The Way Down: God, Greed, and the Cult of Gwen Shamblin
2021 • Network
HBO Max
Documentary
The fallout of faith
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.
First Air Date
9/30/2021
Rating
6.8/10
Cast
Gwen Shamblin Lara
Self (archive footage)
Joe Lara
Self (archive footage)
Natasha Pavlovich
Self - Former Girlfriend of Joe Lara
Megan Cox
Self - Member 1996-2006
Helen Byrd
Self - Member 2008-2017
Rafael Martinez
Self - Cult Interventionist
Gina Wilson
Self - Member 1996-2012
Rachel Phillips
Self - Member 2002-2009
Crew
Ross Girard
Co-Executive Producer
Chrissy Teigen
Executive Producer
P. G. Morgan
Co-Executive Producer
Nile Cappello
Executive Producer
Marina Zenovich
Executive Producer
Luke Dillon
Executive Producer
Isobel Waller-Bridge
Original Music Composer
Ross M. Dinerstein
Executive Producer
Rebecca Evans
Co-Executive Producer
Sarah Paulson
Executive Producer
