The Pretender (1996)
Synopsis
Raised in a secret facility built for experimenting on children, Jarod is a genius who can master any profession and become anyone he has to be. When he realizes as an adult that he's actually a prisoner and his captors are not as benevolent as he's been told, he breaks out. While trying to find his real identity, Jarod helps those he encounters and tries to avoid the woman sent to retrieve him.
First Air Date: 1996-09-19
Last Air Date: 2000-05-13
Number of Seasons: 4
Number of Episodes: 86
Created By: Steven Long Mitchell, Craig W. Van Sickle
Networks: NBC
Top Cast
- Michael T. Weiss as Jarod
- Andrea Parker as Miss Parker
- Patrick Bauchau as Sydney
- Jon Gries as Broots
- Richard Marcus as Mr. Raines
- James Denton as Mr. Lyle
- Sam Ayers as Sam the Sweeper
- Paul Dillon as Angelo
- Ryan Merriman as Young Jarod
- Alex Wexo as Young Sydney
Seasons
Specials (2001)
No overview available for this season.
Episodes:
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Ep. 1: The Pretender 2001
Jarod and Miss Parker learn more about their pasts, as Jarod attempts to stop another Pretender from seeking revenge against the powers that be at The Centre.
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Ep. 2: The Pretender: The Island of the Haunted
Through a series of bizarre circumstances, Jarod and Miss Parker find themselves trapped together on a strange island in a life and death situation, out of which come some of the most important revelations about their pasts.
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