Cult (TV series)
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| Genre | Mystery |
| Created by | Rockne S. O'Bannon |
| Starring | Matthew Davis |
| Composer(s) | Tim Jones |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 (list of episodes) |
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| Executive producer(s) |
Jason Ensler
Josh Schwartz
Steven Rae
Stephanie Savage
Len Goldstein
Rockne S. O'Bannon
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| Producer(s) | John B. Moranville |
| Location(s) | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Cinematography | Robert Gantz |
| Editor(s) | Matt Barber Kevin Mock |
| Running time | 42 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Rockne S. O’Bannon Television |
| Distributor | Warner Bros. Television Distribution |
| Release | |
| Original network | The CW |
| Original release | February 19 – July 12, 2013 |
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Cult is an American television series created by Rockne S. O'Bannon that ran on The CW from February 19 to July 12, 2013 and originally aired on Tuesdays at 9:00 pm Eastern/8:00 pm Central. The series centers on a journalist blogger and a production assistant, who investigate a series of mysterious disappearances that are linked to a popular television series named Cult.
On February 27, 2013, The CW announced that starting March 8 Cult would air on Fridays at 9:00 pm Eastern/8:00 pm Central. On April 10, 2013, Cult was canceled and removed from the schedule. The CW began airing the six remaining episodes on June 28, 2013.
The series follows Jeff (Matthew Davis), a journalist blogger, and Skye (Jessica Lucas), a production researcher on a popular television crime series called Cult, as they investigate the fans of the series, who could be re-creating the crimes committed on the series.
Cult was originally supposed to air on the now defunct network, The WB. When The WB was replaced by The CW, the executives of The CW at that time dropped the show, which was supposed to star Matthew Bomer. In January 2012, a revised version of the series was revived on The CW with a pilot order. The series was created by Rockne S. O'Bannon, who also serves as executive producer alongside Josh Schwartz, Stephanie Savage, Len Goldstein and the production companies Warner Bros. Television and Fake Empire Productions.
Jessica Lucas was cast in the lead role of Skye Yarrow in February 2012, a young production assistant who teams with a journalist blogger to investigate the fans of a popular television series entitled Cult.Alona Tal was cast next as Marti Gerritsen, the actress playing the role of Kelly Collins in the fictional series Cult.Robert Knepper then followed in the role of Roger Reeves, the actor playing the role of Billy Grimm in the show-within-a-show.Matthew Davis was cast in the lead role of Jeff Sefton, the journalist blogger working with Skye and Andrew Leeds was cast in the recurring role of Kyle Segal, the executive working on the show-within-a-show.Ben Hollingsworth will also have a recurring role, as associate producer Peter Grey.Stacey Farber joined the series in a recurring role as E.J. a tech-savvy girl, who works with Jeff and helps him in the search for his sibling.
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