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The Pretender (1996–2000)

Hero of a thousand faces. Man of a thousand lives.

4 seasons86 episodes60 min per episode★ 7.5 · 18,129 votes

• 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.

First aired

September 19, 1996

Last episode

May 13, 2000

Network

NBC

Country of origin

United States