'Cult' (The CW)

( the CW / May 13, 2012 )

Midseason Drama

Premise: When investigative journalist Jeff Sefton's brother Nate 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..

Stars: Matt Davis (“The Vampire Diaries”), Jessica Lucas (“Melrose Place"), Alona Tal (“Supernatural") and Robert Knepper (“Prison Break").

Production team: Executive producers Rockne S. O’Bannon (“Farscape"), Josh Schwartz (“Gossip Girl”), Stephanie Savage (“Hart of Dixie”), Len Goldstein (“Hart of Dixie”) and Jason Ensler (“Franklin & Bash”).