Scripted series · FOX
Dollhouse
She can be anyone, except herself.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Eliza Dushku
Echo / Caroline Farrell
25 eps
Fran Kranz
Topher Brink
25 eps
Olivia Williams
Adelle DeWitt
25 eps
Dichen Lachman
Sierra
25 eps
Enver Gjokaj
Victor
25 eps
Tahmoh Penikett
Paul Ballard
25 eps
Harry Lennix
Boyd Langton
25 eps
Matt Keeslar
Richard Connell
1 eps
Gregg Henry
William Bashford
1 eps
Octavia Spencer
Professor Janack
1 eps
Glenn Morshower
Sheriff Rand
1 eps
Roy Vongtama
Attendant #4
1 eps
Jamie Bamber
Martin Klar
1 eps
Alan Tudyk
Stephen Kepler / Alpha
4 eps
Summer Glau
Bennett Halverson
4 eps
Keith Carradine
Matthew Harding
3 eps
Vincent Laresca
Mr. Sunshine
1 eps
Josh Cooke
Leo Carpenter
1 eps
Tim Conlon
Shaw
1 eps
Ian Anthony Dale
Jack Dunston
1 eps
Jillian Armenante
Grace
1 eps
Liza Lapira
Ivy
11 eps
Ana Claudia Talancón
Gelena
1 eps
Vincent Ventresca
Nolan Kinnard
3 eps
Haley Pullos
Davina Crestejo
1 eps
Adam Godley
Clyde Randolph
1 eps
Clyde Kusatsu
Dr. Makido
1 eps
Teddy Sears
Mike
1 eps
Jordan Bridges
Nicholas Bashford
1 eps
Jeff Doucette
Store Manager
1 eps
Philip Casnoff
Clive Ambrose
3 eps
Stacey Scowley
Cindy Perrin
3 eps
Alexis Denisof
Senator Daniel Perrin
4 eps
Ashley Johnson
Wendy / Caroline
1 eps
David Lee Smith
Clay Corman
1 eps
Kristoffer Polaha
Nate Jordan
1 eps
Jenica Bergere
Jessie
1 eps
Reed Diamond
Laurence Dominic
11 eps
Mehcad Brooks
Sam Jennings
1 eps
Rick Otto
Gabe
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Dollhouse actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Dollhouse 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
Echo is a member of a highly illegal and underground group of individuals whose personalities have been wiped clean so they can be imprinted with any number of new personas. Confined between missions to a secret facility known as the Dollhouse, the "Actives" are hired by the wealthy, powerful and connected to wholly become—with mind, personality and physiology—whomever the client wants or needs them to be. They know no other life than the specific engagements they are in at that time—or do they?
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S00E13
Epitaph One
It’s 2019 and the Dollhouse technology has been abused, causing the world to fall into a post-apocalyptic state.
- Directed by David Solomon
S01E12
Omega
Alpha’s reign of terror continues as his obsession with Echo endangers Caroline’s survival. Ballard’s search for the Dollhouse comes to an end, forcing him to make a life-changing decision. Meanwhile, one Doll is permanently deactivated while another’s shocking past is revealed.
- Directed by Tim Minear
- Written by Tim Minear
S01E01
Ghost
Echo is one of the "Actives" in the elite and illegal Dollhouse. Through different personality downloads, she plays the role of a lovestruck girl on a romantic weekend, and then a ruthlessly efficient kidnapping negotiator. FBI Agent Paul Ballard is struggling with his assignment to uncover information on the Dollhouse.
- Directed by Joss Whedon
- Written by Joss Whedon
S01E05
True Believer
Imprinted as a visually impaired woman, Echo must infiltrate a heavily guarded cult in order to rescue a woman held against her will.
- Directed by Allan Kroeker, David Solomon
- Written by Joss Whedon, Tim Minear
S01E02
The Target
Echo becomes the female counterpart to an outdoorsman; Agent Ballard is encouraged when he receives a clue to Echo's true identity.
- Directed by Steven S. DeKnight
- Written by Steven S. DeKnight
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S00E11
Defining Moments
S00E12
Looking Back
S00E06
Finding Echo
S00E07
Designing the Perfect Dollhouse
S00E08
A Private Engagement
S02E13
Epitaph Two: Return
- Directed by David Solomon
- Written by Jed Whedon, Andrew Chambliss
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Joss WhedonProducer
- Sarah FainProducer
- David SolomonProducer
- Jane EspensonProducer
- Tim MinearProducer
- Steven S. DeKnightProducer
Writing
- Joss WhedonWriter
- Jed WhedonWriter
- Jane EspensonWriter
- Andrew ChamblissWriter
- Maurissa TancharoenWriter
- Tim MinearWriter
Direction
- Dwight H. LittleDirector
- Joss WhedonDirector
- James A. ContnerDirector
- Wendey StanzlerDirector
- Marita GrabiakDirector
- Allan KroekerDirector
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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