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The Pretender (1996)

Action · Drama · Mystery

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.

IMDb rating
7.5 (18,040 votes)
Seasons
4
Language
EN
Type
TV series
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Seasons

Season 1 (1996)

7.64 avg 22 episodes 7.8 → 8.3 47 min avg

  • Big finale
  • Rebound
Ep 1: 7.8 · 305 votesEp 2: 7.6 · 231 votesEp 3: 7.5 · 221 votesEp 4: 7.7 · 218 votesEp 5: 7.6 · 217 votesEp 6: 7.7 · 209 votesEp 7: 7.5 · 201 votesEp 8: 7.9 · 216 votesEp 9: 7.4 · 201 votesEp 10: 7.5 · 201 votesEp 11: 7.5 · 194 votesEp 12: 7.3 · 190 votesEp 13: 7.3 · 184 votesEp 14: 8.0 · 204 votesEp 15: 7.2 · 182 votesEp 16: 7.7 · 172 votesEp 17: 7.7 · 179 votesEp 18: 7.5 · 163 votesEp 19: 7.5 · 161 votesEp 20: 7.6 · 166 votesEp 21: 8.2 · 183 votesEp 22: 8.3 · 177 votes
Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Pilot7.8305
2Every Picture Tells a Story7.6231
3Flyer7.5221
4Curious Jarod7.7218
5The Paper Clock7.6217
6To Serve and Protect7.7209
7A Virus Among Us7.5201
8Not Even a Mouse7.9216
9Mirage7.4201
10The Better Part of Valor7.5201
11Bomb Squad7.5194
12Prison Story7.3190
13Bazooka Jarod7.3184
14Ranger Jarod8.0204
15Jaroldo!7.2182
16Under the Reds7.7172
17Keys7.7179
18Unhappy Landings7.5163
19Jarod's Honor7.5161
20Baby Love7.6166
21Dragon House: Part 18.2183
22Dragon House: Part 28.3177

Season 2 (1997)

8.06 avg 22 episodes 7.6 → 8.7 47 min avg

Ep 1: 7.6 · 174 votesEp 2: 7.6 · 163 votesEp 3: 7.8 · 162 votesEp 4: 7.5 · 167 votesEp 5: 7.8 · 155 votesEp 6: 8.3 · 152 votesEp 7: 8.0 · 166 votesEp 8: 8.1 · 150 votesEp 9: 8.0 · 156 votesEp 10: 7.9 · 150 votesEp 11: 7.6 · 161 votesEp 12: 8.0 · 166 votesEp 13: 8.0 · 141 votesEp 14: 8.3 · 156 votesEp 15: 7.8 · 137 votesEp 16: 8.1 · 134 votesEp 17: 8.1 · 140 votesEp 18: 8.4 · 152 votesEp 19: 8.6 · 163 votesEp 20: 8.7 · 152 votesEp 21: 8.4 · 160 votesEp 22: 8.7 · 164 votes
Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Back from the Dead Again7.6174
2Scott Free7.6163
3Over the Edge7.8162
4Exposed7.5167
5Nip and Tuck7.8155
6Past Sim8.3152
7Collateral Damage8.0166
8Hazards8.1150
9F/X8.0156
10Indy Show7.9150
11Gigolo Jarod7.6161
12Toy Surprise8.0166
13A Stand-Up Guy8.0141
14Amnesia8.3156
15Bulletproof7.8137
16Silence8.1134
17Crash8.1140
18Stolen8.4152
19Red Rock Jarod8.6163
20Bank8.7152
21Bloodlines: Part 18.4160
22Bloodlines: Part 28.7164

Season 3 (1998)

8.18 avg 22 episodes 8.3 → 8.9

  • Big finale
  • Rebound
Ep 1: 8.3 · 151 votesEp 2: 8.1 · 141 votesEp 3: 8.4 · 136 votesEp 4: 7.8 · 148 votesEp 5: 8.5 · 144 votesEp 6: 8.2 · 127 votesEp 7: 7.9 · 124 votesEp 8: 8.3 · 133 votesEp 9: 8.2 · 164 votesEp 10: 7.7 · 166 votesEp 11: 8.1 · 140 votesEp 12: 7.8 · 137 votesEp 13: 8.1 · 151 votesEp 14: 8.5 · 149 votesEp 15: 7.8 · 135 votesEp 16: 7.9 · 137 votesEp 17: 8.2 · 132 votesEp 18: 8.4 · 142 votesEp 19: 8.2 · 143 votesEp 20: 8.1 · 127 votesEp 21: 8.6 · 160 votesEp 22: 8.9 · 167 votes
Season 3 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Crazy8.3151
2Hope & Prey8.1141
3Once in a Blue Moon8.4136
4Someone to Trust7.8148
5Betrayal8.5144
6Parole8.2127
7Homefront7.9124
8Flesh & Blood8.3133
9Murder 1018.2164
10"Mr. Lee"7.7166
11The Assassin8.1140
12Unsinkable7.8137
13Pool8.1151
14At the Hour of Our Death8.5149
15Countdown7.8135
16PTB7.9137
17Ties That Bind8.2132
18Wake Up8.4142
19End Game8.2143
20Qallupilluit8.1127
21Donoterase: Part 18.6160
22Donoterase: Part 28.9167

Season 4 (1999)

8.10 avg 20 episodes 8.4 → 8.2

Ep 1: 8.4 · 144 votesEp 2: 8.1 · 125 votesEp 3: 7.8 · 129 votesEp 4: 8.2 · 132 votesEp 5: 8.5 · 166 votesEp 6: 8.0 · 125 votesEp 7: 8.1 · 129 votesEp 8: 8.1 · 127 votesEp 9: 8.6 · 155 votesEp 10: 8.3 · 161 votesEp 11: 7.7 · 155 votesEp 12: 7.7 · 121 votesEp 13: 7.6 · 133 votesEp 14: 8.2 · 121 votesEp 15: 8.3 · 128 votesEp 16: 8.0 · 125 votesEp 17: 7.7 · 126 votesEp 18: 7.9 · 124 votesEp 19: 8.7 · 150 votesEp 20: 8.2 · 176 votes
Season 4 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1The World's Changing8.4144
2Survival8.1125
3Angel's Flight7.8129
4Risque Business8.2132
5Road Trip8.5166
6Extreme8.0125
7Wild Child8.1129
8Rules of Engagement8.1127
9'Til Death Do Us Part8.6155
10Spin Doctor8.3161
11Cold Dick7.7155
12Lifeline7.7121
13Ghosts from the Past7.6133
14The Agent of Year Zero8.2121
15Junk8.3128
16School Daze8.0125
17Meltdown7.7126
18Corn Man7.9124
19The Inner Sense: Part 18.7150
20The Inner Sense: Part 28.2176

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