The Pretender

The Pretender

1996 4 Seasons ⭐ 7.356
Drama Mystery Sci-Fi & Fantasy

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.

Seasons

1. Pilot

1996-09-19 • ⭐ 8.5

New York, New York - Miss Parker and Sydney find they had just missed Jarod helping a tanker ship in Alaska. Jarod is now posing as a doctor to uncover the truth behind an operat…

2. Every Picture Tells A Story

1996-09-28 • ⭐ 7.5

San Diego - California. Miss Parker and Sydney once again miss Jarod at the Y.M.C.A., who is now posing as a member of the Coast Guard trying to figure out the truth behind the de…

3. Flyer

1996-10-19 • ⭐ 7.5

Arizona - Sydney and Miss Parker survey a wind farm in Baja, CA where Jarod was last seen testing aerodynamics. Jarod is now flying jets for Skyvionics, which is testing a defens…

4. Curious Jarod

1996-10-26 • ⭐ 7.0

Las Vegas, Nevada - After spending some time studying mathematics and science, Jarod becomes head of security at a the Marquee Casino in Las Vegas. While there, he attempts to so…

5. The Paper Clock

1996-11-02 • ⭐ 7.5

Los Angeles, California - Aiming to help a man wrongly sentenced for murder, Jarod becomes a lawyer and goes after the arrogant attorney protecting the real killer. Meanwhile, Sy…

6. To Protect and Serve

1996-11-09 • ⭐ 7.0

Miami Beach, Florida - Jarod, suspecting corruption in a police department, becomes an officer himself to solve the death of a boy who had recently been reunited with his father. …

7. A Virus Among Us

1996-11-16 • ⭐ 7.0

Chicago, Illinois - Miss Parker finds that she just missed Jarod posing as a High School biology teacher, and is then subjected to the flu virus. Jarod now poses as a virologist …

8. Not Even A Mouse

1996-12-14 • ⭐ 7.5

Baltimore, Mariland - Jarod investigates the mystery behind a hit-and-run death of a homeless man known as 'Christmas George' while simultaneously trying to identify a Jane Doe be…

9. Mirage

1997-01-04 • ⭐ 7.0

Hudspeth County, Texas - Jarod pretends to be a skydiving instructor looking into the death of a survivalist who died on his annual trip into the desert. Jarod is also visited by…

10. Better Part Of Valor

1997-01-11 • ⭐ 7.5

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - Jarod works as a firefighter while investigating the murder of another smoke-eater; Miss Parker tries to seduce a married man.

11. Bomb Squad

1997-01-18 • ⭐ 6.5

Detroit, Michigan - Jarod poses as a member of the bomb squad, searching for a serial bomber who left a woman blind from one of his attacks. Meanwhile, the Centre puts Mr. Reines…

12. Prison Story

1997-02-01 • ⭐ 7.0

MARYLAND OAKFIELD PENITENTIARY - Jarod pretends to be a prison guard who is trying to prove a man on death row didn't commit the crime he's sentenced to death for. Meanwhile, Mis…

13. Bazooka Jarod

1997-02-08 • ⭐ 6.5

LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA - Jarod joins the Navy to investigate the drowning of a ship's engineer, but he must outwit a security officer who doubts his credentials. Meanwhile, the l…

14. Ranger Jarod

1997-02-15 • ⭐ 8.5

TOLUCA NATIONAL FOREST, OREGON - Jarod falls in love with his hiking partner while on a seach-and-rescue for a boy who disappeared in the mountains. Jarod also befriends a man na…

15. Jaroldo!

1997-03-08 • ⭐ 7.0

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - Jarod becomes a TV news cameraman to investigate a gang shoot-out that badly injured another cameraman. Jarod also befriends a man who lost his job and his …

16. Under The Reds

1997-03-22 • ⭐ 7.5

ATLANTA, GEORGIA - Jarod checks into a fellow paramedic whom he believes is responsible for a graduate student's coma. But he first has to outsmart a pushy, investigative tax off…

17. Keys

1997-04-05 • ⭐ 8.0

MIAMI, FLORIDA - During a hurricane, Jarod is getting revenge for the deaths of a refugee's parents. He figures no one will pursue him since, after all, he's in the middle of a h…

18. Unhappy Landings

1997-04-26 • ⭐ 7.0

OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA - Jarod takes the role of a U.S. marshal trying to find and protect a vital witness with information about drug bosses connected to crooked marshals. Mean…

19. Jarod's Honor

1997-05-03 • ⭐ 8.0

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - After completing a pretend, Jarod receives an email offering answers to his past. While investigating the lead, Jarod unexpectedly stubbles upon a dying …

20. Baby Love

1997-05-10 • ⭐ 8.5

WYOMING(?) - After a close call with getting caught by Miss Parker, Jarod stumbles upon a baby who was thrown into a dumpster. Jarod takes the child and nurses it until he can fi…

21. The Dragon House (1)

1997-05-17 • ⭐ 8.0

FORT REXFORD, NEW YORK - Jarod becomes aware that Kyle, another pretender from The Centre, is on the run from the law. Eager to find him, he becomes an F.B.I. agent to aid the in…

22. The Dragon House (2)

1997-05-17 • ⭐ 8.5

UPSTATE NEW YORK - Jarod discovers more about his family through Harriet, and decides that he must return to The Centre to free his brother Kyle. Meanwhile, Miss Parker convinces…

Top Cast

Michael T. Weiss
Michael T. Weiss
Andrea Parker
Andrea Parker
Patrick Bauchau
Patrick Bauchau
Jon Gries
Jon Gries
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