Scripted series · Syfy
Alphas
Super. And all too human.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
David Strathairn
Lee Rosen
24 eps
Ryan Cartwright
Gary Bell
24 eps
Warren Christie
Cameron Hicks
24 eps
Azita Ghanizada
Rachel Pirzad
24 eps
Laura Mennell
Nina Theroux
24 eps
Malik Yoba
Bill Harken
24 eps
Jeff Seymour
The Ghost
1 eps
Tatiana Maslany
Tracy Beaumont
1 eps
Isabella Hofmann
Jessica Elkhart
1 eps
Valerie Cruz
Kathy Sullivan
4 eps
Garret Dillahunt
Jonas Englin
1 eps
Rebecca Mader
Griffin
1 eps
Tom Barnett
Eric Latreaux
1 eps
Devon Graye
Matthew Hurley
1 eps
Kathleen Gati
Zahra Pirzad
4 eps
Peter Wingfield
James Collier
1 eps
Brent Spiner
Dr. Kern
1 eps
Peter Messaline
Harold Freeman
1 eps
Callum Keith Rennie
Don Wilson
2 eps
Will McCormack
Marcus Ayers
1 eps
Dean Armstrong
Milos Kosar
1 eps
Lindsay Wagner
Dr. Vanessa Calder
1 eps
Conrad Pla
Luke
1 eps
Joe Pingue
Quinn
1 eps
Shane Daly
Kent Zelanski
1 eps
Dmitry Chepovetsky
Gil
1 eps
Bill Lake
Transit Sergeant
1 eps
David Sparrow
Chief Handell
1 eps
Paulino Nunes
Agent Lou Persky
1 eps
John White
Sam Girardi
1 eps
Alaina Huffman
Sara Nelson
1 eps
Amanda Smith
Parish's Grandchild
1 eps
Jimi Shlag
Detective
1 eps
Erin Way
Kat
8 eps
Summer Glau
Skylar Adams
4 eps
John Pyper-Ferguson
Stanton Parish
10 eps
Carlos Gonzalez-Vio
Operative
1 eps
Miranda Edwards
FBI Agent
1 eps
Scott Ryan Yamamura
DOD Agent
2 eps
James Binkley
Transit Cop
2 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Alphas actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Alphas reads strongest on Spectacle, Bingeability and Character Depth.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
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.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E01
Pilot
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.
- Directed by Jack Bender
- Written by Michael Karnow, Zak Penn
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S02E12
Need to Know
- Directed by Nick Copus
- Written by Adam Levy, Michael Karnow
S02E11
If Memory Serves
- Directed by Allan Kroeker
- Written by Terri Hughes, Ron Milbauer
S02E10
Life After Death
- Directed by J. Miller Tobin
- Written by Eric Tuchman
S02E09
The Devil Will Drag You Under
- Directed by Matthew Hastings
- Written by Robert Hewitt Wolfe
S02E08
Falling
- Directed by Nick Copus
- Written by Nina Fiore, John Herrera
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Zak Penn
Showrunner
Ira Steven Behr
Writer
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Adam Levy
Writer
Kira Snyder
Writer
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Robert Hewitt Wolfe
Writer
Marc Bernardin
Writer
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Michael Karnow
Writer
Bruce Miller
Writer
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Terri Hughes
Writer
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Julie Siege
Writer
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Ron Milbauer
Writer
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Jordan Rosenberg
Writer
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Eric Tuchman
Writer
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Michael Chamoy
Writer
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Nina Fiore
Writer
- Photo unavailable
John Herrera
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Ira Steven BehrProducer
- Lloyd BraunProducer
- Robert Hewitt WolfeProducer
- Gail BermanProducer
- Zak PennProducer
- Jack BenderProducer
Writing
- Ira Steven BehrWriter
- Adam LevyWriter
- Kira SnyderWriter
- Robert Hewitt WolfeWriter
- Marc BernardinWriter
- Michael KarnowWriter
Direction
- Constantine MakrisDirector
- Mairzee AlmasDirector
- Kevin HooksDirector
- Leslie LibmanDirector
- Michael W. WatkinsDirector
- Karen GaviolaDirector
Cinematography
- Mahlon Todd WilliamsDirector of Photography
- Rodney ChartersDirector of Photography
- David PerraultDirector of Photography
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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