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The Way Down: God, Greed, and the Cult of Gwen Shamblin
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The Way Down: God, Greed, and the Cult of Gwen Shamblin

2021–2022

The fallout of faith

1 Season
5 Episodes

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.

CAST
Gwen Shamblin LaraSelf (archive footage)Joe LaraSelf (archive footage)Natasha PavlovichSelf - Former Girlfriend of Joe LaraMegan CoxSelf - Member 1996-2006Helen ByrdSelf - Member 2008-2017Rafael MartinezSelf - Cult InterventionistGina WilsonSelf - Member 1996-2012Rachel PhillipsSelf - Member 2002-2009
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GENRES
Documentary
STATUSEnded
RATING
6.6
NETWORK
HBO Max
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