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The Pretender

The Pretender

1996–2000 · TV · 4 seasons · 86 episodes · TV-14

The series ran 4 seasons across 86 episodes and has ended.

Synopsis

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.

Ratings

SourceRatingWeight
IMDb7.5/1071%
TMDB7.4/10228 votes29%
Balasaur Score75100%

Seasons

1Season 122 ep1996
2Season 222 ep1997
3Season 322 ep1998
4Season 420 ep1999

Key crew

Cast

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Themes