NBC · Ended

The Pretender

Drama, Adventure, Mystery · 1996 · Rated 7.3/10

Last aired: S4 E?, The Pretender: Island of the Haunted · 2001-12-10

Jarod is a Pretender - a genius whose exceptional intelligence allows him to assume various identities at will, be it doctor, test pilot or lawyer. Taken from his parents at an early age, Jarod was brought up in the Centre, a think-tank facility where he believed his computer-like mind was being used to benefit mankind. But when he learned the simulations he solved were being sold to the highest-bidder no matter what their intent, Jarod escaped. Now on the run, Jarod embarks on a search for his true identity while also attempting to balance out any wrong his simulations have caused by helping people who are as powerless as he once was.

Cast

Michael T. Weiss Jarod

Andrea Parker Miss Parker

Patrick Bauchau Sydney

Jon Gries Broots

Season 4

Season 1 Season 2 Season 3 Season 4

E1 The World's Changing 1999-09-25 · 60 min Jarod is a prisoner of the Centre, but he escapes to try to save the lives of two researchers. Meanwhile, Miss Parker is recovering from being wounded.

E2 Survival 1999-10-02 · 60 min As Miss Parker and Mr. Lyle struggle to survive in a trap that he set for them, Jarod investigates a soldier's supposed suicide during isolation training.

E3 Angel's Flight 1999-10-30 · 60 min Jarod poses as a San Francisco police detective, in order to try to find a teen who has disappeared; meanwhile, Miss Parker wonders about a Centre newcomer.

E4 Risque Business 1999-11-06 · 60 min Jarod poses as a sex therapist, in order to try to find out the circumstances surrounding an attack on a female therapist.

E5 Road Trip 1999-11-13 · 60 min While Jarod befriends a woman on the run, Miss Parker, Sydney and Broots embark on a movie-inspired expedition.

E6 Extreme 1999-12-04 · 60 min Jarod investigates the events that left a bungee jumper in a coma; meanwhile, Miss Parker, Sydney and Broots follow a "Let's Make a Deal" series of clues.

E7 Wild Child 1999-12-11 · 60 min Jarod poses as a psychiatrist, in order to try to learn the identity of a "wild child" found in the forest and the circumstances surrounding her ordeal.

E8 Rules of Engagement 2000-01-08 · 60 min While FBI hostage negotiator Jarod deals with two brothers who have taken over a hospital, Miss Parker tries to help her father, who's in hiding.

E9 'Til Death Do Us Part 2000-01-15 · 60 min Jarod gives Miss Parker information that may help her solve Thomas's murder; meanwhile, a killing at the Centre casts suspicion on Mr. Parker.

E10 Spin Doctor 2000-02-05 · 60 min A crossover episode with "The Profiler" finds Rachel and Bailey working with Secret Service agent Jarod to solve the murder of the man who helped in his initial escape from the Centre.

E11 Cold Dick 2000-02-12 · 60 min In the style of old detective movies, Jarod poses as a Las Vegas PI searching for a missing showgirl.

E12 Lifeline 2000-02-19 · 60 min Jarod becomes a bodyguard for a gunworks owner and his fiancée, who's hiding a couple of secrets.

E13 Ghosts From the Past 2000-02-26 · 60 min While Jarod poses as a member of a racist group, Angelo is convinced that someone from Jarod's past is out to kill him.

E14 The Agent of Year Zero 2000-03-11 · 60 min Jarod poses as a Government agent in order to help a visually impaired Cambodian woman who accidentally encounters the colonel responsible for the killing of her family.

E15 Junk 2000-03-25 · 60 min Jarod poses as a drug addict to help a mother who was once addicted and is now in rehab, but doesn't understand how she got there.

E16 School Daze 2000-04-22 · 60 min Jarod poses as a sixth-grade teacher to help a young murder witness; in another plotline, Miss Parker is reunited with a woman from her past.

E17 Meltdown 2000-04-29 · 60 min While Jarod plays gang member, attempting to find a little girl's killer, Miss Parker tries to learn about a project concerning her late mother.

E18 Corn Man A Comin 2000-05-06 · 60 min After buying a camcorder at a pawn shop, Jarod tries to find the mother and daughter on the tape, which ends with them in peril.

E19 The Inner Sense (1) 2000-05-13 · 60 min The fourth-season finale has Jarod being contacted by his father, who tells him where to locate his sister.

E20 The Inner Sense (2) 2000-05-13 · 60 min Facts become clearer concerning Ethan and Mr. Raines; Zoe is kidnapped.

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