Cult: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

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...

Series details

• Title: Cult
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Thriller, Mystery
• Premiere date: 2013-02-19
• Final broadcast date listed: 2013-07-12
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: The CW
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 5.5/10
• TVMaze ID: 1021

Cast and credited roles

• Matthew Davis — Jeff Sefton
• Jessica Lucas — Skye Yarrow
• Alona Tal — Kelly Collins
• Robert Knepper — Billy Grimm
• Robert Knepper — Roger Reeves
• Alona Tal — Marti Gerritsen

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2013-02-19; final listed air date 2013-07-12; episode order: 13.

Source and licence

Adapted from Cult on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.