Scripted series · The WB
Roswell
Heroes come from the most unexpected places.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Jason Behr
Max Evans
61 eps
Shiri Appleby
Liz Parker
61 eps
Katherine Heigl
Isabel Evans
61 eps
Majandra Delfino
Maria DeLuca
61 eps
Brendan Fehr
Michael Guerin
61 eps
Colin Hanks
Alex Whitman
44 eps
Nick Wechsler
Kyle Valenti
61 eps
Adam Rodriguez
Jesse Ramirez
18 eps
William Sadler
Jim Valenti
61 eps
Emilie de Ravin
Tess Harding
28 eps
Clayne Crawford
Billy Darden
2 eps
Joe Pantoliano
Kal Langley
2 eps
John Cullum
James Valenti Sr.
2 eps
Kevin Weisman
Larry Trilling
2 eps
Desmond Askew
Brody Davis
7 eps
Devon Gummersall
Sean DeLuca
7 eps
Ebonie Smith
Genoveve
2 eps
Dennis Christopher
Bobby Dupree
2 eps
Erica Gimpel
Suzanne Duff
3 eps
Richard Schiff
John Stevens
3 eps
Keith Szarabajka
Dan Lubetkin
2 eps
Heidi Swedberg
Meredith Dupree
2 eps
Ivonne Coll
Mrs. Ramirez
2 eps
Sara Downing
Courtney Banks
6 eps
Michael Horse
Owen Blackwood
4 eps
Morgan Fairchild
Meris Wheeler
2 eps
Jenny O'Hara
Ida Crawford
2 eps
Nicole Brunner
Leanna / Jennifer
2 eps
Martin Starr
Monk Pyle
3 eps
Meredith Scott Lynn
Dominique Lazar
2 eps
Ashley Johnson
Eileen Burrows
2 eps
Gretchen Egolf
Vanessa Whitaker
4 eps
Yorgo Constantine
Agent Burns
2 eps
Miko Hughes
Nicholas Crawford
3 eps
Robert F. Lyons
Hank Whitmore
3 eps
Jack Donner
Clayton Wheeler
2 eps
Joseph Williams
Singer
6 eps
Julie Benz
Kathleen Topolsky
7 eps
Daniel Hansen
Max at 7 years
4 eps
Jo Anderson
Nancy Parker
6 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Roswell actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Roswell reads strongest on Character Depth, World Building and Emotional Weight.
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.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
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
Bizarre things start happening in the little New Mexico town where UFOs were spotted in 1947. Cut to 1999, when a cute high-school student saves the life of a teenage waitress. Surrounded by cliques of clever, angst-filled classmates, the two form a bond that threatens the survival of a secret universe involving superhuman powers, a yen for hot sauce and an alien gene pool.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E02 · Signature episode
The Morning After
Liz tries to maintain her relationship with Kyle despite her deep bond with Max; Michael is obsessed with the idea that there was another alien in Roswell in 1959 and tries to decipher the meaning of the flashes only he sees. Meanwhile, Liz suspects the new guidance counselor Ms. Topolsky is hiding something, especially when she sees her with Michael's file.
- Directed by David Nutter
- Written by Jason Katims
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S03E18
Graduation
- Directed by Allison Liddi-Brown
- Written by Ronald D. Moore
S03E17
Four Aliens and a Baby
- Directed by William Sadler
- Written by Russel Friend, Garrett Lerner
S03E15
Who Died and Made You King?
- Directed by Peter Ellis
- Written by Aaron Harberts, Gretchen J. Berg
S03E14
Chant Down Babylon
- Directed by Lawrence Trilling
- Written by Ronald D. Moore
S03E13
Panacea
- Directed by Rodney Charters
- Written by Russel Friend, Garrett Lerner
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Jason Katims
Showrunner
Fred Golan
Writer
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Aaron Harberts
Writer
Ronald D. Moore
Writer
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Laura J. Burns
Writer
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Emily Whitesell
Writer
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William Sind
Writer
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Barry Pullman
Writer
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Gretchen J. Berg
Writer
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David Simkins
Writer
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Breen Frazier
Writer
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Cheryl Cain
Writer
Jan Oxenberg
Writer
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Thania St. John
Writer
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Lisa Klink
Writer
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Richard Whitley
Writer
Toni Graphia
Writer
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Jon Harmon Feldman
Writer
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Russel Friend
Writer
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Garrett Lerner
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Ronald D. MooreProducer
- David NutterProducer
- Jason KatimsProducer
- Jonathan FrakesProducer
Writing
- Fred GolanWriter
- Aaron HarbertsWriter
- Ronald D. MooreWriter
- Laura J. BurnsWriter
- Emily WhitesellWriter
- William SindWriter
Direction
- John BehringDirector
- Jefery LevyDirector
- James A. ContnerDirector
- Rodney ChartersDirector
- James Whitmore Jr.Director
- Allan KroekerDirector
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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- Fandango At HomeBuy
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