Alphas: Season 1

2011 · 11 episodes · ★ 8.0

What Season 1 of Alphas

Five people with superhuman abilities, known as Alphas, work in New York under neurologist and psychologist Lee Rosen, played by David Strathairn. They operate under the protection of the Defense Criminal Investigative Service, the criminal investigation unit of the U.S. Department of Defense. Their job is to track crimes involving other Alphas and stop those who cause harm. Gary Bell, Cameron Hicks, Rachel Pirzad, Nina Theroux and Bill Harken each bring different abilities and join the team with personal stories of their own. The cases range from an impossible murder in a supermarket to a teenage girl who sparks riots on the East Coast. The team also crosses paths with Red Flag, a group of Alphas with especially troublesome members.

11episodes

Jul 11, 2011premiered

Sep 26, 2011last episode

8.3 hrtotal runtime

Season 1 Episodes

1x01 Pilot
Jul 11, 2011 · 64 min · ★ 6.9
Operating within the Defense Criminal Investigation Service of the U.S. Department of Defense and led by preeminent neurologist and psychiatrist Dr. Lee Rosen, an expert in Alpha phenomena, the team investigates cases that point to others with Alpha abilities. As they work against the clock to solve this new brand of crime, they must prevent their own personality differences and disparate backgrounds from interfering with their ultimate mission to catch the enemy.
Directing: Jack Bender · Writing: Michael Karnow, Zak Penn · Starring: Jeff Seymour, Callum Keith Rennie, Joe Pingue, Jimi Shlag
1x02 Cause & Effect
Jul 18, 2011 · 42 min
A problematic former patient of Rosen's escapes as Rosen is getting acquainted with his Department of Defense liaison, and the rest of the team tries to balance their normal lives with their work as Alphas.
Directing: Constantine Makris · Writing: Julie Siege · Starring: Valerie Cruz, Kathleen Gati, Will McCormack, Raoul Bhaneja
1x03 Anger Management
Jul 25, 2011 · 43 min
The team moves to new offices following the attack on Rosen; violent riots break out on the east coast, which are linked to a runaway teen.
Directing: Nick Copus · Writing: Robert Hewitt Wolfe, Ira Steven Behr · Starring: Tatiana Maslany, Devon Graye, Kathleen Gati, Callum Keith Rennie
1x04 Rosetta
Aug 1, 2011 · 44 min
The Alpha team closes in on Red Flag and rescues an autistic woman, Anna, with the ability to translate any language. The team tries to figure out Red Flag’s plan while Gary bonds with Anna.
Directing: Karen Gaviola · Writing: Zak Penn · Starring: Valerie Cruz, Dean Armstrong, Mike Tyrell, Greg Myers Leech
1x05 Never Let Me Go
Aug 8, 2011 · 43 min
Rachel goes on a date that ends with a powerful kiss; Rosen's team officially joins the Defense Criminal Investigation Service, and their first case is to probe a series of deaths linked to a high school in Pennsylvania.
Directing: Jeffrey G. Hunt · Writing: Jordan Rosenberg · Starring: Isabella Hofmann, Kathleen Gati, Lindsay Wagner, Shane Daly
1x06 Bill and Gary's Excellent Adventure
Aug 15, 2011 · 43 min
While Bill and Gary take on a case of their own, Nina and Cameron grow closer.
Directing: Leslie Libman · Writing: Adam Levy · Starring: Peter Wingfield, Conrad Pla, Paulino Nunes, Alaina Huffman
1x07 Catch and Release
Aug 22, 2011 · 42 min
The team is ordered to find and protect Skylar, an Alpha with skills that could be dangerous in the wrong hands.
Directing: Kevin Hooks · Writing: Michael Karnow · Starring: Valerie Cruz, Summer Glau, Marqus Bobesich, Joe Parro
1x08 A Short Time in Paradise
Aug 29, 2011 · 43 min
Hicks and Nina are entranced by a deadly cult leader named Jonas.
Directing: John F. Showalter · Writing: Michael Chamoy · Starring: Garret Dillahunt, Kathleen Gati, Dmitry Chepovetsky, Neil Girvan
1x09 Blind Spot
Sep 12, 2011 · 43 min
The team finds themselves under siege by an undetectable Alpha when they bring in a potential Red Flag member for questioning.
Directing: Michael W. Watkins · Writing: Robert Hewitt Wolfe, Ira Steven Behr · Starring: Rebecca Mader, Brent Spiner
1x10 The Unusual Suspects
Sep 19, 2011 · 43 min
The DoD imprisons Rosen and his team after they suspect that one of the members is a Red Flag traitor.
Directing: J. Miller Tobin · Writing: Marc Bernardin · Starring: Tom Barnett, Peter Messaline, Tre Smith, Mathew Lyons
1x11 Original Sin Season Finale
Sep 26, 2011 · 46 min
Rosen and his team find out about a secret red flag meeting. Things come to ahead for the team and the future is cloudy.
Directing: Nick Copus · Writing: Michael Karnow, Zak Penn, Robert Hewitt Wolfe · Starring: Valerie Cruz, John Pyper-Ferguson, Evan Sabba, Liane Balaban