Heaven's Gate: The Cult of Cults (2020)

Crime · Documentary

What started in 1975 with the disappearance of 20 people from a small town in Oregon, ended in 1997 with the largest suicide on US soil and changed the face of modern New Age religion forever. This four-part docuseries uses never-before-seen footage and first-person accounts to explore the infamous UFO cult that shocked the nation with their out-of-this-world beliefs.

IMDb rating: 7.2 (3,747 votes)
Episode average: 7.4 ↑ +0.2 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Streaming (US): HBO Max
Language: EN
Type: Mini-series

Rating trend: this show's seasons do not settle into one shape. Rising Shows ranks whole shows by the shape of their rating trend rather than one average score, which is how you find a show that got better rather than a show that started well.

Browse shows by rating shape → Open in Rising Shows app → View on IMDb

Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2020)

7.40 avg 4 episodes 7.2 → 7.7 51 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Awakening: 1975	7.2	197
2	The Chrysalis	7.3	170
3	The Second Harvest: 1991-1995	7.4	166
4	The Exit: 1996-1997	7.7	173