Plot
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.
Cast
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as Self - Former Girlfriend of Joe Lara
as Self - Member 1996-2006
as Self - Member 2008-2017
as Self - Cult Interventionist
as Self - Member 1996-2012
as Self - Member 2002-2009
Network
Status
Ended
First Aired Date
September 30, 2021
Last Aired Date
April 28, 2022
Production Companies
Campfire Studios
Huntley Productions
PMZ Pictures
Mindbomb Films
Sound Troop
Type
Miniseries
Number of Season
1
Number of Episodes
5
Links
Gallery
Reviews
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 …