The Way Down: God, Greed, and the Cult of Gwen Shamblin
2021 to 2022 Documentary 1 season
TMDB rating 6.6/10 Ended
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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TMDB rating 7.3/10
Cast and details
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
- Glen WingerdSelf - Former Brentwood Resident
- Teri PhillipsSelf - Member 1995-2003
- Adam BrooksSelf - Remnant Recruit
- Carey WingerdSelf - Former Brentwood Resident
- Network
- HBO Max
- First aired
- Sep 30, 2021
- Latest episode
- Apr 28, 2022
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