The Pretender: Season 3
Free Agent Media (1998)
TV Series  /  Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller, TV Series
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IMDB   7.5
17 hr 49 mins USA / English
DVD  Region 1   NR (Not Rated)
Jon Gries Broots
Patrick Bauchau Sydney
Michael T. Weiss Jarod
Andrea Parker Miss Parker
James Denton Mr. Lyle
Harve Presnell Mr. Parker
Richard Marcus Mr. Raines
Ryan Merriman Young Jarod
Pamela Gidley Brigitte
Alex Wexo Young Sydney
Sam Ayers Sam the Sweeper
Jason Brooks Thomas Gates
Paul Dillon Angelo
Willie Gault Willie the Sweeper
Ashley Peldon Young Miss Parker
Director
Frederick King Keller
Rodney Charters
Producer Marianne Canepa
Juan Carlos Coto
Writer Steven Long Mitchell
Craig W. Van Sickle
Musician Eric Hester

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.
Episodes
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 45 mins    10/17/1998  1.  Crazy
PLEASENT WOOD INSTITUTE, MARYLAND - Jarod becomes a mental patient to undercover the truth behind the mysterious murder of another patient. Miss Parker researches the identity of her twin.
Director:  Lawrence Meyers  / Fred Keller  Writer:  Steven Long Mitchell  / Craig Van Sickle 
Guest starring:  Dendrie TaylorDon McManusCatherine Dent, Brad Henke, J.F. Davis,  Andy Umberger, Christopher Carroll, Richard Ruyle, Ron Roggé
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 45 mins    10/24/1998  2.  Hope and Prey
Jarod experiences the world of the bounty hunter as he seeks an American Indian activist who has a price on his head. In the meanwhile, Miss Parker learns more about her mother's death.
Director:  David Jackson  Writer:  Juan Carlos Coto 
Guest starring:  Gary Farmer, Gregory Norman Cruz,  Keene Curtis, Susan Gibney, Dan Bucatinsky, Michael Haywood Norris, Ajgie Kirkland, Tommy Thompson,  David Cowgill
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 45 mins    10/31/1998  3.  Once in a Blue Moon
To save a teen-age victim, Jarod learns the skills of criminal behaviorists and comes face-to-face with the Blue Moon Killer.
Director:  Chuck Bowman  Writer:  Andrew Dettmann  / Daniel Truly 
Guest starring:  Anne-Marie JohnsonJay Harrington, Katie Harrod, Orian Sterner, Langdon Bensing, Jean St. James, Lisa Donaldson Bowman,  Michael Des Barres
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 45 mins    11/7/1998  4.  Someone to Trust
Jarod poses as an arsonist to expose a corrupt attorney, but faces unexpected accusations when the attorney is found dead.
Director:  Fred Keller  Writer:  Tommy Thompson 
Guest starring:  Eric PierpointAaron LustigWendle Josepher, Michael Reilly Burke, Julia Campbell, Mitchell Gibney, Betty Murphy, William Martin Brennan, Phil Rodak
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 45 mins    11/14/1998  5.  Betrayal
Jarod teams up with Broots to find the culprit in a shootout at the Centre's Data Annex, a former operative named Damon.
Director:  Terrence O'Hara  Writer:  Mark Dodson 
Guest starring:  Neil MaffinJohn Billingsley, Stan Abe, Dave Clark, Jack Esformes, Ulysses Cuadra,  Ken Clark, Ray Proscia, Kelsey Mulrooney, G. Sharperson,  Diana-Maria Riva
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 45 mins    11/21/1998  6.  Parole
Jarod portrays a paroled convict to aid a widow; Sydney learns startling news while consoling an old lover whose husband is dying.
Director:  Fred Keller  Writer:  Tommy Thompson 
Guest starring:  Channon Roe, Boti Ann Bliss,  Tom Towles, Darren Kennedy,  Leigh Taylor-YoungDiana-Maria RivaSteve Vinovich, Derek Anthony, Bahni Turpin
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 45 mins    12/12/1998  7.  Homefront
Jarod steals millions from the Centre, then poses as an arms dealer selling missile launchers to a weapons merchant in Venezuela.
