Miniseries · Ended

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

Name: The Way Down: God, Greed, and the Cult of Gwen Shamblin
Genre: Documentary
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Gwen Shamblin Lara, Joe Lara, Natasha Pavlovich, Megan Cox, Helen Byrd

2021–20221 season5 episodes47 min★ 6.6 (19 votes)Rated TV-MA

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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.

Seasons

Miniseries2021 · 5 episodes

Cast

Gwen Shamblin LaraSelf (archive footage) · 5 ep.

Joe LaraSelf (archive footage) · 5 ep.

Natasha PavlovichSelf - Former Girlfriend of Joe Lara · 5 ep.MMegan CoxSelf - Member 1996-2006 · 5 ep.HHelen ByrdSelf - Member 2008-2017 · 5 ep.RRafael MartinezSelf - Cult Interventionist · 5 ep.GGina WilsonSelf - Member 1996-2012 · 5 ep.RRachel PhillipsSelf - Member 2002-2009 · 5 ep.LLaura BooneSelf - Former Remnant Babysitter · 2 ep.CCarey WingerdSelf - Former Brentwood Resident · 3 ep.GGlen WingerdSelf - Former Brentwood Resident · 4 ep.TTerasee MorrisSelf - Member 2014-2017 · 3 ep.SStuart WatsonSelf - Author and Investigative Journalist · 3 ep.GGary BlackburnSelf - Nashville Attorney · 3 ep.TTeri PhillipsSelf - Member 1995-2003 · 4 ep.RRandy RiceSelf - Weigh Down Workshop Participant 1997-1999 · 1 ep.AAntonio RaelSelf - Former Classmate of Joe Lara · 1 ep.AAdam BrooksSelf - Remnant Recruit · 4 ep.BBob BeeneSelf - Member 2002-2019 · 2 ep.JJessica CoxSelf - Member 1996-2012 · 1 ep.AAutumn WilliamsonSelf - Member 2008-2015 · 3 ep.PPaul MorantzSelf - Cult Expert · 2 ep.EEleanor OdomSelf - Assistant District Attorney, Cobb County, GA · 1 ep.DDavid SchweizerSelf - Cobb County, GA Police Department · 1 ep.RRobert FowlerSelf - Aviation Consultant · 1 ep.PPhil WilliamsSelf - Investigative Journalist, NewsChannel 5 Nashville · 2 ep.GGe'cobi PittmanSelf - Member 2006-2015 · 1 ep.LLaura AlvarezSelf - Member 1996-2006 · 1 ep.BBrooks BinkleySelf - Childhood Friend of Elizabeth Shamblin Hannah · 2 ep.SSteven DarlingSelf - Member 2014-2017 · 1 ep.GGina HartleySelf - Member 2007-2012 & 2016-2020 · 1 ep.MMindy MunozSelf - Member 1996-2006 · 1 ep.NNancy StaggsSelf - Childhood Friend of Elizabeth Shamblin Hannah · 2 ep.HHolly McCallSelf - Editor-in-Chief, Tennessee Lookout · 1 ep.KKeenan SmithSelf - Member 2001-2008 · 1 ep.

Crew

Directing
Marina Zenovich (Director)

Production
Luke Dillon (Executive Producer), Rebecca Evans (Co-Executive Producer), Heather Troller (Production Accountant), David Tomlin (Co-Producer), Sam Vargen (Post Production Coordinator), Sarah Paulson (Executive Producer), Nile Cappello (Executive Producer), Ross Girard (Co-Executive Producer)