The Pretender(1996-2000)

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

74

  • Drama,
  • Mystery,
  • Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Overview

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.

Cast

  • Michael T. Weiss

    Michael T. Weiss

    Jarod

  • Andrea Parker

    Andrea Parker

    Miss Parker

  • Patrick Bauchau

    Patrick Bauchau

    Sydney

  • Jon Gries

    Jon Gries

    Broots

  • Richard Marcus

    Richard Marcus

    Mr. Raines

  • James Denton

    James Denton

    Mr. Lyle

  • Sam Ayers

    Sam Ayers

    Sam the Sweeper

  • Paul Dillon

    Paul Dillon

    Angelo

  • Ryan Merriman

    Ryan Merriman

    Young Jarod

  • Alex Wexo

    Alex Wexo

    Young Sydney

  • Pamela Gidley

    Pamela Gidley

    Brigitte

  • Ashley Peldon

    Ashley Peldon

    Young Miss Parker

  • Kim Myers

    Kim Myers

    Jarod's Mother

  • Jason Brooks

    Jason Brooks

    Thomas Gates

  • Harve Presnell

    Harve Presnell

    Mr. Parker

  • Jake Lloyd

    Jake Lloyd

    Young Angelo / Timmy

  • Lenny Von Dohlen

    Lenny Von Dohlen

    Mr. Cox

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    Status

    Ended

    Seasons

    4

    Episodes

    86

    Last Air Date

    May 13, 2000

    Network

    NBC

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