Director:  Michael Zinberg  Writer:  Guy Zimmerman 
Guest starring:  Melora Hardin, Inday Ba, Meghan Murphy,  Vyto Ruginis, Robert Madrid, Jeffrey Scott Jensen, Travis Tedford
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 45 mins    1/2/1999  8.  Flesh and Blood
Jarod takes on the role of a tracking expert to help find four teachers, including Sydney's son, Nicholas, who are taken hostage in the Appalachian hills.
Director:  Rodney Charters  Writer:  Harry Dunn 
Guest starring:  Darren Kennedy,  Leigh Taylor-YoungJoe Unger, Scott Atkinson, Kirsten Nelson, Dakota Leopardi, Jacqueline Aries,  Andrew Robinson, Cedric Harris, Emmett Miller
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 45 mins    1/9/1999  9.  Murder 101
Jarod takes over a criminal psychology class and teaches a lesson in committing a flawless murder before tracking down three suspected killers.
Director:  Scott Lautanen  Writer:  Andrew Dettmann  / Daniel Truly 
Guest starring:  Tamara Braun, Margeurite Macintyre, Mario Schugel, Grand Bush, Eric Cazenave, Susan Patterson, Paul Hansen Kim,  Stuart Stone, Jeff Hightower, L.B. Fisher
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 45 mins    2/6/1999  10.  Mr. Lee
A blind man and his assistant piece together Jarod's personality so they can kidnap him.
Director:  Steven Long Mitchell  Writer:  Mark Dodson 
Guest starring:  Mia Korf, James Sutorius, Natalija Nogulich, Jennifer Tighe,  Paul Eiding, Jesse Head, Richard Tanner,  James HongJune Kyoto LuMichael Yama, Abner Qian, Robert Tathon Clements,  John Billingsley, Kara Zediker, Jonathan Hernandez
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 45 mins    2/6/1999  11.  The Assassin
Jarod helps a former CIA computer analyst who must assassinate a U.S. senator to free her children from a kidnapper; Miss Parker meets her new neighbor.
Director:  Michael Lange  Writer:  Tommy Thompson 
Guest starring:  Patrick KilpatrickMichael Bryan FrenchLorna RaverJessica SteenNick CornishChris CoppolaCharles Walker
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 45 mins    2/13/1999  12.  Unsinkable
Jarod once again encounters Argyle, who is in need of help. Caught in the middle of a turf war, they work together to pay off Argyle's debt to some loan sharks.
Director:  Chuck Bowman  Writer:  Juan Carlos Coto 
Guest starring:  Lou Casal, Nick Meaney,  Kenneth Mars, Rene Carrasco, Douglas Ryan,  Leland Orser
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 45 mins    2/20/1999  13.  Pool
Jarod challenges a pool hustler to get evidence linking the man to the murder of a young woman's father; Miss Parker tries to prevent Brigitte's marriage.
Director:  Fred Keller  Writer:  Harry Dunn 
Guest starring:  Tim DeKayJohn Cothran Jr., Lee Corbin,  Jennifer Garner, Kendall McCarthy, Fred A. Keller, Bobby Johnson
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 45 mins    2/27/1999  14.  In the Hour of Our Death
Jarod and Miss Parker recall a childhood incident where they and Angelo met a dying girl at the Centre.
Director:  Steven Long Mitchell  Writer:  Mark Dodson 
Guest starring:  Bert RemsenCaitlin Wachs, Adrienne Brett Evans, Michael Adler,  Jennifer TungFaran TahirPatti Pelton, Dwight Hicks,  Jake LloydMike Massa, Miguel Najera, David Sawyer, Lilly Swardstrom
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 45 mins    3/20/1999  15.  Countdown
Jarod races against time to locate the father of an injured boy with a rare blood disorder.
Director:  Chuck Bowman  Writer:  Andrew Dettmann  / Daniel Truly 
Guest starring:  William Shockley, Robia LaMorte,  Bobby Edner, Scott William Winters, Jenny Gago, Eric Gustavson,  Murphy Dunne, Steve O'Connor,  José Ramón Rosario, Katherine Disque, Paul Renteria,  Jim Maniaci, Vanessa Lock, David Kikuta
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 45 mins    4/3/1999  16.  P.T.B.
