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 literallyhug to see what happens next...
Season 1 Episode 1 of Cult resulted in a 0.30 rating in the 18-49 demographic.
s01e01 - You're Next
s01e02 - In the Blood
s01e03 - Being Billy
s01e04 - Get With the Program
s01e05 - The Kiss
s01e06 - The Good Fight
s01e07 - Suffer the Children
s01e08 - The Devil You Know
s01e09 - Off to See the Wizard
s01e10 - The Prophecy of St. Clare
s01e11 - Flip the Script
s01e12 - 1987
s01e13 - Executive Producer Steven Rae
Investigative journalist Jeff Sefton has learned to laugh off his 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 show "Cult" and its rabid fans.
The only person who seems willing to help Jeff with his investigation is Skye, a young research assistant for "Cult", who has also started to grow suspicious of the increasingly dark happenings surrounding the show. The fictitious show, centered on the cat-and-mouse game between charismatic cult leader Billy Grimm and LAPD detective Kelly Collins, has become an obsession for its viewers - and now some of its devotees seem to be taking their fixation to deadly extremes in the real world.
As Jeff and Skye dig deeper into the fan world, they discover that the gruesome plot twists on television are much more than fantasy for some very unfortunate people. The hardcore fans of "Cult" wouldhug to see what happens nextâ?¦