The Pretender on NBC

The creators and crew discuss the episode "Toy Suprise." Jarod (Michael T. Weiss) is a young man with a special talent: he has the power to become anything he wants at any time, be it a doctor, sailor, musician, or scientist. Abducted when he was but a mere child genius by a mysterious organization known only as the Centre, his talents were carefully honed into the veritable shape-shifter he is today.

Mr. Lyle (James Denton) inherits the seat of power at the Centre in season four. Jarod (Michael T. Weiss) is a Pretender - a genius of exceptionally high I.Q. who was brought up at the Centre, a clandestine research facility, where he was kept against his will until he managed to escape. He uses his unique abilities to help innocent victims.Own Season 4 on DVD July 18.

Andrea Parker favors her first take of this emotional scene. Jarod (Michael T. Weiss) is a Pretender - a genius of exceptionally high I.Q. who was brought up at the Centre, a clandestine research facility, where he was kept against his will until he managed to escape. He uses his unique abilities to help innocent victims.Own Season 4 on DVD July 18.

Jarod is a Pretender - a genius whose exceptional intelligence allows him to assume various identities at will, be it doctor, test pilot or lawyer.

Jarod is a Pretender--a genius whose exceptionally high I.Q. allows him to master virtually any profession. Since escaping from the Centre, the secret research facility where he was brought up after being taken from his parents, Jarod has managed to stay one step ahead of his ex-captors, Miss Parker and Sydney. Although still reeling from the death of his brother, Jarod also continues to make sure that justice is done by helping innocent victims wronged by society. But the search to bring Jarod back to the Centre is suddenly stepped up with the hiring of Brigitte and the mysterious Mr. Lyle. And it's soon clear that the two new Centre operatives are just as determined to bring about the downfall of Miss Parker and Sydney as they are to find the Centre's most prized specimen.