Helter Skelter: An American Myth (2020)

You think you know the story... you don't.

The untold story behind cult leader Charles Manson and his followers' heinous crimes as told through interviews with former members, archival footage, and newly-unearthed images.

Helter Skelter: An American Myth

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Charles Manson
Charles Manson
as Self (archive footage)
Dianne Lake
Dianne Lake
as Self - Former Family Member
Catherine Share
Catherine Share
as Self - Former Family Member
Ivor Davis
Ivor Davis
as Self - Author, Journalist
Jeff Guinn
Jeff Guinn
as Self - Author
Bobby Beausoleil
Bobby Beausoleil
as Self - Former Family Member (voice)
Gregg Jakobson
Gregg Jakobson
as Self - Music Producer
Brooks Poston
Brooks Poston
as Self - Former Family Member (voice) (archive sound)
Stephanie Schram
Stephanie Schram
as Self - Former Family Member
David Dalton
David Dalton
as Self - Photographer & Journalist
Sharon Tate
Sharon Tate
as Self (archive footage)
Danny DeCarlo
Danny DeCarlo
as Self - Straight Satans (archive footage)
Linda Kasabian
Linda Kasabian
as Self - Former Family Member (archive footage)
Susan Atkins
Susan Atkins
as Self - Former Family Member (archive footage) as Self - Former Family Member (voice) (archive sound)
Roman Polanski
Roman Polanski
as Self - Widower of Sharon Tate (archive footage)
Dennis Wilson
Dennis Wilson
as Self (archive footage)
Johnny Echols
Johnny Echols
as Self - Lead Guitarist, Love
Phil Kaufman
Phil Kaufman
as Self - Fellow Manson Inmate
David Felton
David Felton
as Self - Journalist
Jay Sebring
Jay Sebring
as Self (archive footage)
Al Wiman
Al Wiman
as Self - KABC Reporter
Barbara Hoyt
Barbara Hoyt
as Self - Former Family Member (voice) (archive sound) as Self - Former Family Member (archive footage)
Sandi Gibbons
Sandi Gibbons
as Self - Journalist
Tex Watson
Tex Watson
as Self - Former Family Member (archive footage) as Self - Former Family Member (voice) (archive sound)
Terry Melcher
Terry Melcher
as Self - Music Producer (archive footage) as Self - Music Producer (voice) (archive sound)
Virginia Graham
Virginia Graham
as Self - Prosecution Witness
Lynette Fromme
Lynette Fromme
as Self - Former Family Member (archive footage)
Patricia Krenwinkel
Patricia Krenwinkel
as Self - Former Family Member (archive footage)
Steve Oney
Steve Oney
as Self - Journalist, Author as Self - Journalist
Linda Deutsch
Linda Deutsch
as Self - AP Journalist
Bill McBride
Bill McBride
as Self - Juror #3
Vincent Bugliosi
Vincent Bugliosi
as Self - Deputy District Attorney (archive footage)
Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr.
as Self (archive footage)
Lyndon B. Johnson
Lyndon B. Johnson
as Self (archive footage)
Michael Caine
Michael Caine
as Self (archive footage)
Kay Hinman Martley
Kay Hinman Martley
as Self - Cousin of Gary Hinman (voice)
John Catlett
John Catlett
as Self - Benwood-McMechen, WV Resident
Virginia Brautigan
Virginia Brautigan
as Self - Benwood-McMechen, WV Resident
George Sidiropolis
George Sidiropolis
as Self - Benwood-McMechen, WV Resident
David Smith
David Smith
as Self - Haight Ashbury Clinic Founder
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan
as Self (archive footage)
Peter Coyote
Peter Coyote
as Self - Actor, Diggers Early Core Member
Timothy Leary
Timothy Leary
as Self (archive footage)
Domenic Priore
Domenic Priore
as Self - Author
Allan Swerdloff
Allan Swerdloff
as Self - Artist
Kimberlé Crenshaw
Kimberlé Crenshaw
as Self - Civil Rights Expert
Kwame Ture
Kwame Ture
as Self (archive footage)
Leslie Van Houten
Leslie Van Houten
as Self - Former Family Member (voice) (archive sound)
David Williams
David Williams
as Self - Author
Bernard Crowe
Bernard Crowe
as Self (archive footage)
Leno LaBianca
Leno LaBianca
as Self (archive footage)
Louise LaBianca
Louise LaBianca
as Self - Daughter of Leno LaBianca (voice)
Voytek Frykowski
Voytek Frykowski
as Self (archive footage)
Abigail Folger
Abigail Folger
as Self (archive footage)
Paul Crockett
Paul Crockett
as Self (voice) (archive sound)
Deborah Herman
Deborah Herman
as Self - Author
Sandra Good
Sandra Good
as Self - Former Family Member (archive footage)
Bill Robles
Bill Robles
as Self - Courtroom Illustrator
Gary Brucato
Gary Brucato
as Self - Clinical Psychologist, Author
Stephen Kay
Stephen Kay
as Self - Deputy District Attorney
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Seasons

Season 1

Miniseries

Episodes season 1

  • 1x1

    Charles manson is your brother

  • 1x2

    Seed

  • 1x3

    Nobody joins a cult

  • 1x4

    Out of eden

  • 1x5

    Some bad mistakes

  • 1x6

    The legend of helter skelter

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