The Pretender (1996)
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Hero of a thousand faces. Man of a thousand lives.
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.
- Released: 1996-09-19
- Genres: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Seasons: 4, 86 episodes
- Episode length: 43m
- Network: NBC
- Status: Ended
- TMDB rating: 7.4/10 from 224 votes
Created by Craig W. Van Sickle, Steven Long Mitchell.
Top cast
- Michael T. Weiss as Jarod
- Andrea Parker as Miss Parker/Catherine Parker
- Patrick Bauchau as Sydney/Jacob
- Jon Gries as Broots
Where to watch The Pretender
- United States: buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
- United Kingdom: buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
- Canada: buy on Apple TV Store
- Australia: buy on Apple TV Store
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