ABout the show: After rising to fame with her Weigh Down Workshop, a Christian-based diet program that preached slenderness as next to godliness, Gwen Shamblin Lara founded the Tennessee-based church. Despite a carefully curated image, Lara and the church soon fielded accusations of emotional, psychological, and physical abuse, and exploitation for their alleged cult-like practices. Encompassing years of investigation and extensive interviews with former members and others personally impacted, Directed by Emmy®-Award winning biographical filmmaker Marina Zenovich, THE WAY DOWN explores the legacy of Remnant’s infamous leader – whose life came to a shocking end after a plane crash in May 2021.

• Director Marina Zenovich

• Executive Producers Ross M. Dinerstein, Chrissy Teigen, Nile Cappello, P.G. Morgan, Marina Zenovich, Luke Dillon

• Co-Producers Ross Girard, Rebecca Evans

• Editors Erin Perri, Natalie De Diego

• Music Isobel Waller-Bridge