Queye TV Helter Skelter: An American Myth
Documentary
Crime
Helter Skelter: An American Myth
TV-MA
2020
1 Seasons 6 Episodes
★ 6.7
🇺🇸
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.

Episodes

Charles Manson Is Your Brother
Episode 1

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.

54m
Seed
Episode 2

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.

55m
Nobody Joins a Cult
Episode 3

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?

59m
Out of Eden
Episode 4

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.

59m
Some Bad Mistakes
Episode 5

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.

59m
The Legend of Helter Skelter
Episode 6

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?

62m

Cast

Crew

Eli Frankel

Executive Producer

Sarah Schechter

Executive Producer

Greg Berlanti

Executive Producer

Erika Kennair

Producer

Michael Wright

Executive Producer

Lesley Chilcott

Director

Mike Darnell

Executive Producer

Elizabeth Davies

Executive Producer

Lesley Chilcott

Executive Producer

Rebecca Halpern

Supervising Producer

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