Gate: The Cult of Cults.” All episodes premiered on HBO December 3.



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