Pretender, The: The Complete First Season
| PUBLISHER: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment |
| CAT NR: 22692 |
| PROD. YEAR: 2005 |
| CATEGORY: Thriller |
| AGE LIMIT: Not rated |
| RUNTIME: 1078 min. |
| EPISODES: 21 |
| DISCS: 4 dual-side |
| SOUND: English: 2.1 Dolby Digital |
| PICTURE: 1.33:1 |
| COUNTRY OF RELEASE: USA |
| REGION CODE: NTSC 1 |
| - All 21 Season One episodes, including the double-length season finale | ||
| - Audio commentary on selected episodes | ||
| - "Making Of" featurettes and TV spots |
- Principal cast:
- Michael T. Weiss, Andrea Parker and Patrick Bauchau.
- Credits:
- Created by Steven Long Mitchell and Craig W. Van Sickle.
- Production companies:
- 20th Century Fox Television.
- MTM Enterprises.
- Mitchell/Van Sickle Productions.
- NBC Studios.
- Episode 1 - Pilot:
- Guest-cast: Stephen Tobolowsky, Peter Michael Goetz, L. Scott Caldwell and Lilyan Chauvin.
- Directed by Rick Wallace.
- Screenplay written by Steven Long Mitchell and Craig W. Van Sickle.
- Produced by Sascha Scheinder.
- Episode 2 - Every Picture Tells A Story:
- Guest-cast: William Sanderson, Jacob Vargas, Pat Skipper, Jon Gries, Ryan Merriman, Alex Wexo, Dennis Cockrum, Michael Wyle, Marjorie Monaghan and Ashley Peldon.
- Directed by Michael Zinberg.
- Screenplay written by Steven Long Mitchell and Craig W. Van Sickle.
- Produced by Tim Iacofano and Marianne Canepa.
- Episode 3 - Flyer:
- Guest-cast: Terence Knox, Robert Cornthwaite, Ray McKinnon, Jon Gries, Alex Wexo, Ryan Merriman, Gay Thomas, Richard Marcus, Jake Lloyd and Gene Lythgow.
- Directed by James Whitmore Jr.
- Screenplay written by Juan Carlos Coto.
- Produced by Tim Iacofano and Marianne Canepa.
- Episode 4 - Curious Jarod:
- Guest-cast: Gregg Henry, James Handy, Paul Eiding, Alex Wexo, Ryan Merriman, Felton Perry, Pamela Brull, Kara Zediker and Vito D'Ambrosio.
- Directed by Jesús Salvador Treviño.
- Screenplay written by Kimberly Costello.
- Produced by Marianne Canepa.
- Episode 5 - The Paper Clock:
- Guest-cast: Gerry McIntyre, Lawrence Pressman, Jon Gries, Alex Wexo, Ryan Merriman, Sean O'Bryan, Christian J. Meoli, Janet Hubert-Whitten, Walter Addison, Mariangela Pino and Jonathan Osser.
- Directed by Gabrielle Beaumont.
- Screenplay written by Javier Grillo-Marxuach.
- Produced by Harvey Frand and Marianne Canepa.
- Episode 6 - To Serve And Protect:
- Guest-cast: Charles Rocket, Wendy Gazelle, Jason Schombing, Jon Gries, Natalia Nogulich, Kim Myers, Alex Wexo, Ryan Merriman, Steve Eastin, Pat Crawford Brown, Ellis Williams and James Lashly.
- Directed by James Whitmore Jr.
- Screenplay written by Tommy Thompson.
- Produced by Harvey Frand and Marianne Canepa.
- Episode 7 - A Virus Among Us:
- Guest-cast: Jon Polito, David Spielberg, Raphael Sbarge, Jon Gries, Cordelia Richards, Alex Wexo, Richard Marcus, Brenda Varda, Thomas Wagner, Matthew Carey and Jonathan Osser.
- Directed by Frederick King Keller.
- Screenplay written by Lawrence Meyers.
- Produced by Harvey Frand and Marianne Canepa.
- Episode 8 - Not Even A Mouse:
- Guest-cast: Wendel Meldrum, Tony Plana, Bruce Bohne, Ryan Merriman, Alex Wexo, Carol Locatell, Kevin E. West, Ashley Peldon and Kelsey Mulrooney.
- Directed by Thomas J. Wright.
- Screenplay written by Juan Carlos Coto.
- Produced by Harvey Frand and Marianne Canepa.
- Episode 9 - Mirage:
- Guest-cast: Jim Haynie, Floyd 'Red Crow' Westerman, Chris Ellis, Jon Gries, Robert Carradine, Kate Hodge, Ryan Merriman, Alex Wexo, Ruth Livier and Stacey Katzin.
- Directed by Ian Toynton.
- Screenplay written by Tommy Thompson.
- Produced by Harvey Frand and Marianne Canepa.
- Episode 10 - The Better Part Of Valor:
- Guest-cast: Michael O'Neill, Isabel Glasser, Anthony Starke, Jon Gries, Kenneth White, Jon Pennell, Alex Wexo, Ryan Merriman, Patrick Cronin and Vladimir Skomarovsky.
