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The Pretender (1996)

Action · Drama · Mystery

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.

IMDb rating
7.5 (18,009 votes)
Seasons
4
Language
EN
Type
TV series
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Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1996)

7.64 avg 22 episodes 7.8 → 8.3 47 min avg

Ep 1: 7.8 · 277 votesEp 2: 7.6 · 202 votesEp 3: 7.5 · 191 votesEp 4: 7.7 · 189 votesEp 5: 7.6 · 187 votesEp 6: 7.7 · 178 votesEp 7: 7.5 · 170 votesEp 8: 7.9 · 185 votesEp 9: 7.4 · 169 votesEp 10: 7.5 · 169 votesEp 11: 7.5 · 163 votesEp 12: 7.3 · 158 votesEp 13: 7.3 · 153 votesEp 14: 8.0 · 173 votesEp 15: 7.2 · 151 votesEp 16: 7.7 · 141 votesEp 17: 7.7 · 148 votesEp 18: 7.5 · 132 votesEp 19: 7.5 · 130 votesEp 20: 7.6 · 135 votesEp 21: 8.2 · 152 votesEp 22: 8.3 · 146 votes
Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Pilot7.8277
2Every Picture Tells a Story7.6202
3Flyer7.5191
4Curious Jarod7.7189
5The Paper Clock7.6187
6To Serve and Protect7.7178
7A Virus Among Us7.5170
8Not Even a Mouse7.9185
9Mirage7.4169
10The Better Part of Valor7.5169
11Bomb Squad7.5163
12Prison Story7.3158
13Bazooka Jarod7.3153
14Ranger Jarod8.0173
15Jaroldo!7.2151
16Under the Reds7.7141
17Keys7.7148
18Unhappy Landings7.5132
19Jarod's Honor7.5130
20Baby Love7.6135
21Dragon House: Part 18.2152
22Dragon House: Part 28.3146

Season 2 (1997)

8.04 avg 22 episodes 7.6 → 8.7 47 min avg

Ep 1: 7.6 · 144 votesEp 2: 7.6 · 133 votesEp 3: 7.8 · 131 votesEp 4: 7.5 · 137 votesEp 5: 7.7 · 125 votesEp 6: 8.0 · 122 votesEp 7: 8.0 · 134 votesEp 8: 8.1 · 119 votesEp 9: 8.0 · 125 votesEp 10: 7.9 · 118 votesEp 11: 7.6 · 126 votesEp 12: 8.0 · 125 votesEp 13: 8.0 · 109 votesEp 14: 8.3 · 119 votesEp 15: 7.8 · 105 votesEp 16: 8.1 · 102 votesEp 17: 8.1 · 109 votesEp 18: 8.4 · 108 votesEp 19: 8.6 · 125 votesEp 20: 8.7 · 120 votesEp 21: 8.4 · 128 votesEp 22: 8.7 · 132 votes
Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Back from the Dead Again7.6144
2Scott Free7.6133
3Over the Edge7.8131
4Exposed7.5137
5Nip and Tuck7.7125
6Past Sim8.0122
7Collateral Damage8.0134
8Hazards8.1119
9F/X8.0125
10Indy Show7.9118
11Gigolo Jarod7.6126
12Toy Surprise8.0125
13A Stand-Up Guy8.0109
14Amnesia8.3119
15Bulletproof7.8105
16Silence8.1102
17Crash8.1109
18Stolen8.4108
19Red Rock Jarod8.6125
20Bank8.7120
21Bloodlines: Part 18.4128
22Bloodlines: Part 28.7132

Season 3 (1998)

8.18 avg 22 episodes 8.3 → 8.9

Ep 1: 8.3 · 115 votesEp 2: 8.1 · 109 votesEp 3: 8.4 · 104 votesEp 4: 7.8 · 116 votesEp 5: 8.5 · 107 votesEp 6: 8.2 · 95 votesEp 7: 7.9 · 92 votesEp 8: 8.3 · 101 votesEp 9: 8.2 · 126 votesEp 10: 7.7 · 126 votesEp 11: 8.1 · 107 votesEp 12: 7.8 · 105 votesEp 13: 8.1 · 118 votesEp 14: 8.5 · 117 votesEp 15: 7.8 · 103 votesEp 16: 7.9 · 105 votesEp 17: 8.2 · 97 votesEp 18: 8.4 · 101 votesEp 19: 8.2 · 111 votesEp 20: 8.1 · 95 votesEp 21: 8.6 · 113 votesEp 22: 8.9 · 119 votes
Season 3 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Crazy8.3115
2Hope & Prey8.1109
3Once in a Blue Moon8.4104
4Someone to Trust7.8116
5Betrayal8.5107
6Parole8.295
7Homefront7.992
8Flesh & Blood8.3101
9Murder 1018.2126
10"Mr. Lee"7.7126
11The Assassin8.1107
12Unsinkable7.8105
13Pool8.1118
14At the Hour of Our Death8.5117
15Countdown7.8103
16PTB7.9105
17Ties That Bind8.297
18Wake Up8.4101
19End Game8.2111
20Qallupilluit8.195
21Donoterase: Part 18.6113
22Donoterase: Part 28.9119

Season 4 (1999)

8.10 avg 20 episodes 8.4 → 8.2

Ep 1: 8.4 · 112 votesEp 2: 8.1 · 94 votesEp 3: 7.8 · 98 votesEp 4: 8.2 · 101 votesEp 5: 8.5 · 131 votesEp 6: 8.0 · 94 votesEp 7: 8.1 · 98 votesEp 8: 8.1 · 96 votesEp 9: 8.6 · 115 votesEp 10: 8.3 · 105 votesEp 11: 7.7 · 123 votesEp 12: 7.7 · 89 votesEp 13: 7.6 · 101 votesEp 14: 8.2 · 89 votesEp 15: 8.3 · 96 votesEp 16: 8.0 · 93 votesEp 17: 7.7 · 94 votesEp 18: 7.9 · 92 votesEp 19: 8.7 · 112 votesEp 20: 8.2 · 130 votes
Season 4 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1The World's Changing8.4112
2Survival8.194
3Angel's Flight7.898
4Risque Business8.2101
5Road Trip8.5131
6Extreme8.094
7Wild Child8.198
8Rules of Engagement8.196
9'Til Death Do Us Part8.6115
10Spin Doctor8.3105
11Cold Dick7.7123
12Lifeline7.789
13Ghosts from the Past7.6101
14The Agent of Year Zero8.289
15Junk8.396
16School Daze8.093
17Meltdown7.794
18Corn Man7.992
19The Inner Sense: Part 18.7112
20The Inner Sense: Part 28.2130
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