The Pretender
Seen it?1996 | 4 seasons | 43 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Sunday Safe BetWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
Solid across the board without standing out anywhere. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing and sci-fi fans. If you loved The Flash, start here.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- 4 seasons: a few months of evenings, episodes of about 43 minutes, about 62 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- Rated TV-14. Probably too much for younger kids.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesSolid
7.4 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerSolid
Ran for 4 seasons and reached a modest audience; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 105K people sought it out in the past year
Season by season
The show overall is a Sunday Safe Bet. Here's how each season stacks up; Season 4 is the high point.
- Season 11996 · 22 episodes · 7.5 out of 10Sunday
Season 21997 · 22 episodes · 7.8 out of 10Saturday- Season 31998 · 22 episodes · 7.6 out of 10Sunday
- Season 41999 · 20 episodes · 8.2 out of 10Saturday
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Cast & crew
Created by Craig W. Van Sickle, Steven Long Mitchell
- Michael T. WeissJarod
- Andrea ParkerMiss Parker/Catherine Parker
- Patrick BauchauSydney/Jacob
- Jon GriesBroots