- Directed by Anson Williams.
- Screenplay written by Javier Grillo-Marxuach.
- Produced by Harvey Frand and Marianne Canepa.
- Episode 11 - Potato Head Blues:
- Guest-cast: Daniel Roebuck, William Lucking, Beth Grant, Jon Gries, Lisa Jane Persky, Chaka Forman, Jennifer Tighe, Richard Marcus, Todd Tesen, Andrew Bilgore, Earl Houston Bullock and Paul Dillon.
- Directed by Terrence O'Hara.
- Screenplay written by Javier Grillo-Marxuach.
- Produced by Marianne Canepa.
- Episode 12 - A Prison Story:
- Guest-cast: Brock Peters, David Proval, Dean Norris, Jon Gries, Rebecca Cross, Alex Wexo, Ryan Merriman, Don Perry, Stu Charno, Sam McMurray and Marshall Bell.
- Directed by Oscar Costo.
- Screenplay written by Steven Long Mitchell and Craig W. Van Sickle.
- Produced by Harvey Frand and Marianne Canepa.
- Episode 13 - Bazooka Jarod:
- Guest-cast: Leon Russom, Christopher Allport, Kevin Patrick Walls, Vic Polizos, Jennifer Banko, Carol Huston, Ryan Merriman and Alex Wexo.
- Directed by James Whitmore Jr.
- Screenplay written by Juan Carlos Coto.
- Produced by Harvey Frand and Marianne Canepa.
- Episode 14 - Ranger Jarod:
- Guest-cast: Elpidia Carrillo, John Posey, Jack Kehler, Christopher James Williams, Alex Wexo, Ryan Merriman, Brandis Kemp, Ashley Peldon and Jon Gries.
- Directed by Ian Toynton.
- Screenplay written by Steven Long Mitchell and Craig W. Van Sickle.
- Produced by Harvey Frand and Marianne Canepa.
- Episode 15 - Jaroldo!:
- Guest-cast: Gregory Itzin, Michael Buchman Silver, Tony Pierce, Dwayne L. Barnes, Lisa Howard, Ryan Merriman, Alex Wexo, Ron Winston Yuan, Ashley Peldon and Ted Rooney, Jon Gries.
- Directed by Terrence O'Hara.
- Screenplay written by Lawrence Meyers.
- Produced by Harvey Frand and Marianne Canepa.
- Episode 16 - Under The Reds:
- Guest-cast: Taylor Negron, Joseph Kell, Katie Mitchell, Lanei Chapman, Richard Marcus, Alex Wexo, Ryan Merriman, Carol Locatell, Kevin Cooney, Dorothy Fielding, Andre Mayers and Jon Gries.
- Directed by Charles Siebert.
- Screenplay written by David Kemper.
- Produced by Harvey Frand and Marianne Canepa.
- Episode 17 - Keys:
- Guest-cast: Harve Presnell, Jeremy Roberts, Leslie Jordan, Richard Marcus, Pato Hoffmann, Ashley Peldon and Jon Gries.
- Directed by Terrence O'Hara.
- Screenplay written by Steven Long Mitchell and Craig W. Van Sickle.
- Produced by Harvey Frand and Marianne Canepa.
- Episode 18 - Unhapppy Landings:
- Guest-cast: Cindy Pickett, Michael Harney, Moira Walley, Marisa Ryan, Brad Gregg, Pepper Sweeney, Johnny Williams, Richard Marcus, Alex Wexo, Ryan Merriman, Ellen Travolta, Zachary Browne and Jon Gries.
- Directed by James Whitmore Jr.
- Screenplay written by Terri Treas, Michael Zand.
- Produced by Harvey Frand and Marianne Canepa.
- Episode 19 - Jarod's Honor:
- Guest-cast: Gailard Sartain, Robert Miranda, Maury Sterling, Julie Garfield, Virginia Capers, Alex Wexo, Kyle Colerider-Krugh, DArlene Levin, Maureen Levin and Jon Gries.
- Directed by Terrence O'Hara.
- Screenplay written by Chris Rupenthal and Tommy Thompson.
- Produced by Harvey Frand and Marianne Canepa.
- Episode 20 - Baby Love:
- Guest-cast: Natalie Canerday, Mike Starr, Scott Burkholder, Lisa Rieffel, Tony Carreiro, Richard Marcus, Paul Dillon and Jon Gries.
- Directed by Joe Napolitano.
- Screenplay written by Debra Pratt.
- Produced by Harvey Frand and Marianne Canepa.
- Episode 21 - Dragon House Part 1 and 2:
- Guest-cast: Harve Presnell, Jeffrey Donovan, Linda Carlson, James Tolkan, Richard Marcus, Kim Meyers, Ryan Merriman, Alex Wexo, Zachary Browne, Doug Spinuzza, Paul Dillon and Jon Gries.
- Directed by Fred K. Keller.
- Screenplay written by Steven Long Mitchell and Craig W. Van Sickle.
- Produced by Harvey Frand and Marianne Canepa.