

The Pretender
1996–2001 · NBC · 60 min · 4 seasons
S04E20 · The Inner Sense (2)
Sun, 14 May, 11:00 am
Facts become clearer concerning Ethan and Mr. Raines; Zoe is kidnapped.
About
Jarod is a Pretender - a genius whose exceptional intelligence allows him to assume various identities at will, be it doctor, test pilot or lawyer. Taken from his parents at an early age, Jarod was brought up in the Centre, a think-tank facility where he believed his computer-like mind was being used to benefit mankind. But when he learned the simulations he solved were being sold to the highest-bidder no matter what their intent, Jarod escaped. Now on the run, Jarod embarks on a search for his true identity while also attempting to balance out any wrong his simulations have caused by helping people who are as powerless as he once was.
Episodes
- E01
The World's Changing
Sun, 26 Sept· 60 minJarod is a prisoner of the Centre, but he escapes to try to save the lives of two researchers. Meanwhile, Miss Parker is recovering from being wounded.
- E02
Survival
Sun, 3 Oct· 60 minAs Miss Parker and Mr. Lyle struggle to survive in a trap that he set for them, Jarod investigates a soldier's supposed suicide during isolation training.
- E03
Angel's Flight
Sun, 31 Oct· 60 minJarod poses as a San Francisco police detective, in order to try to find a teen who has disappeared; meanwhile, Miss Parker wonders about a Centre newcomer.
- E04
Risque Business
Sun, 7 Nov· 60 minJarod poses as a sex therapist, in order to try to find out the circumstances surrounding an attack on a female therapist.
- E05
Road Trip
Sun, 14 Nov· 60 minWhile Jarod befriends a woman on the run, Miss Parker, Sydney and Broots embark on a movie-inspired expedition.
- E06
Extreme
Sun, 5 Dec· 60 minJarod investigates the events that left a bungee jumper in a coma; meanwhile, Miss Parker, Sydney and Broots follow a "Let's Make a Deal" series of clues.
- E07
Wild Child
Sun, 12 Dec· 60 minJarod poses as a psychiatrist, in order to try to learn the identity of a "wild child" found in the forest and the circumstances surrounding her ordeal.
- E08
Rules of Engagement
Sun, 9 Jan· 60 minWhile FBI hostage negotiator Jarod deals with two brothers who have taken over a hospital, Miss Parker tries to help her father, who's in hiding.
- E09
'Til Death Do Us Part
Sun, 16 Jan· 60 minJarod gives Miss Parker information that may help her solve Thomas's murder; meanwhile, a killing at the Centre casts suspicion on Mr. Parker.
- E10
Spin Doctor
Sun, 6 Feb· 60 minA crossover episode with "The Profiler" finds Rachel and Bailey working with Secret Service agent Jarod to solve the murder of the man who helped in his initial escape from the Centre.
- E11
Cold Dick
Sun, 13 Feb· 60 minIn the style of old detective movies, Jarod poses as a Las Vegas PI searching for a missing showgirl.
- E12
Lifeline
Sun, 20 Feb· 60 minJarod becomes a bodyguard for a gunworks owner and his fiancée, who's hiding a couple of secrets.
- E13
Ghosts From the Past
Sun, 27 Feb· 60 minWhile Jarod poses as a member of a racist group, Angelo is convinced that someone from Jarod's past is out to kill him.
- E14
The Agent of Year Zero
Sun, 12 Mar· 60 minJarod poses as a Government agent in order to help a visually impaired Cambodian woman who accidentally encounters the colonel responsible for the killing of her family.
- E15
Junk
Sun, 26 Mar· 60 minJarod poses as a drug addict to help a mother who was once addicted and is now in rehab, but doesn't understand how she got there.
- E16
School Daze
Sun, 23 Apr· 60 minJarod poses as a sixth-grade teacher to help a young murder witness; in another plotline, Miss Parker is reunited with a woman from her past.
- E17
Meltdown
Sun, 30 Apr· 60 minWhile Jarod plays gang member, attempting to find a little girl's killer, Miss Parker tries to learn about a project concerning her late mother.
- E18
Corn Man A Comin
Sun, 7 May· 60 minAfter buying a camcorder at a pawn shop, Jarod tries to find the mother and daughter on the tape, which ends with them in peril.
- E19
The Inner Sense (1)
Sun, 14 May· 60 minThe fourth-season finale has Jarod being contacted by his father, who tells him where to locate his sister.
- E20
The Inner Sense (2)
Sun, 14 May· 60 minFacts become clearer concerning Ethan and Mr. Raines; Zoe is kidnapped.
- Special
The Pretender 2001
Tue, 23 Jan· 120 minJarod reunites with two old friends and unleashes some powerful Centre revelations. Also Jarod and Miss Parker learn more about their pasts.
- Special
The Pretender: Island of the Haunted
Tue, 11 Dec· 120 minThrough a series of bizarre circumstances, Jarod and Miss Parker find themselves trapped together on a strange island in a life and death situation, out of which come some of the most important revelations about their pasts.
Cast

Michael T. Weiss
Jarod

Andrea Parker
Miss Parker

Patrick Bauchau
Sydney

Jon Gries
Broots





















