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A documentary series that focuses on the harsh practices of workers at a Southern California funeral home is breaking viewership records at HBO. Per Deadline, The Mortician has audiences hooked. Since the series premiered on June 1, The Mortician has amassed over 2.6 million cross-platform viewers in the U.S.

The three-part true-crime series now holds the title of HBO’s most-watched documentary show in more than five years, topping other popular series like Chimp Crazy, Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God, and the recent Paul Reubens doc,Pee Wee as Himself.

The popularity of The Mortician may be due in part to the show’s time slot, airing on Sunday nights at 9 p.m., following the conclusion of shows like The Last of Us, The White Lotus, and The Gilded Age. The series comes from director Joshua Rofé, who also produced Surviving Ohio State for HBO, and executive producer...

Exclusive: The Mortician is piquing audience interest for HBO.

The three-part documentary series, which chronicles the inhumane practices at a funeral home in Southern California, debuted on June 1. Since then, the show has tallied more than 2.6M cross-platform viewers in the U.S., per the network.

It’s now the most-watched HBO documentary series in over five years. That means it’s beat out some high profile documentaries like Pee-wee as Himself, Chimp Crazy, Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God and more.

This is certainly a strong performance for the series, likely aided by the vote of confidence from HBO to place it in the network’s marquee 9 p.m. Sunday night slot, following on the heels of The Last of Us, The White Lotus and The Gilded Age. That generally has signaled to viewers that a series should be on their radar and thus can be a force for driving engagement.

“The Python Hunt” is that rare case where an indie film easily raises financing, grabs upbeat response from audiences and critics at a film festival, wins a prize, and launches multiple sales bids. After a rousing response at the big Alamo Drafthouse Lamar screening at SXSW, this colorful, populist portrait of a swath of python hunters — and by extension, America — could hit a commercial nerve.

Here’s how the filmmakers did it.

Work with your friends.

Filmmaker Lance Oppenheim brought an idea to his old Florida buddy Xander Robin (“Are We Not Cats”). They had been trying to make a movie together for years, and Robin had labored on his own film about the pet trade in the Florida Everglades that never got off the ground. The concept: cover the annual Python Challenge, a competition that pays $10,000 to the one hunter in 1,000 who brings in the most Burmese snakes, which...

On Thursday January 30 2025, TLC broadcasts Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God!

Season 1 Episode 2 Episode Summary

The upcoming episode of “Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God” promises to delve deep into the complex relationship between Amy and Jason, who is known as the final Father God. This episode will explore the challenges Amy faces as she navigates her role within the cult while dealing with her past struggles with alcohol and drug abuse.

As the episode unfolds, viewers will witness Amy’s health taking a turn for the worse. Her followers believe that she is enduring humanity’s pain, which adds a layer of intensity to her situation. This belief puts pressure on Amy, as she feels she must continue her mission without seeking outside medical help. The tension between her health and her responsibilities will likely create a gripping narrative.

The dynamics between Amy, Jason, and...

On Thursday January 30 2025, TLC broadcasts Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God!

Season 1 Episode 1 Episode Summary

The upcoming episode of “Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God” on TLC promises to delve deeper into the life and beliefs of Amy Carlson, who claims the title of Mother God. This episode will explore her rise as a self-proclaimed spiritual leader and the formation of the Love Has Won movement. Viewers will get a closer look at how Carlson attracted followers and the teachings that define her controversial belief system.

The episode will feature interviews with former members and those affected by the movement. Their stories may shed light on the experiences within the group and the impact of Carlson’s leadership. The emotional journeys of these individuals could provide a contrasting perspective to Carlson’s message, highlighting the complexities of faith and belief.

As the episode unfolds, it may...

The second episode of “Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God” promises to dive deeper into Amy’s complex relationship with Jason, the final Father God. As the story unfolds, viewers will see how this connection influences the dynamics within the cult. The episode explores Amy’s struggles with alcohol and drug abuse, shedding light on her past and how it shapes her present.

As Amy’s health begins to decline, her devoted followers believe that she is taking on the pain of humanity. This belief complicates her situation, as her acolytes insist that seeking outside medical help would undermine her mission. The tension between her health and her responsibilities as a leader creates a gripping narrative that raises questions about faith, sacrifice, and the limits of devotion.

This episode, airing at 9:20 Pm on Thursday, January 30, 2025, on TLC, is set to be an emotional rollercoaster. The challenges Amy faces will resonate with viewers,...

Benny Safdie talks about his split from brother and partner-in-film Josh — and reveals he doesn’t know if and when the Uncut Gems duo will reunite — in a new interview.

Since the release of the Safdies’ Adam Sandler-starring hit in 2019, the brothers have collaborated to produce docuseries like Telemarketers and Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God, but they haven’t returned to film directing. (The bros last co-directed Forget’s “100 Seats” music video back in late 2022.)

Instead, Benny — two years younger than Josh — has focused on his...

Benny Safdie is late.

Frantic and a bit sweaty, he arrives at Westside Restaurant 40 minutes past our 10 a.m. breakfast, and just five minutes after I email his publicist, “Did Benny forget about the interview?”

Benny forgot about the interview.

Out of breath, he profusely apologizes, offering a Mad Lib of an explanation: “I was spray-painting a Tin Man costume in Central Park.”

Before that, Safdie spends three and a half hours answering my questions, legs cramping in a tight booth, metallic-smudged hands dancing around a heated corn muffin. “This place is awesome,” he says after a stack of plates shatters on the old tiled floor, as servers bark omelet orders across the narrow restaurant.

Safdie, 37, grew up bouncing between his divorced parents in Queens and the Upper West Side, and says he’s been coming to this particular spot since his teenage years, when it used to be open all night.

