Helter Skelter: An American Myth

Helter Skelter: An American Myth

2020 | 1 Seasons | TV-MA
You think you know the story... you don't.
Helter Skelter: An American Myth

Storyline

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.
  • Genre
    Documentary, Crime
  • Type
    Documentary
  • Network
    Epix
  • Status
    Ended
  • First Aired
    26 July 2020
  • Last Aired
    30 August 2020
  • Seasons
    1
  • Episodes
    6
  • Language
    English

Cast

Charles Manson

Charles Manson

Self (archive footage)
Dianne Lake

Dianne Lake

Self - Former Family Member
Catherine Share

Catherine Share

Self - Former Family Member
Ivor Davis

Ivor Davis

Self - Author, Journalist
Jeff Guinn

Jeff Guinn

Self - Author
Bobby Beausoleil

Bobby Beausoleil

Self - Former Family Member (voice)

Gregg Jakobson

Self - Music Producer

Brooks Poston

Self - Former Family Member (archive audio)

Stephanie Schram

Self - Former Family Member

David Dalton

Self - Photographer & Journalist
Sharon Tate

Sharon Tate

Self (archive footage)
Danny DeCarlo

Danny DeCarlo

Self - Straight Satans (archive footage)
Linda Kasabian

Linda Kasabian

Self - Former Family Member (archive footage)
Susan Atkins

Susan Atkins

Self - Former Family Member (archive footage)
Roman Polanski

Roman Polanski

Self - Widower of Sharon Tate (archive footage)
Dennis Wilson

Dennis Wilson

Self (archive footage)
Johnny Echols

Johnny Echols

Self - Lead Guitarist, Love

Phil Kaufman

Self - Fellow Manson Inmate

David Felton

Self - Journalist
Jay Sebring

Jay Sebring

Self (archive footage)

Al Wiman

Self - KABC Reporter

Barbara Hoyt

Self - Former Family Member (archive footage)

Sandi Gibbons

Self - Journalist
Tex Watson

Tex Watson

Self - Former Family Member (archive audio)

Virginia Graham

Self - Prosecution Witness
Terry Melcher

Terry Melcher

Self - Music Producer (archive footage)
Lynette Fromme

Lynette Fromme

Self - Former Family Member (archive footage)
Patricia Krenwinkel

Patricia Krenwinkel

Self - Former Family Member (archive footage)

Steve Oney

Self - Journalist, Author

Linda Deutsch

Self - AP Journalist

Bill McBride

Self - Juror #3

Vincent Bugliosi

Self - Deputy District Attorney (archive footage)
Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr.

Self (archive footage)
Lyndon B. Johnson

Lyndon B. Johnson

Self (archive footage)
Michael Caine

Michael Caine

Self (archive footage)

Kay Hinman Martley

Self - Cousin of Gary Hinman (voice)

John Catlett

Self - Benwood-McMechen, WV Resident

Virginia Brautigan

Self - Benwood-McMechen, WV Resident

George Sidiropolis

Self - Benwood-McMechen, WV Resident

David Smith

Self - Haight Ashbury Clinic Founder
Ronald Reagan

Ronald Reagan

Self (archive footage)
Peter Coyote

Peter Coyote

Self - Actor, Diggers Early Core Member
Timothy Leary

Timothy Leary

Self (archive footage)

Domenic Priore

Self - Author

Allan Swerdloff

Self - Artist
Kimberlé Crenshaw

Kimberlé Crenshaw

Self - Civil Rights Expert
Stokely Carmichael

Stokely Carmichael

Self (archive footage)
Leslie Van Houten

Leslie Van Houten

Self - Former Family Member (archive audio)

David Williams

Self - Author
Bernard Crowe

Bernard Crowe

Self (archive footage)

Leno LaBianca

Self (archive footage)

Louise LaBianca

Self - Daughter of Leno LaBianca (voice)
Voytek Frykowski

Voytek Frykowski

Self (archive footage)

Abigail Folger

Self (archive footage)

Paul Crockett

Self (archive audio)
Deborah Herman

Deborah Herman

Self - Author
Sandra Good

Sandra Good

Self - Former Family Member (archive footage)

Stephen Kay

Self - Deputy District Attorney

Bill Robles

Self - Courtroom Illustrator

Gary Brucato

Self - Clinical Psychologist, Author

Crew

Logan Schneider

Director of Photography

Eduardo Fierro

Director of Photography

Paul Morantz

Thanks
Lesley Chilcott

Lesley Chilcott

Director

Steve Prestemon

Editor

Elizabeth Davies

Executive Producer

Jill Burkhart

Executive Producer

Eli Frankel

Executive Producer

Michael Wright

Executive Producer

Rebecca Halpern

Supervising Producer
Greg Berlanti

Greg Berlanti

Executive Producer

Erika Kennair

Producer

Mike Darnell

Executive Producer
Sarah Schechter

Sarah Schechter

Executive Producer

Brooke Karzen

Executive Producer
Barbara Kopple

Barbara Kopple

Executive Producer
Lesley Chilcott

Lesley Chilcott

Executive Producer
Leo Birenberg

Leo Birenberg

Music

Willa Yudell

Music Supervisor
Christophe Beck

Christophe Beck

Music