TV series
The Pretender
Overview
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.
Details
- First air date
- 1996-09-19
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 4 seasons
- Episodes
- 86 episodes
- Genres
- Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Network
- NBC
- Production
- 20th Century Fox Television, NBC Studios, MTM Enterprises
- Country
- US
- Original language
- EN
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
- Pamela Gidley as Brigitte
- Ashley Peldon as Young Miss Parker
Creators and crew
- Craig W. Van Sickle - Creator
- Steven Long Mitchell - Creator
- Steven Long Mitchell - Producer
- Craig W. Van Sickle - Producer
- Juan Carlos Coto - Producer
- Jan DeWitt - Producer
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