Scripted series · The CW
Roswell, New Mexico
The cycle renews… The storm awakens.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Jeanine Mason
Liz Ortecho
52 eps
Nathan Parsons
Max Evans
52 eps
Michael Vlamis
Michael Guerin
52 eps
Lily Cowles
Isobel Evans-Bracken
52 eps
Tyler Blackburn
Alex Manes
52 eps
Heather Hemmens
Maria DeLuca
52 eps
Michael Trevino
Kyle Valenti
52 eps
Trevor St. John
Jesse Manes
13 eps
Amber Midthunder
Rosa Ortecho
30 eps
Karan Oberoi
Noah Bracken
1 eps
Gavin Lewis
Young Michael
1 eps
Tsailii Rogers
Helena
1 eps
Zack Michael
Young Max
1 eps
Olivia Taylor
Jasmine
1 eps
Jessica Treska
Young Isobel
2 eps
Alaina Warren Zachary
Mara
1 eps
Monique Candelaria
Guard
1 eps
Gaius Charles
Bronson
1 eps
Jason Behr
Tripp Manes
5 eps
Dylan Schombing
Young Max
1 eps
Ava Wagenman
Young Isobel
1 eps
Jamie Clayton
Charlie Cameron
1 eps
Cassandra Jean Amell
Louise
2 eps
Madison McLaughlin
Iris Sanchez
1 eps
Chelsea Edmundson
Lindsey
1 eps
Rebekah Patton
Holly
1 eps
Mitchell Hoog
Young Jesse
2 eps
Major Dodge Jr.
Walt
4 eps
Ryan Begay
Wolf
2 eps
Jason Coviello
Harlan Manes
2 eps
Diane Villegas
Dr. Yolanda Avila
2 eps
Kayla Ewell
Nora Truman
5 eps
Kiowa Gordon
Flint Manes
2 eps
Matthew Van Wettering
Hank
3 eps
Christian Antidormi
Forrest
2 eps
Rosa Arredondo
Sheriff Michelle Valenti
4 eps
Gillian Vigman
Brooke Taylor
2 eps
Shiri Appleby
Allie
3 eps
Tanner Novlan
Gregory Manes
3 eps
Dylan McTee
Wyatt Long
6 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Roswell, New Mexico actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Roswell, New Mexico 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
After reluctantly returning to her tourist-trap hometown of Roswell, New Mexico, the daughter of undocumented immigrants discovers a shocking truth about her teenage crush who is now a police officer—he’s an alien who has kept his unearthly abilities hidden his entire life. She protects his secret as the two reconnect and begin to investigate his origins, but when a violent attack and long-standing government cover-up point to a greater alien presence on Earth, the politics of fear and hatred threaten to expose him and destroy their deepening romance.
The run
Seasons
4 seasons · 52 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
201913 episodes
6.8IMDbBest episode · S01E13 Recovering the Satellites
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
202013 episodes
8.0IMDb
Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
202113 episodes
8.2IMDbSeason 3 finds Max Evans, and his alien siblings, tasked to uncover the mysterious figure uncovered in the final moments of season 2. Meanwhile, we’ll find our intrepid Liz Ortecho living out her dream job. But a series of events will prove that our one-time lover’s connection might not be severed for good: a mysterious radio signal begins broadcasting across Roswell; Alex Manes finds himself in the crosshairs of a new clandestine organization; and Michael, Isobel and Rosa all begin exhibiting new powers. Confusing things even further is an eerie glimpse Maria gets of the future.
Season 4 · Complete
Season 4
202213 episodes
8.7IMDb
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E01
Pilot
Liz Ortecho reluctantly returns to her tourist-trap hometown of Roswell, N.M., and reconnects with Max Evans, her teenage crush who is now a Roswell police officer. But Liz soon discovers a shocking truth: Max is an alien who has kept his unearthly abilities hidden his entire life, along with those of his otherworldly sister, Isobel, and their friend Michael. Elsewhere, Master Sgt. Jesse Manes spearheads a long-standing government conspiracy—unbeknownst to his son, Alex Manes.
- Directed by Julie Plec
- Written by Carina Adly MacKenzie
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S04E13
How's It Going to Be
- Directed by Lance Anderson
- Written by Christopher Hollier, Joel Anderson Thompson
S04E12
Two Sparrows in a Hurricane
- Directed by John Hyams
- Written by Onalee Hunter, Jenny Phillips
S04E11
Follow You Down
- Directed by Heather Hemmens
- Written by Steve Stringer, Danny Tolli
S04E10
Down in a Hole
- Directed by Aprill Winney
- Written by Sarah Tarkoff, Ashley Charbonnet
S04E09
Wild Wild West
- Directed by Michael Trevino
- Written by Onalee Hunter, Leah Longoria
S04E08
Missing My Baby
- Directed by Antonio Negret
- Written by Ariana Quiñónez, Danny Tolli
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Carina Adly MacKenzie
Showrunner
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Christopher Hollier
Executive producer
Justin Falvey
Executive producer
Lawrence Bender
Executive producer
Julie Plec
Executive producer
Darryl Frank
Executive producer
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Kevin Kelly Brown
Executive producer
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Ariana Quiñónez
Writer
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Eva McKenna
Writer
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Glenn Farrington
Writer
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Kristen Haynes
Writer
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Adam Lash
Writer
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Miguel Nolla
Writer
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Alanna Bennett
Writer
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Steve Stringer
Writer
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Onalee Hunter
Writer
Kamran Pasha
Writer
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Danny Tolli
Writer
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Sarah Tarkoff
Writer
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Joel Anderson Thompson
Writer
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Ashley Charbonnet
Writer
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Isabel Nelson
Writer
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Deirdre Mangan
Writer
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Sabir Pirzada
Writer
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Rick Montano
Writer
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Vincent Ingrao
Writer
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Cori Uchida
Writer
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Leah Longoria
Writer
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Jenny Phillips
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Carina Adly MacKenzieExecutive Producer
- Christopher HollierExecutive Producer
- Justin FalveyExecutive Producer
- Lawrence BenderExecutive Producer
- Julie PlecExecutive Producer
- Darryl FrankExecutive Producer
Writing
- Ariana QuiñónezWriter
- Carina Adly MacKenzieWriter
- Eva McKennaWriter
- Glenn FarringtonWriter
- Kristen HaynesWriter
- Adam LashWriter
Direction
- Lance AndersonDirector
- Edward OrnelasDirector
- Michael GrossmanDirector
- Antonio NegretDirector
- Dawn WilkinsonDirector
- America YoungDirector
Where to watch
Streaming
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