The Pretender
originally aired on NBC
The Pretender is an American action drama television series that aired on NBC from September 19, 1996, to May 13, 2000. The series follows Jarod, a young man who is a genius impostor able to impersonate a member of any profession. NBC cancelled the series after four seasons. TNT ordered two sequel television films that aired in 2001. In 2013, creators Steven Long Mitchell and Craig W. Van Sickle began updating the story with a book series.