The Way Down: God, Greed, and the Cult of Gwen Shamblin
The fallout of faith
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 5
- Networks
- HBO Max
Overview
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.
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- Composer
- Isobel Waller-Bridge
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totallyfiend
October 5, 2025
Now this was _a lot_ to take in, and I'm having a difficult time deciding where to even start from. The 5-episode series was definitely packed. I was confused a lot, as this series assumes the viewer knows how churches work. I didn't get a clear picture of how exactly this community interacts and how it spreads it's message; glimpses of footage was shown off from some gatherings, but I had no idea what most of them were _about_. It would've helped to have longer screentime for Weigh Down and …