
The Pretender (1996)
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.
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At a glance
- Release date
- September 19, 1996
- Seasons and episodes
- 4 seasons, 86 episodes
- Time to watch
- 62 hours
- Genres
- Drama, Mystery, Science Fiction, Fantasy
- Country
- United States
- Creator
- Craig W. Van Sickle, Steven Long Mitchell
- TMDB rating
- 7.4/10
How many episodes and hours
- Season 122 episodes · 16 h · 1996
- Season 222 episodes · 16 h · 1997
- Season 322 episodes · 16 h · 1998
- Season 420 episodes · 14 h · 1999
Cast

Michael T. Weiss
Jarod

Andrea Parker
Miss Parker/Catherine Parker

Patrick Bauchau
Sydney/Jacob

Jon Gries
Broots

Richard Marcus
Mr. Raines / Mr. Raines (archive footage)

James Denton
Mr. Lyle

Sam Ayers
Sam the Sweeper

Paul Dillon
Angelo

Ryan Merriman
Young Jarod

Alex Wexo
Young Sydney

Pamela Gidley
Brigitte

Ashley Peldon
Young Miss Parker (archive footage) / Young Miss Parker












