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The Pretender
TV series / 1996

The Pretender

DramaMysterySci-fi & fantasy

★ 7.4/10228 votes

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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The seasons

Season 1 Season 1 1996 · 22 episodes Season details

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Season 2 Season 2 1997 · 22 episodes Season details

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Season 3 Season 3 1998 · 22 episodes Season details

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Season 4 Season 4 1999 · 20 episodes Season details

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Special episodes
Specials 2001 · 2 episodes Season details

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Cast

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Kim MyersJarod's Mother Sheri Sutherlandset medic Jason BrooksThomas Gates Jonathan OsserYounger Jarod Dennis CruzadoLittle Jarod Harve PresnellMr. Parker Jake LloydRonny Collins · Young Angelo / Timmy · Young Angelo Lenny Von DohlenMr. Cox Kelsey MulrooneyDebbie Broots (archive footage) · Angel · Debbie Broots Ericka Bryce Poniewazset medic George LazenbyMajor Charles Keene CurtisMr. Fenigor Willie GaultWillie the Sweeper Lisa CerasoliZoe Leigh Taylor-YoungMichelle Lucca Stamatis Zachary BrowneYoung Kyle Marisa PetroroEmily · Emily (uncredited) Viktoria FischWoman · Newswoman · Technician Katie MitchellDr. Christine Brant · Dr. Sarah Corey · Nancy Wright Leland OrserArgyle David SawyerYoung Mr. Parker · Sheriff Dan WilsonHelicopter Pilot · Worker #1 · Bennie Jack KehlerBig Bob · Cooper · Newt (Uncredited) Gerard SandersDoctor John BeasleyJanitor at NuGenesis Tyler ChristopherEthan Clausen / Mirage Linda CarlsonHarriet Tashman James TolkanFBI Special Agent Korkos Jesse HeadJ.R. Miller Haley Joel OsmentDavey Simpkins Paul EidingBernie Baxley Judith HoagCaptain Angela Wiley · Gail Reese Kara ZedikerIvy · Ivy (archive footage) Jeremy RobertsEfram Bartlett Kenneth MarsBenny Dean NorrisSheriff Whalen · Tommy Larson Cali TimminsRebecca Simons (uncredited) · Rebecca Simons(uncredited) John BillingsleyKenny (archive footage) · Kenny Jon PolitoConstantin Falzone · Ben Hansel Jim HaynieBen Miller Jonathan HernandezBilly Lomax (archive footage) · Billy Lomax Jay AcovoneDet. Stan Wilkins Robert Curtis BrownMr. Brewster Barbara BabcockEdna Raines Connie RayDeputy Marilyn Miller · Deputy Miller (archive footage) James Whitmore Jr.Captain Russ Osborne (archive footage) · Captain Russ Osborne James SutoriusDr. Christopher Fein Don HarveyMr. Job · Joey Melino Nancy EverhardDr. Cynthia deWitt Rachel WinfreeRealtor · Nurse Jeffrey DonovanKyle · Kyle/John Doe Amir AboulelaGar · Lead Gunman Darren KennedyNicholas Stamatis Dan BucatinskyEmery Ulysses CuadraKid Joe UngerEldridge Hailey Melora HardinWendy Dawson Jay HarringtonDet. Maxwell Channon RoePat Rush Ron RoggéOrderly Julia CampbellKristi Kincaid Stuart StoneChris Mia KorfAnna Rockmond DunbarJoe Taylor Bobby EdnerRyan Wells Bert RemsenFather Moore Sullivan WalkerMutumbo Alex CarterCraig Winston

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