How does a McDonald’s manager with three young children end up becoming a cult leader who believes she has birthed the entire human race, been reincarnated as Jesus, Joan of Arc, and Marilyn Monroe and is spiritually connected to late actor Robin Williams?

Hannah Olson’s three-part HBO docuseries “Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God” attempts to answer that question.

The series, which is currently streaming on Max, begins with Colorado police discovering a mummified body lying on an enshrined queen-sized bed, wrapped in a sleeping bag decorated with Christmas lights. As the police officer’s bodycam gets closer to the bed, his flashlight reveals that the corpse’s face is not only severely gaunt, but also distinctly blue with glitter around the eye sockets. Eventually, the body is identified as Amy Carlson, former leader of the cult Love Has Won. Autopsy reports would later conclude that Carlson died of alcohol abuse,...

When Amy Carlson’s mummified body was found in April 2021, it looked like a blue skeleton. It was also in a sleeping bag wrapped in Christmas lights. Her followers in the Love Has Won cult were apparently still waiting for the Galactics, a group of dead luminaries led by Robin Williams, to come pick her up in their spaceship. Somehow, this never happened. Instead, the cops came.

On planet Earth this could all easily pass for insanity. But the Love Has Won crew thought Earth was for suckers, as we learn in the riveting,...

Max’s Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God features a cast of various interviewees that chronicle the life and death of cult leader Amy Carlson.

Directed by Hannah Olson, Love Has Won revolves around the mysterious cult led by Carlson who tells the story of how she became a self-proclaimed spiritual savior.

The three-part docuseries tackles the consequences of faith driven by conspiracy and how it has an everlasting effect on its followers.

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After abruptly leaving her family, Amy Carlson proclaimed herself able to take on humanity’s pain, calling herself “Mother God,” centering herself as a charismatic cult leader. You can see the entire tragic story in the new Max documentary “Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God,” available on Monday, Nov. 13. Despite professing faith in universal love, the cult had a darker, conspiracy-laden side as well. Blinded by her beliefs, fueled by alcohol and drugs, and with a distrust of science and medicine, Amy became trapped in a reality of her own making, eventually succumbing to a death that her followers understood as her ascension to the next realm. You can watch with a 7-Day Free Trial of Max.

How to Watch ‘Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God’ Premiere When: Monday, November 13, 2023 Where: Max Stream: Watch with a 7-Day Free Trial of Max. 7-Day Free Trial$9.99+ / month Max...

Is Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God a true-crime documentary? It’s shot like one, albeit with the benefit of 2,700 archived live streams so it doesn’t have to rely on reenactments.

And it plays like one, spinning out from ordinary beginnings to red flags to shattering consequences with the inevitability of tires on black ice. But up until the end of the story, there’s no crime to investigate — at one point, a concerned parent calls the police, only to be told nothing can be done — and the offenses that are eventually committed are all nonviolent. Among the many jaw-dropping details in this story, the most inexplicable is this: Amy Carlson did this to herself.

In the upcoming episode of “Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God,” Season 1 Episode 2, airing on Monday, November 20, 2023, at 9:00 Pm on HBO, viewers will delve into the complex dynamics of Amy’s relationship with Jason, the final Father God. The episode sheds light on Amy’s history of alcohol and drug abuse and explores the consequences of her followers’ beliefs. As Amy’s health deteriorates, her acolytes claim she is absorbing humanity’s pain, leading to a critical juncture where seeking outside medical care becomes a challenge if she is to fulfill her perceived mission.

The episode provides a sobering look into the intricacies of the cult and the impact of its beliefs on individuals. Tune in for an exploration of the events surrounding Love Has Won and the unfolding narrative of Amy’s journey within the cult.

Release Date & Time: 9:00 Pm Monday 20 November 2023 on HBO

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The eerie, extremely-online world of the the cult Love Has Won, and its founder Amy “Mother God” Carlson, are getting the full HBO docuseries treatment.

The new trailer for Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God starts at the only place to start with the Carlson/Love Has Won story: bodycam footage of police officers entering a house and learning, “Mother is in rest. She has rested.” There’s not much footage after that, just an officer walking towards a room filled with glowing, multicolored lights, which can only...

The HBO Original three-part documentary series Love Has Won: The Cult Of Mother God, directed by Hannah Olson (HBO’s “Baby God” and “The Last Cruise”), debuts Monday, November 13 at 9:00 p.m. Et/Pt on HBO and will be available to stream on Max, followed by episodes two and three airing subsequent Mondays at the same time.

Synopsis: Love Has Won: The Cult Of Mother God chronicles the life and death of Amy Carlson, also known as “Mother God,” a self-proclaimed spiritual savior who promised an escape from the “3D” world via her online manifestos and live-streaming sessions. As her most fervent acolytes came to live with Amy, they cared for “Mother God,” whose health gradually declined. Amy’s followers joined her in believing that her physical demise was the result of her taking on the pain of the world, and that her deterioration would ultimately lead to her...

Exclusive: HBO is in production on Love Has Won, a new docuseries about the obscure religious group branded a cult by many, and its leader Amy Carlson, with Baby God director Hannah Olson set to direct.

The series will tell the story of Carlson, Aka Mother God, and Love Has Won with exclusive access to key subjects and previously unpublished archival material, according to HBO.

The Love Has Won movement has been described as a combination of New Age spirituality, conspiracy theories, and elements from mainstream Abrahamic religions. The group proclaimed that Carlson was a divine, 19-billion-year-old being who had birthed all creation. Carlson claimed she had been reincarnated 534 times, including as Jesus, Joan of Arc, Marilyn Monroe and Cleopatra, and would lead 144,000 people into a mystical “5th dimension”.

The mummified remains of the 45-year-old Carlson were found April 28 wrapped in Christmas lights in a home in Crestone, Colorado, the...