Michael T. Weiss
Jarrod Russell
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- 1. The Pilot Sep 19, 1996
- A genius assumes various identities to help others.
- 2. Every Picture Tells a Story Sep 28, 1996
- After a fisherman dies, Jarod joins the Coast Guard to expose two rogue officers who are smuggling.
- 3. Flyer Oct 19, 1996
- Jarod becomes a test pilot to investigate a potentially faulty computer system.
With Michael T. Weiss, Andrea Parker, Patrick Bauchau, Jon Gries. A specially gifted man, with the ability to instantly master any skill, escapes from a secret testing facility and travels the country taking on different jobs and helping strangers while hiding from his kidnappers.
- (17K)
- 1996-09-19
- Action, Drama, Mystery
- 60
The Pretender is an American action drama series about a genius impostor who escapes from a sinister think tank and helps people in need. The series ran for four seasons on NBC from 1996 to 2000 and spawned two sequel films and a book series.
When Jarod gets a message from Sydney, to meet him at a small town. But when he arrives and asks for him, everyone in town acts strange. Eventually he is arrested by the Sheriff who then turns him over to Mr. Lyle who plans to turn him over to the Centre.
Jarod is a Pretender - a genius whose exceptional intelligence allows him to assume various identities at will, be it doctor, test pilot or lawyer. 1,498 IMDb 7.5 1997 22 episodes. X-Ray 13+. Suspense · Drama · Action · Science Fiction. Join Prime.
- 43 min
A comprehensive list of episodes for the NBC television series The Pretender, which ran from 1996 to 2000. The series follows Jarod, a genius who can assume any identity, and his pursuers from the Center.
No. OverallNo. In SeasonTitleDirected By11"Pilot"22"Every Picture Tells a Story"33"Flyer"44"Curious Jarod"The Pretender. 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...
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.
