HBO Greenlights ‘Love Has Won’ Docuseries Based On Real-Life Cult

HBO has greenlit the production on Love Has Won, a new docuseries about the obscure religious group that many people believe to be a cult, and its leader Amy Carlson. Director Hannah Olson (Baby God) is set to direct the series.

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will tell the story of Carlson, aka Mother God, and Love Has Won, with exclusive access to key subjects and previously unpublished archival material, according to HBO (as reported exclusively by Deadline).

Hannah Olson has previously directed Baby God, another HBO documentary film about Dr. Quincy Fortier, who covertly used his own sperm to inseminate his fertility patients for more than 30 years. Olson is also set to direct the feature doc This Is Not Financial Advice about the recent GameStop financial saga.

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. She claimed that she could heal people of cancer and described her group as a paradigm for bringing peace to Earth.

The mummified remains of the 45-year-old Carlson were found earlier this year on April 28 in a sleeping bag and wrapped in Christmas lights, surrounded by a shrine. Glittery makeup encircled the eyes. Parts of the corpse were mummified, whereas the eyes were missing.

According to Saguache County Coroner Tom Perrin, the deterioration of Carlson’s body suggested that she might have been dead long before she was found. Sheriff Dan Warwick said there was no evidence of foul play. However, seven suspected group members were taken into custody and accused of mishandling the corpse.

Carlson’s family mourned her loss. Most of her family members never saw her when she left home 13 years ago, although they said they unsuccessfully tried many times to get her to seek help. The family went on the CBS talk show Dr. Phil in September to reach out to her, but no avail.

Carlson’s sister, Chelsea Renninger, said,

“Even though she wasn’t innocent in all this, she didn’t deserve to die the way she did.”

Chelsea Renninger

Love Has Won posted a statement and a video to the group’s now-deleted Facebook page acknowledging that Carlson had “ascended.” The organization’s website is no longer accessible.

About Love Has Won

Love Has Won is an upcoming HBO docuseries about the obscure religious group and its leader Amy Carlson. Director Hannah Olson (Baby God) is set to direct the series.

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 group has been described as a cult by ex-members and media outlets.

Source: Deadline