Helter Skelter: An American Myth

2020 - 2020

Charles Manson Is Your Brother

Episode 1

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.

Seed

2nd August 2020

Episode 2

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.

Nobody Joins a Cult

9th August 2020

Episode 3

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?

Out of Eden

16th August 2020

Episode 4

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.

Some Bad Mistakes

23rd August 2020

Episode 5

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.

The Legend of Helter Skelter

30th August 2020

Episode 6

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?

Top Cast

Director

Lesley Chilcott

Documentary Crime

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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Charles Manson

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Sarah Schechter

Executive Producer

Eli Frankel

Executive Producer

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Greg Berlanti

Executive Producer

Erika Kennair

Producer

Elizabeth Davies

Executive Producer

Willa Yudell

Music Supervisor

Barbara Kopple Image

Barbara Kopple

Executive Producer

Leo Birenberg Image

Leo Birenberg

Music

Lesley Chilcott Image

Lesley Chilcott

Director

Michael Wright

Executive Producer

Jill Burkhart

Executive Producer

Mike Darnell

Executive Producer

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Lesley Chilcott

Executive Producer

Christophe Beck Image

Christophe Beck

Music

Rebecca Halpern

Supervising Producer

Brooke Karzen

Executive Producer

Eduardo Fierro

Director of Photography

Steve Prestemon

Editor

Logan Schneider

Director of Photography

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