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The Pretender

The Pretender

"Hero of a thousand faces. Man of a thousand lives."

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.

Created BySteven Long MitchellCraig W. Van Sickle
StatusEnded
Original NameThe Pretender
First Air DateSeptember 19, 1996
Last Air DateMay 13, 2000
Seasons4
Episodes86
Episode Runtime 43min
LanguageEnglish
Original LanguageEnglish
Production Countries
Production Companies20th Century Fox TelevisionNBC StudiosMTM Enterprises
NetworksNBC
The Inner Sense (2)
S04E20

The Inner Sense (2)

Jarod finally locates his sister Emily, just in time to see her nearly assassinated by The Centre. Meanwhile, Miss Parker's search of the secrets behind her mother's death lead her and Jarod to the same place -- and a mysterious young man named Ethan.

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