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Season 2 – Alphas

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Alphas are ordinary citizens with amazing abilities (including superhuman physical and mental abilities) who operate within the Department of Defense. The clandestine group, led by pre-eminent neurologist Dr. Lee Rosen, investigates cases that point to others with similar Alpha abilities. Working against the clock to solve this new brand of crime, the Alphas must prevent their own personality differences and disparate backgrounds from interfering with their overall mission -- catching the enemy.
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Alphas — Season 2

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Critics Consensus

Alphas reaches its prime in its second and final season, bolstered by higher stakes and the reassuring presence of David Strathairn.

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Emily St. James AV Club 07/23/2012
B
Yes, it's basically the story that every X-Men arc or film explores, but it's a good story, and there's plenty of room for unexplored territory that Alphas can mine. Go to Full Review Maureen Ryan HuffPost 07/23/2012
Competent and enjoyable when it comes to action and pacing, but this show will rise and fall on the continuation of the character development begun in Season 1, and the jury's still out on that front. Go to Full Review Dylan Dembrow Screen Rant 01/05/2019
Alphas certainly didn't reinvent the genre, but it provided a nice balance of witty dialogue, impressive effects, and three-dimensional characters. Go to Full Review Nick McHatton TV Fanatic 01/05/2019
4.5/5
Compared to last season, it looks like Alphas isn't dragging its feet this summer, but, instead, continuing the fun, frantic pace of the season finale. Go to Full Review Billy Grifter Den of Geek 01/05/2019
From early in this story it looked like all the pieces would be back in their respective boxes by the end, and that was exactly what happened. They also didn't develop much in the way of new story threads to run. Go to Full Review Audrey Fox What Culture 07/12/2018
But what's really interesting about the show is that you also see the crippling side effects of these powers, which gives them an added sense of humanity. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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05/21/2020 Needs to be reebooted!! What a brilliant tv show, gutted there was no more after this season See more 08/20/2019 Just discovered this gem and loved it! A third season would have wrapped it up, but SciFy cancelled it. Despite that, worth watching! See more 12/30/2014 So I'm def hooked on this show Alphas now! Lol. It's kinda a mix between Heroes and Fringe! Summer Glau! I'm blaming you if Alphas doesn't get picked up for another season. You are cute but you're cursed and you need to stop showing up on shows I like! See more 11/11/2014 The potentially amazing show that never saw the light of day with a series finale. Unfortunately, that's how I will always remember this highly entertaining and interesting superhero show. Seriously, I cannot believe that a show with this type of genre would get cancelled especially after people began raving about it being a more realistic version of X Men (how can something like that fail?). The characters were great and well developed as well as their interaction and relationship with each other (the center stone focus of the show). This will be a head scratcher for the years to come in blind hope that a Season 3 miraculously see the light of day. See more 03/07/2014 This season builds on the momentum and adrenaline of the finale of season 1 and keeps up the intensity. Interestingly, as the problems and enemies of Rosen's team grow more powerful and more dangerous, we see Rosen and the fellow team members face decisions with no comfortable solutions. Things become pretty grim and it is shocking to see how far even Rosen falls in this season. See more Read all reviews
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David Strathairn

Dr. Lee Rosen

Malik Yoba

Bill Harken

Warren Christie

Cameron Hicks

Laura Mennell

Nina Theroux

Ryan Cartwright

Gary Bell

Azita Ghanizada

Rachel Pirzad

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Jul 23, 2012 Wake Up Call When two of their own team get taken hostage, the team must come back together to save their lives. Details Episode 2 Aired Jul 30, 2012 The Quick and the Dead As they investigate a killer who can move at super speed, the team realizes their search has led him directly to them, with deadly consequences. Details Episode 3 Aired Aug 6, 2012 Alpha Dogs While going undercover at a fight club for Alphas, Harken and Hicks meet Kat, an Alpha with the ability to instantly memorize new skills, and invite her to join their team. Details Episode 4 Aired Aug 13, 2012 When Push Comes to Shove While investigating a string of crimes, the team realizes their suspect is Nina, who had gone AWOL, and they must stop her before she hurts herself. Details Episode 5 Aired Aug 20, 2012 Gaslight An Alpha loses his mind and kidnaps Rachel; the team loses touch with reality while trying to find Rachel. Details Episode 6 Aired Aug 27, 2012 Alphaville Rosen enlists Skylar's help to decode Parish's Alpha technology and endangers her life and the life of her daughter. Details Episode 7 Aired Sep 10, 2012 Gods and Monsters Jason Miller returns to school after waking from a coma and uses his enhanced Alpha ability to control his classmates; while Dr. Rosen reluctantly teams up with Stanton Parish to bring him in, Rosen also uses the opportunity to question Parish. Details Episode 8 Aired Sep 17, 2012 Falling Rosen discovers the identity of the mole; Kat tracks a mysterious new street drug that makes users temporarily invincible. Details Episode 9 Aired Sep 24, 2012 The Devil Will Drag You Under Hicks turns defector and begins working for Parish; the team uncovers a plot to cause a massive, deadly blackout. Details Episode 10 Aired Oct 1, 2012 Life After Death Rosen and the team grasp for lifelines; Rosen tries to find a way through her grief. Details Episode 11 Aired Oct 8, 2012 If Memory Serves Hicks and Kat transport a valuable Parish asset; Roland holds the strategic intel they need to stop Parish. Details Episode 12 Aired Oct 15, 2012 Need to Know As Parish continues to plot, most of the team go underground to interrogate one of Parish's people; Bill, Gary and Kat track down Skylar, who manufactures an ominous device that will allow Parish to initiate his master plan. Details Episode 13 Aired Oct 22, 2012 God's Eye Driven by hallucinations of his daughter, Dani, Rosen seeks a final confrontation with Alpha leader Stanton Parish. Details

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Alphas — Season 2

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Season Info

Director
Nick Copus, Matthew Hastings, Michael Nankin, Allan Kroeker, Omar Madha, J. Miller Tobin
Executive Producer
Gail Berman, Lloyd Braun, Gene Stein, Zak Penn, Ira Steven Behr
Screenwriter
Michael Karnow, Terri Hughes, Robert Hewitt Wolfe, Eric Tuchman, Adam Levy, Michael Chamoy, Kira Snyder, Nina Fiore, Ron Milbauer
Network
SYFY
Rating
TV-14 (L|V)
Genre
Drama, Sci-Fi, Action
Original Language
English
Release Date
Jul 23, 2012