The Pretender: Season 3
1998 · 22 episodes · ★ 7.6
What Season 3 of The Pretender
Jarod is a young man with an extraordinary ability: he quickly masters the skills of any profession and poses as a doctor, lawyer, soldier or pilot. He was raised at The Centre, an organization of experts based in Blue Cove, Delaware, from which he has managed to escape. Now he lives on the run while Miss Parker, Sydney and Broots are ordered to bring him back. In each episode, Jarod takes on a new identity to help an innocent person accused of a crime and bring the real culprits to justice. Meanwhile, he searches for his origins, and his escape leads his pursuers toward the organization's dark secrets.
Season 3 Episodes
3x01 Crazy
PLEASENT WOOD INSTITUTE, MARYLAND - Jarod becomes a mental patient to uncover the truth behind the mysterious murder of another patient. Miss Parker researches the identity of her twin.
Directed by: Steven Long Mitchell · Written by: Craig W. Van Sickle · Starring: James Denton, Richard Marcus, Paul Dillon, Ron Roggé
3x02 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.
Directing: David Jackson · Writing: Juan Carlos Coto · Starring: James Denton, Paul Dillon, Dan Bucatinsky, Gary Farmer
3x03 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.
Directed by: Chuck Bowman · Written by: Daniel Truly · Starring: Richard Marcus, Paul Dillon, Jay Harrington, Michael Des Barres
3x04 Someone to Trust
Jarod poses as an arsonist to expose a corrupt attorney, but faces unexpected accusations when the attorney is found dead.
Written by: Tommy Thompson · Starring: James Denton, Sam Ayers, Julia Campbell, Michael Reilly Burke
3x05 Betrayal
Jarod teams up with Broots to find the culprit in a shootout at the Centre's Data Annex, a former operative named Damon.
Directed by: Terrence O'Hara · Starring: James Denton, Sam Ayers, Ulysses Cuadra, Ken Clark
3x06 Parole
Jarod portrays a paroled convict to aid a widow; Sydney learns startling news while consoling an old lover whose husband is dying. Andrea Parker is credited but does not appear in this episode.
Written by: Tommy Thompson · Starring: Channon Roe, Diana Maria Riva, Leigh Taylor-Young, Darren Kennedy
3x07 Homefront
Jarod steals millions from the Centre, then poses as an arms dealer selling missile launchers to a weapons merchant in Venezuela.
Directing: Michael Zinberg · Starring: James Denton, Richard Marcus, Melora Hardin, Travis Tedford
3x08 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.
Directing: Rodney Charters · Starring: James Denton, Joe Unger, Kirsten Nelson, Leigh Taylor-Young
3x09 Murder 101
Jarod takes over a criminal psychology class and teaches a lesson in committing a flawless murder before tracking down three suspected killers.
Directing: Scott Lautanen · Writing: Daniel Truly · Starring: Pamela Gidley, Stuart Stone, Marguerite MacIntyre, Tamara Braun
3x10 Mr. Lee
A blind man and his assistant piece together Jarod's personality so they can kidnap him.
Directing: Steven Long Mitchell · Starring: James Denton, Pamela Gidley, Sam Ayers, Mia Korf
3x11 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.
Directed by: Michael Lange · Written by: Tommy Thompson · Starring: James Denton, Pamela Gidley, Jason Brooks, Jessica Steen
3x12 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.
Directing: Chuck Bowman · Writing: Juan Carlos Coto · Starring: Jason Brooks, Kenneth Mars, Leland Orser
3x13 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.
Starring: James Denton, Pamela Gidley, Richard Marcus, Sam Ayers
3x14 At the Hour of Our Death
Jarod and Miss Parker recall a childhood incident where they and Angelo met a dying girl at the Centre.
Directed by: Steven Long Mitchell · Starring: Ashley Peldon, Richard Marcus, Paul Dillon, Bert Remsen
3x15 Countdown
Jarod races against time to locate the father of an injured boy with a rare blood disorder.
Directed by: Chuck Bowman · Written by: Daniel Truly · Starring: James Denton, Richard Marcus, Bobby Edner, Robia LaMorte
3x16 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.
Directed by: Krishna Rao · Written by: Juan Carlos Coto · Starring: James Denton, Richard Marcus, Sam Ayers, Bryan Cranston
3x17 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.
Starring: James Denton, Pamela Gidley, Richard Marcus, Alex Carter
3x18 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.
Written by: Tommy Thompson · Starring: Ashley Peldon, James Denton, Pamela Gidley, Richard Marcus
3x19 End Game (I)
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. Meanwhile, Miss Parker gets unsettling news from Brigitte, and about Brigitte.The crossover continues on Profiler S03E19 Grand Master (II).
Directing: James Whitmore Jr. · Writing: Juan Carlos Coto · Starring: James Denton, Pamela Gidley, Richard Marcus, Emile Hirsch
3x20 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.
Directed by: Rodney Charters · Starring: James Denton, Pamela Gidley, Richard Marcus, Paul Dillon
3x21 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.
Written by: Craig W. Van Sickle · Starring: James Denton, Pamela Gidley, Richard Marcus, Sam Ayers
3x22 Donoterase (2) Season Finale
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.
Written by: Craig W. Van Sickle · Starring: James Denton, Pamela Gidley, Richard Marcus, Sam Ayers
Season 3 Cast
Michael T. WeissJarod22 episodes
Andrea ParkerMiss Parker/Catherine Parker22 episodes
Jon GriesBroots22 episodes
James DentonMr. Lyle17 episodes
Richard MarcusMr. Raines13 episodes
Sam AyersSam the Sweeper7 episodes
Jason BrooksThomas Gates6 episodes
Paul DillonAngelo5 episodes
Ashley PeldonYoung Miss Parker2 episodes
Leigh Taylor-YoungMichelle Lucca Stamatis2 episodes
John BillingsleyKenny (archive footage)2 episodes
Dan BucatinskyEmeryEpisode 1
Joe UngerEldridge HaileyEpisode 1
Channon RoePat RushEpisode 1
Ron RoggéOrderlyEpisode 1
Stuart StoneChrisEpisode 1All Seasons
Season 11996 · 22 ep. · 
Season 21997 · 22 ep. · 
Season 41999 · 20 ep. · Where to Watch Season 3 of The Pretender
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many episodes does Season 3 of The Pretender have?
Season 3 of The Pretender has 22 episodes.
When Did Season 3 of The Pretender Premiere?
Aired October 17, 1998.
Where to Watch The Pretender Season 3?
Currently not available on the major subscription platforms (availability may vary by country).