Series synopsis
Cult is an American mystery drama television series that premiered on The CW on February 19, 2013. It ended on July 12, 2013. It was created by Rockne S. O'Bannon. It stars Alona Tal, Robert Knepper, Jessica Lucas and Matthew Davis.
After a rash of disappearances and a likely murder, an inquisitive, young female production assistant on a wildly popular television show called Cult joins a journalist blogger in investigating the rabid fans of the series who might be re-creating crimes seen on the program, in real life.
Premise
After a rash of disappearances and a likely murder, an inquisitive, young female production assistant on a wildly popular television show called Cult joins a journalist blogger in investigating the rabid fans of the series who might be re-creating crimes seen on the program, in real life.
Premise: Seeing is deceiving.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Alona Tal as Kelly Collins
- Robert Knepper as Billy Grimm
- Jessica Lucas as Skye Yarrow
- Matthew Davis as Jeff
- Jeffrey Pierce as Stuart
- Kadeem Hardison as Paz
- James Pizzinato as Nate
- Christian Michael Cooper as Andy
Supporting cast
- Shauna Johannesen as Meadow Roberts
- Marie Avgeropoulos as Kirstie
Guest cast
- Teryl Rothery as Cathy McDonald
- Stacey Farber as E.J.
- Bailey Skodje as Young Kelly
- Kate Bateman as Cashier
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 13 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 13 | February 19, 2013 | July 12, 2013 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
You're Next Investigative journalist Jeff Sefton has learned to laugh off his younger brother Nate's relentless string of obsessions, especially his latest rant that a hit TV show intends to harm him. However, when his brother mysteriously disappears, Jeff takes Nate's paranoia seriously, and in the process uncovers the dark underworld of the TV series "Cult" and its rabid fans, who are obsessed with the show's charismatic cult leader, Billy Grimm. As the show's gruesome plot twists begin to play out in the real world, Jeff enlists the help of a young research assistant Skye in a race to save Nate and unravel the mystery behind the TV series whose hardcore fans would literally kill to see what happens next... |
February 19, 2013 |
| 2 |
In the Blood Jeff enlists tech-savvy E.J. to help in his search for his brother Nate. Skye finally reveals to Jeff that she took the researcher job on “Cult” to learn more about Steven Rae. Meanwhile, at the production office, associate producer Peter Grey brushes off Skye’s concerns that some of the “Cult” fans believe there are hidden messages embedded in the show. On the television show, Kelly and Paz discover a body buried vertically, and Kelly believes that this might be a message from Billy. |
February 26, 2013 |
| 3 |
Being Billy Jeff finds a surprise visitor in Nate’s apartment who tells him about a dangerous on-campus game that Nate had been hosting known as "Being Billy," which involves role-playing scenes from past "Cult" episodes. Jeff and Skye follow clues that might explain the next scene the players will try to recreate. Meanwhile, E.J. (Stacy Farber) searches Nate’s laptop and finds that he’s been active online and sent a cryptic email to a hidden recipient list. On the television show, Kelly confronts Billy. |
March 8, 2013 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | The CW |
|---|---|
| First aired | February 19, 2013 |
| Last aired | July 12, 2013 |
| Runtime | 42 minutes |
| Status | canceled |
| Schedule | Friday at 21:00:00 |