The Way Down: God, Greed, and the Cult of Gwen Shamblin (2021)

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.

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

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Gwen Shamblin Lara
Gwen Shamblin Lara
as Self (archive footage)
Joe Lara
Joe Lara
as Self (archive footage)
Natasha Pavlovich
Natasha Pavlovich
as Self - Former Girlfriend of Joe Lara
Megan Cox
Megan Cox
as Self - Member 1996-2006
Helen Byrd
Helen Byrd
as Self - Member 2008-2017
Rafael Martinez
Rafael Martinez
as Self - Cult Interventionist
Gina Wilson
Gina Wilson
as Self - Member 1996-2012
Rachel Phillips
Rachel Phillips
as Self - Member 2002-2009
Glen Wingerd
Glen Wingerd
as Self - Former Brentwood Resident
Teri Phillips
Teri Phillips
as Self - Member 1995-2003
Adam Brooks
Adam Brooks
as Self - Clinical Psychologist as Self - Remnant Recruit
Carey Wingerd
Carey Wingerd
as Self - Former Brentwood Resident
Terasee Morris
Terasee Morris
as Self - Member 2014-2017
Stuart Watson
Stuart Watson
as Self - Author and Investigative Journalist
Gary Blackburn
Gary Blackburn
as Self - Nashville Attorney
Autumn Williamson
Autumn Williamson
as Self - Member 2008-2015
Laura Boone
Laura Boone
as Self - Former Remnant Babysitter
Bob Beene
Bob Beene
as Self - Member 2002-2019
Paul Morantz
Paul Morantz
as Self - Cult Expert
Phil Williams
Phil Williams
as Self - Investigative Journalist, NewsChannel 5 Nashville
Brooks Binkley
Brooks Binkley
as Self - Childhood Friend of Elizabeth Shamblin Hannah as Self - Childhood Friend of Jessica Walters
Nancy Staggs
Nancy Staggs
as Self - Childhood Friend of Elizabeth Shamblin Hannah
Randy Rice
Randy Rice
as Self - Weigh Down Workshop Participant 1997-1999
Antonio Rael
Antonio Rael
as Self - Former Classmate of Joe Lara
Jessica Cox
Jessica Cox
as Self - Member 1996-2012
Eleanor Odom
Eleanor Odom
as Self - Assistant District Attorney, Cobb County, GA
David Schweizer
David Schweizer
as Self - Cobb County, GA Police Department
Robert Fowler
Robert Fowler
as Self - Aviation Consultant
Ge'cobi Pittman
Ge'cobi Pittman
as Self - Member 2006-2015
Laura Alvarez
Laura Alvarez
as Self - Member 1996-2006
Steven Darling
Steven Darling
as Self - Member 2014-2017
Gina Hartley
Gina Hartley
as Self - Member 2007-2012 & 2016-2020
Mindy Munoz
Mindy Munoz
as Self - Member 1996-2006
Holly McCall
Holly McCall
as Self - Editor-in-Chief, Tennessee Lookout
Keenan Smith
Keenan Smith
as Self - Member 2001-2008
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Seasons

Season 1

Miniseries

Episodes season 1

  • 1x1

    The kingdom

  • 1x2

    A family affair

  • 1x3

    Seen but not heard

  • 1x4

    Revelations

  • 1x5

    The way forward

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