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Five ordinary people with superhuman physical and mental abilities are brought together to form one extraordinary team of Alphas. Operating within the U.S. Department of Defense, the team investigates cases that point to others with Alpha abilities.

2 Seasons
24 Episodes
Canceled
Sci-Fi & Fantasy Drama Action & Adventure
Cast & Characters
episode image Original Sin
8.1/10 (363 votes)

#1 Original Sin

S1:E11

Rosen and his team find out about a secret red flag meeting. Things come to ahead for the team and the future is cloudy.

episode image The Unusual Suspects
7.9/10 (310 votes)

#2 The Unusual Suspects

S1:E10

The DoD imprisons Rosen and his team after they suspect that one of the members is a Red Flag traitor.

episode image God's Eye
7.9/10 (309 votes)

#3 God's Eye

S2:E13

Rosen seeks a final confrontation with Alpha leader Stanton Parish.

episode image Blind Spot
7.8/10 (335 votes)

#4 Blind Spot

S1:E9

The team finds themselves under siege by an undetectable Alpha when they bring in a potential Red Flag member for questioning.

episode image Wake-up Call
7.8/10 (328 votes)

#5 Wake-up Call

S2:E1

The episode starts 10 months after the events in "Original Sin" and circumstances have changed for the main characters (for some more than for others). Two of them are pretty different from the last time we saw them, and the team might be missing a member or two. Or more.

episode image When Push Comes to Shove
7.8/10 (272 votes)

#6 When Push Comes to Shove

S2:E4

While investigating a string of crimes, the team realizes that they are looking for Nina, who had gone AWOL, and try to stop her before she hurts herself.

episode image Catch and Release
7.7/10 (379 votes)

#7 Catch and Release

S1:E7

The team is ordered to find and protect Skylar, an Alpha with skills that could be dangerous in the wrong hands.

episode image Gods and Monsters
7.7/10 (241 votes)

#8 Gods and Monsters

S2:E7

The team is confronted with evidence of Parish's evil agenda; a young Alpha reveals a deadly ability.

episode image The Devil Will Drag You Under
7.7/10 (230 votes)

#9 The Devil Will Drag You Under

S2:E9

Hicks turns defector and begins working for Parish; the team uncovers a plot to cause a massive, deadly blackout.

episode image If Memory Serves
7.7/10 (217 votes)

#10 If Memory Serves

S2:E11

Hicks and Kat transport a valuable Parish asset; Roland holds the strategic intel they need to stop Parish.

episode image Rosetta
7.6/10 (373 votes)

#11 Rosetta

S1:E4

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.

episode image Alpha Dogs
7.6/10 (266 votes)

#12 Alpha Dogs

S2:E3

An investigation leads Harken and Hicks to go undercover in a secret, underground Alphas-only Fight Club.

episode image Falling
7.6/10 (213 votes)

#13 Falling

S2:E8

Rosen discovers the identity of the mole; Kat tracks a mysterious new street drug that makes users temporarily invincible.

episode image Need to Know
7.6/10 (214 votes)

#14 Need to Know

S2:E12

Rosen kidnaps and interrogates an Alpha prisoner; Harken and Gary search for Skylar.

episode image Bill and Gary's Excellent Adventure
7.5/10 (342 votes)

#15 Bill and Gary's Excellent Adventure

S1:E6

While Bill and Gary take on a case of their own, Nina and Cameron grow closer.

episode image Alphaville
7.5/10 (245 votes)

#16 Alphaville

S2:E6

Rosen enlists Skylar's help to decode Parish's Alpha technology and endangers her life and the life of her daughter.

episode image Gaslight
7.4/10 (250 votes)

#17 Gaslight

S2:E5

An Alpha loses his mind and kidnaps Rachel; the team loses touch with reality while trying to find Rachel.

episode image Cause & Effect
7.3/10 (424 votes)

#18 Cause & Effect

S1:E2

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.

episode image The Quick and the Dead
7.3/10 (260 votes)

#19 The Quick and the Dead

S2:E2

On the hunt for a killer, the team realizes the search has lead him directly to them with a deadly consequences.

episode image Life After Death
7.3/10 (213 votes)

#20 Life After Death

S2:E10

While the team tries to cope with Danielle's death, a mysterious woman drops a baby off at the office and Gary is strangely drawn to protecting it.

episode image Pilot
7.2/10 (583 votes)

#21 Pilot

S1:E1

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.

episode image Anger Management
7.2/10 (407 votes)

#22 Anger Management

S1:E3

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.

episode image Never Let Me Go
7.0/10 (353 votes)

#23 Never Let Me Go

S1:E5

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.

episode image A Short Time in Paradise
6.9/10 (342 votes)

#24 A Short Time in Paradise

S1:E8

Hicks and Nina are entranced by a deadly cult leader named Jonas.

Cast & Chracters

character image Lee Rosen

Lee Rosen

Actor: David Strathairn
character image Gary Bell

Gary Bell

Actor: Ryan Cartwright
character image Cameron Hicks

Cameron Hicks

Actor: Warren Christie
character image Rachel Pirzad

Rachel Pirzad

Actor: Azita Ghanizada
character image Nina Theroux

Nina Theroux

Actor: Laura Mennell
character image Bill Harken

Bill Harken

Actor: Malik Yoba

The highest rated episode of Alphas is "Original Sin" (S1E11) with a rating of 8.10.

This episode received 363 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "A Short Time in Paradise" (S1E8) with a rating of 6.90.

This episode received 342 votes.

The highest rated episode is "Original Sin" (S1E11) with a rating of 8.10.

This episode received 363 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "A Short Time in Paradise" (S1E8) with a rating of 6.90.

This episode received 342 votes.

The highest rated episode is "God's Eye" (S2E13) with a rating of 7.90.

This episode received 309 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "The Quick and the Dead" (S2E2) with a rating of 7.30.

This episode received 260 votes.

Name Department Job
Gail Berman Production Producer
Ira Steven Behr Production Producer
Jack Bender Production Producer
Lloyd Braun Production Producer
Robert Hewitt Wolfe Production Producer
Zak Penn Production Producer

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