Jarod fills in for a radio talk show host who disappeared after a violent confrontation with a threatening caller; Thomas asks Miss Parker to relocate.
Director:  Krishna Rao  Writer:  Juan Carlos Coto 
Guest starring:  Lindsey GinterAisha Tyler, Danielle Weeks, Peter Asle Holden,  Bryan Cranston
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 45 mins    4/10/1999  17.  Ties That Bind
Jarod goes under cover to investigate a law firm that has a suspicious history of silencing witnesses; Miss Parker declares she is leaving the Centre.
Director:  Fred Keller  Writer:  Dave Alan Johnson 
Guest starring:  Jameson Baltes, Jim Abele, J. Patrick McCormack, Darlene Kardon,  Alex Carter, Byron Minns, Deborah Faust, Jill Smith, Danielle Monroe
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 45 mins    5/1/1999  18.  Wake Up
Thomas is brutally murdered in Miss Parker's home by an unknown assailant; Jarod finds clues leading to a drug addict who later dies of an overdose.
Director:  Michael J. Klick  Writer:  Tommy Thompson 
Guest starring:  William ParryDon Keith OpperBrent Roam, Mailon Rivera, Billy Lee Brown, Mark Ankeny, Jill Lover
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 45 mins    5/8/1999  19.  End Game (1)
The kidnapping of a young chess prodigy brings Jarod a little too close to his own demons -- and to the attention of an FBI criminal profiler ('Profiler' crossover). Meanwhile, Miss Parker gets unsettling news from Brigitte, and about Brigitte.
Director:  James Whitmore Jr.  Writer:  Juan Carlos Coto 
Guest starring:  Zack Ward, Andrew Lukich,  Conor O'FarrellEmile HirschPhill LewisElizabeth Morehead, Bill Gratton, Michael Krawic,  Ally WalkerRobert DaviKim MyersDavid Cowgill, Cliff DeYoung
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 45 mins    5/22/1999  20.  Qallupilluit
Jarod heads for Alaska to find his father, only to find himself trapped with a research team whose numbers are dropping rapidly -- and bloodily.
Director:  Rodney Charters  Writer:  Mark Dodson 
Guest starring:  James Whitmore Jr.,  Clint Howard, Greg Serano, Charles Janasz, Jessica Cushman,  Rockmond Dunbar, Dan Wilson, Robin Trapp, Joan Karp, Sandra Medvedev, Craig Ng
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 45 mins    5/22/1999  21.  Donoterase (1)
Jarod's reunion with his father is marred by news of the Centre's latest project -- a teenaged clone of Jarod himself. However, assassins from the Centre are hot on their trail.
Director:  Fred Keller  Writer:  Steven Long Mitchell  / Craig Van Sickle 
Guest starring:  Tricia O'Kelley,  Jack KehlerGeorge LazenbyRyan Merriman, Craig Ng, James Whitmore Jr., Nancy O'Dell, Louie Rivera, Jessica Beebe, Joshua Hurwitz
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 45 mins    5/22/1999  22.  Donoterase (2)
Conclusion from part 1. Jarod and his father plan a rescue the clone created by the Centre's, while Miss Parker must face new truths from inside the Centre and more about her mother's murder.
Director:  Fred Keller  Writer:  Steven Long Mitchell  / Craig Van Sickle 
Guest starring:  Sullivan Walker,  George LazenbyRyan Merriman
Edition Details
Series The Pretender
Distributor 20th Century Fox
Release Date 2/14/2006
Packaging Custom Case
Screen Ratio Fullscreen (4:3)
Widescreen (1.78:1)
Subtitles English; English (Closed Captioned); Spanish
Audio Tracks Dolby Digital Stereo [French]
Dolby Digital Surround [English]
Dolby Digital Surround [French]
Dolby Digital Surround [Spanish]
Stereo [English]
Layers Dual Side, Single Layer
No. of Discs/Tapes 4
Personal Details

Features
Disc 01 Commentary on Selected Episodes
"Making-of" Featurettes