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Cult
SummaryAfter Jeff Sefton's (Matt Davis) brother mysteriously disappears, the clues point toward his current obsession, the TV show Cult. Jeff teams up with show's researcher Skye Yarrow (Jessica Lucas) to investigate the fans, the mysterious creator of Cult, and the show itself. Cult, the show-within-the-show is about a cult led by Billy Grimm, playe... Read More

Cult

Season 1 Premiere: 
Feb 12, 2013
Metascore
46
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Metascore
46
25% Positive
5 Reviews
45% Mixed
9 Reviews
30% Negative
6 Reviews
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Feb 19, 2013
75
Newsday
A not-bad techno-thriller that could go interesting places.
Feb 15, 2013
67
The Detroit News
You get the feeling creator Rockne S. O'Bannon is building a puzzle box to nowhere here, but Knepper's malevolent glare sets a nice, unhinged tone, and there's certainly plenty of room to move forward.
Feb 19, 2013
50
The New York Times
The occasional half-decent joke aside, the pilot episode of (the real) Cult is largely derivative, with a style and atmosphere reminiscent of better CW shows like “Supernatural” and “The Vampire Diaries,” and a mildly interesting, at best, metaphysical-mystery component that feels borrowed from “Lost.”
Feb 19, 2013
50
San Francisco Chronicle
Beyond the gimmick, will there be enough to maintain our interest? If not, Cult could easily wind up as one TV show in search of an audience.
Feb 14, 2013
40
Variety
The shiny exterior and show-within-a-show construct can't obscure the pilot's general incoherence--or nagging questions about where any of this might be heading.
Feb 19, 2013
25
Hitfix
An ill-conceived, poorly scripted, woodenly acted mess, Cult is watchably crazy, but that's the highest praise I can give it.
Feb 19, 2013
20
New York Daily News
Some scenes play like those stiff “re-creations” in crime reality shows and the camera’s constant quick-cuts promote headaches, not intrigue.
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  • Rockne S. O'Bannon Television
  • Fake Empire
  • CBS Television Studios
  • Warner Bros. Television
Feb 12, 2013
2 Seasons
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