The Way Down (TV series)

[3] Nile Cappello began researching Gwen Shamblin Lara and The Remnant Fellowship, spending months getting to know former members.

[4] Cappello brought the project to Campfire, who agreed to produce the series, and asked Marina Zenovich to direct.

[5] The producers had reached out to Gwen Shamblin Lara and The Remnant Fellowship for an interview, but all declined.

[7] During the final stages of post-production on the series, Gwen Shamblin Lara died in a plane crash.

Afterward, people who had been unwilling to speak about their experiences with Shamblin Lara and The Remnant Fellowship reached out to Zenovich.