Cult (Prime Video): we skip or watch the new series on the creation of Loft Story ?

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Today, reality TV shows are commonplace on television channels. Even streaming platforms like Netflix and Prime Video want their share of the pie and are reinventing this television genre. But there had to be a beginning. As with everything. Do you remember Loft Story in 2001 ? Even if you haven't watched the show, you probably know that it had a considerable impact when it was released.

So, the new Prime Video series invites us to take a little leap in time and dive into the creation of Loft Story. Without warning, Cult is the gem to watch absolutely right now. We explain.

Cult: the good surprise of Prime Video

There are new series all the time. So much so that it can be difficult to know which one to watch, or not. At the start of this fall, there is one series that stands out: Cult. Prime Video takes us behind the scenes of the very first reality TV show in France. We would never have believed we would be so held in suspense, and yet…

Some may have forgotten, but it is undeniable: there was a before and an after Loft Story. It is not for nothing that the Prime Video series is called Cult. If my curiosity was piqued, nothing suggested the excellent surprise I had when discovering the first episode. And the following ones.

From the first minutes of episode 1, Cult grabs us and promises us a thrilling series. The pace is frenetic and perfectly mastered and we get caught up in the game very quickly. Who could have predicted that the creation of the first French reality TV show could be so captivating ? Not us. Yet, it is indeed the case.

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Matthieu Rumani (Family Business) and Nicolas Slomka (Fiasco) have managed to make the behind the scenes of Loft Story exciting, by offering us a dive into the within a group of young producers ready to do anything to be taken seriously and make a place for themselves. We delight in the various maneuvers to achieve their ends and the multiple power games of television. The writing of < em>Cult is intelligent and the episodes follow one another with ease. The societal dimension that the broadcast of Loft Story has taken on is particularly well highlighted.

Putting 11 candidates in a huge loft and filming them 24 hours a day shocked France. The most refractory did not hesitate to denounce abject voyeurism and a thirst for buzz and provocation. The debate took on extraordinary proportions, so much so that there were several demonstrations against the broadcast of Loft Story and the CSA was asked to rule.

If Cult is loosely inspired by real events, and many elements are, as we know, fictionalized for the sake of the series, it is nonetheless quite faithful. Marie Colomb (Laëtitia) is amazing and offers the audience a touching Loana with remarkable accuracy. Anaïde Rozam is impeccable in the role of Isabelle de Rochechouart (in reality, Alexia Laroche-Joubert who is also the producer of the series). Same story for Sami Outalbali (Sex Education) who brilliantly embodies the one who will see the “potential&#8221 of Loana and push for her to join the show.

If you are looking for a new series, all you have to do is binge-watcher Cult which stands out as the surprise of the moment. All six episodes are available on Prime Video now.

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