Plot Synopsis

Featuring archival footage, newly-unearthed images, and never-before-accessed interviews from former family members and journalists first on the scene and in the courtroom, HELTER SKELTER: AN AMERICAN MYTH is a six-part documentary series that reveals new perspectives on the Crime of the Century. Over 50 years have passed since Charles Manson and his cultishly devoted followers committed their horrific crimes, and yet, the public remains truly in the dark about The Manson Family and their journey into the abyss. How can one story be so well known, so legendary, and yet so little understood? This docuseries upends what people think they know about this layered and complex story and cast an entirely new light on the story.