Helter Skelter: An American Myth (2020)

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20201 Season6.7

Documentary, Crime

TMDB6.7

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Genre: Documentary
Certificate: TV-MA
Origin: US

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You think you know the story... you don't.

The untold story behind cult leader Charles Manson and his followers' heinous crimes as told through interviews with former members, archival footage, and newly-unearthed images.

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Director: Lesley Chilcott
Status: Ended
First aired: Jul 26, 2020
Network: Epix
Studio: Invented by Girls, MGM Television

Time to finish

5 hrs

6 episodes. About 1 week at an hour a night.

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Cast

Charles Manson

Self (archive footage)

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Genre: Documentary
Certificate: TV-MA
Origin: US

About

You think you know the story... you don't.

The untold story behind cult leader Charles Manson and his followers' heinous crimes as told through interviews with former members, archival footage, and newly-unearthed images.

Where to watch

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Availability from JustWatch via TMDB.

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E1 · Airs Jul 26, 2020 · 54m
Charles Manson Is Your Brother
After 50 years, the story of Charles Manson has become legend, but what’s fact and what’s fiction? Forget everything you’ve heard as the we dive into the untold story of the most sensational murder spree of the 20th century.
E2 · Airs Aug 2, 2020 · 55m
Seed
All the ingredients were there for Helter Skelter. How a storm of circumstances broke a young boy and helped create one of the most enigmatic criminals of all time.
E3 · Airs Aug 9, 2020 · 59m · ★ 1.0
Nobody Joins a Cult
Fresh out of prison aspiring musician Charles Manson has a remarkable capacity to convince young girls to give up their lives and join his growing family. We follow Manson and his new “family” to Los Angeles as he mingles with rock and roll royalty and almost lands a record deal. How did it go so wrong?
E4 · Airs Aug 16, 2020 · 59m
Out of Eden
A mythical race war, delusions of stardom, and bad drug deals leave Charles Manson struggling to keep his cult together. We reveal how, through programming, drugs, and abuse, he ultimately convinces his followers to kill.
E5 · Airs Aug 23, 2020 · 59m
Some Bad Mistakes
A desperate Charles Manson escapes with his Family to a desert hideout. Los Angeles is paralyzed with fear as the police fumble the investigation. HELTER SKELTER reveals how Manson unexpectedly helps brings his reign of terror to an end.
E6 · Airs Aug 30, 2020 · 1h 2m
The Legend of Helter Skelter
Charles Manson meets the world and the media cannot get enough of the hippie killer cult that helps bring an end to the 60s. Why 50 years later, does his still command our attention?

Details

Director: Lesley Chilcott
Status: Ended
First aired: Jul 26, 2020
Network: Epix
Studio: Invented by Girls, MGM Television

Time to finish

5 hrs

6 episodes. About 1 week at an hour a night.

View on IMDb ↗

Cast

Charles Manson

Self (archive footage)

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