The Pretender (1996)

6
/ 10
3 User Ratings
43m
Running Time

4
Seasons

86
Episodes

September 19, 1996
Release Date

TV
IMDb ratings
7.5
The Pretender

The Pretender (1996)

6
/ 10
3 User Ratings
43m
Running Time

4
Seasons

86
Episodes

September 19, 1996
Release Date

External Links & Social Media
Network & Production Companies
20th Century Fox Television
NBC Studios
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Plot.

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.

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Cast & Crew.

Jeffrey Hutchinson

Jeffrey Hutchinson

Brandon Larson

Joel McCrary

Joel McCrary

Butch

Elizabeth Sampson

Elizabeth Sampson

Kelli

Mary Beth McDonough

Mary Beth McDonough

Mrs. Falk

Viktoria Fisch

Viktoria Fisch

Technician

Lisa Anne Peterson

Lisa Anne Peterson

Airline Rep

Linda Janello

Linda Janello

Sobbing Woman

Lynn Blades

Lynn Blades

Reporter

Cara Rose

Cara Rose

Cindy Florence

Elizabeth Heflin

Elizabeth Heflin

Meg King

Details.

Release Date
September 19, 1996

Status
Ended

Seasons
4

Episodes
86

Running Time
43m

Genres

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This TV Show Is About.

undercover
anti hero
genius
conspiracy
evil corporation
impostor
boy genius
investigation
justice
manhunt
prodigy
Scripted

Wiki.

The Pretender is an American action drama television series created by Steven Long Mitchell and Craig W. Van Sickle, that aired on NBC from September 19, 1996, to May 13, 2000.

The series follows Jarod, a young man who is a "Pretender", a genius impostor able to quickly master the complex skill sets necessary to impersonate a member of any profession. He was kidnapped as a child by The Centre, a sinister think tank located in the fictional Blue Cove, Delaware. It exploited his Pretender abilities, but Jarod escaped as an adult and goes on the run. He is chased by a trio of Centre agents—Miss Parker (the daughter of a pivotal figure within The Centre), Sydney (a Centre psychologist who raised Jarod) and Broots (a Centre computer expert). In each episode, Jarod assumes a new professional identity (such as a doctor, lawyer, soldier, pilot) to investigate a crime framed on someone else, and deliver justice to the actual culprits. In the meantime, Jarod searches for his origins, and leads Miss Parker, Sydney and Broots on a chase to discover the dark secrets of The Centre, including how they are involved in the death of Miss Parker's mother.

The series was inspired by serial impostor Ferdinand Waldo Demara. It was a part of the network's Saturday night lineup until its cancellation after four seasons. TNT ordered two sequel television films that aired in 2001—The Pretender 2001 and The Pretender: Island of the Haunted. In 2013, creators Steven Long Mitchell and Craig W. Van Sickle began updating the story with a book series and graphic novels; the first, The Pretender: Rebirth, was published on October 7.

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