The Pretender
1996 · TV Series · TV-14 · 43 min · ★ 7.4
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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Details
- Years
- 1996
- Release date
- 1996-09-19
- Language
- English
- Rated
- TV-14
- Runtime
- 43 min
- Max quality
- SD
- TMDB rating
- 7.4/10 (214 votes)
Themes
- undercover
- anti hero
- investigation
- genius
- conspiracy
- evil corporation
- impostor
- justice
- boy genius
- manhunt
- prodigy
Cast & crew
Michael T. Weiss
as Jarod
Andrea Parker
as Miss Parker
Patrick Bauchau
as Sydney
Jon Gries
as Broots
Ryan Merriman
as Young Jarod
Harve Presnell
as Mr. Parker
James Denton
as Mr. Lyle
Pamela Gidley
as Brigitte
Sam Ayers
as Sam the Sweeper
Paul Dillon
as Angelo
Directed by Michael T. Weiss, Jon Gries, James Whitmore Jr. +20 more
Episodes4 seasons · 86 episodes
Season 122 episodes
- S1E1Pilot43mAmazon Prime Video
- S1E2Every Picture Tells A Story43mAmazon Prime Video
- S1E3Flyer43mAmazon Prime Video
- S1E4Curious Jarod43mAmazon Prime Video
- S1E5The Paper Clock43mAmazon Prime Video
- S1E6To Protect and Serve43mAmazon Prime Video
- S1E7A Virus Among Us43mAmazon Prime Video
- S1E8Not Even A Mouse43mAmazon Prime Video
- S1E9Mirage43mAmazon Prime Video
- S1E10Better Part Of Valor43mAmazon Prime Video
- S1E11Bomb Squad43mAmazon Prime Video
- S1E12Prison Story43mAmazon Prime Video
- S1E13Bazooka Jarod43mAmazon Prime Video
- S1E14Ranger Jarod43mAmazon Prime Video
- S1E15Jaroldo!43mAmazon Prime Video
- S1E16Under The Reds43mAmazon Prime Video
- S1E17Keys43mAmazon Prime Video
- S1E18Unhappy Landings43mAmazon Prime Video
- S1E19Jarod's Honor43mAmazon Prime Video
- S1E20Baby Love43mAmazon Prime Video
- S1E21The Dragon House (1)43mAmazon Prime Video
- S1E22The Dragon House (2)43mAmazon Prime Video
Season 222 episodes
- S2E1Back From The Dead Again43mAmazon Prime Video
- S2E2Scott Free43mAmazon Prime Video
- S2E3Over The Edge43mAmazon Prime Video
- S2E4Exposed43mAmazon Prime Video
- S2E5Nip and Tuck43mAmazon Prime Video
- S2E6Past Sim43mAmazon Prime Video
- S2E7Collateral Damage43mAmazon Prime Video
- S2E8Hazards43mAmazon Prime Video
- S2E9FX43mAmazon Prime Video
- S2E10Indy Show43mAmazon Prime Video
- S2E11Gigolo Jarod43mAmazon Prime Video
- S2E12Toy Surprise43mAmazon Prime Video
- S2E13A Stand Up Guy43mAmazon Prime Video
- S2E14Unforgotten43mAmazon Prime Video
- S2E15Bulletproof43mAmazon Prime Video
- S2E16Silence43mAmazon Prime Video
- S2E17Crash43mAmazon Prime Video
- S2E18Stolen43mAmazon Prime Video
- S2E19Red Rock Jarod43mAmazon Prime Video
- S2E20Bank43mAmazon Prime Video
- S2E21Bloodlines (1)43mAmazon Prime Video
- S2E22Bloodlines (2)43mAmazon Prime Video
Season 322 episodes
- S3E1Crazy43mAmazon Prime Video
- S3E2Hope and Prey43mAmazon Prime Video
- S3E3Once in a Blue Moon43mAmazon Prime Video
- S3E4Someone to Trust43mAmazon Prime Video
- S3E5Betrayal43mAmazon Prime Video
- S3E6Parole43mAmazon Prime Video
- S3E7Homefront43mAmazon Prime Video
- S3E8Flesh and Blood43mAmazon Prime Video
- S3E9Murder 10143mAmazon Prime Video
- S3E10Mr. Lee43mAmazon Prime Video
- S3E11The Assassin43mAmazon Prime Video
- S3E12Unsinkable43mAmazon Prime Video
- S3E13Pool43mAmazon Prime Video
- S3E14At the Hour of Our Death43mAmazon Prime Video
- S3E15Countdown43mAmazon Prime Video
- S3E16P.T.B.43mAmazon Prime Video
- S3E17Ties That Bind43mAmazon Prime Video
- S3E18Wake Up43mAmazon Prime Video
- S3E19End Game (I)43mAmazon Prime Video
- S3E20Qallupilluit43mAmazon Prime Video
- S3E21Donoterase (1)43mAmazon Prime Video
- S3E22Donoterase (2)43mAmazon Prime Video
Season 420 episodes
- S4E1The World's Changing43mAmazon Prime Video
- S4E2Survival43mAmazon Prime Video
- S4E3Angel's Flight43mAmazon Prime Video
- S4E4Risque Business43mAmazon Prime Video
- S4E5Road Trip43mAmazon Prime Video
- S4E6Extreme43mAmazon Prime Video
- S4E7Wild Child43mAmazon Prime Video
- S4E8Rules of Engagement43mAmazon Prime Video
- S4E9'Til Death Do Us Part43mAmazon Prime Video
- S4E10Spin Doctor (I)43mAmazon Prime Video
- S4E11Cold Dick43mAmazon Prime Video
- S4E12Lifeline43mAmazon Prime Video
- S4E13Ghosts From The Past43mAmazon Prime Video
- S4E14The Agent Of Year Zero43mAmazon Prime Video
- S4E15Junk43mAmazon Prime Video
- S4E16School Daze43mAmazon Prime Video
- S4E17Meltdown43mAmazon Prime Video
- S4E18Corn Man A Comin'43mAmazon Prime Video
- S4E19The Inner Sense (1)43mAmazon Prime Video
- S4E20The Inner Sense (2)43m