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TV series

Millennium

1996TV-143 seasons7.7 / 10

We don't want to scare you. We want to terrify you.

A retired FBI serial-profiler joins the mysterious Millennium Group, a team of underground ex-law enforcement experts dedicated to fighting against the ever-growing forces of evil and darkness in the world.

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Checked Sep 4, 2026

Millennium premiered October 25, 1996. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.

Synopsis

A retired FBI serial-profiler joins the mysterious Millennium Group, a team of underground ex-law enforcement experts dedicated to fighting against the ever-growing forces of evil and darkness in the world.

Season 1 episodes

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Episode 1

Pilot

46m7.2 / 10

Offender profiler Frank Black, a member of the private investigative organisation Millennium Group, retires to Seattle with his family after a breakdown caused him to quit working for the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Using his incredible profiling skills, Black helps in an effort to catch a vicious murderer who believes he is fulfilling apocalyptic prophecies.

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Directed by David NutterWritten by Chris CarterGuest stars Paul Dillon, Jarred Blancard, Stephen E. Miller, April Telek, Brittany Tiplady, Don MacKay, Jim Thorburn, Kimm Wakefield

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Episode 2

Gehenna

45m7.3 / 10

Offender profiler Frank Black, a member of the private investigative organisation Millennium Group, is sent to San Francisco to track down a doomsday cult which murders its brainwashed members when they disobey it.

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Directed by David NutterWritten by Chris CarterGuest stars Chris Ellis, Robin Gammell, Stephen Holmes, Don McWilliams, George Josef, Brittany Tiplady, Don MacKay, Nina Persachi

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Episode 3

Dead Letters

45m6.9 / 10

Against the initial resistance of the Group, Frank travels to Portland, Oregon, to investigate a murder at an animal shelter. He meets with Jim Horn, a profiler and candidate for the Millennium Group. But Horn is distracted by his imminent divorce, and there is tension between him and Frank. When the killer strikes again, Horn is losing control, and Frank not only has to catch the killer who leaves grisly messages on his victims, but he has to contend with Horn as well who is more than ready to stop the murderer with terminal prejudice.

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Directed by Thomas J. WrightWritten by Glen Morgan, James WongGuest stars Lisa Vultaggio, Ron Halder, Chris Ellis, James Morrison, Garvin Cross, Anthony Harrison, Brittany Tiplady, Rob Morton

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Episode 4

The Judge

45m7.0 / 10

Forensic profiler Frank Black, a member of the private investigative organization Millennium Group, is asked to investigate a vigilante who uses newly released convicts to execute those he deems guilty.

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Directed by Randall ZiskWritten by Ted MannGuest stars Marshall Bell, John Hawkes, Chris Ellis, Brian Markinson, CCH Pounder, Michael Puttonen, Brittany Tiplady, David Fredericks

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Episode 5

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44m7.1 / 10

Frank and Peter assist an FBI investigation when a mad bomber terrorizes Washington, D.C, by blowing up buildings then to come out looking like a hero, the bomber goes back into the wreckage to save victims. Frank and Peter help search for the bomber whose attention starved personality may be the key to his undoing.

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Directed by David NutterWritten by Glen Morgan, James WongGuest stars Joe Chrest, Sam Anderson, Robert Lewis, William MacDonald, Ed Striedinger, Roger Barnes, Brittany Tiplady, Deryl Hayes

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Episode 6

Kingdom Come

45m6.8 / 10

A desperate man sets out on a killing spree taking revenge on the holy men that he believes have led him to stray. Frank can see the man's sense of faith and the lack his faith could be the key to stopping this killer. Frank then puts himself in danger when he walks into a hostage situation at a small town church.

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Directed by Winrich KolbeWritten by Jorge ZamaconaGuest stars Ralph Alderman, Roger Allford, Alan Lehros, Brad Wattum, Lindsay Crouse, Michael Zelniker, Laurie Murdoch, Brittany Tiplady

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Episode 7

Blood Relatives

45m7.0 / 10

At a Seattle cemetery, James Dickerson, a handsome 20-year-old, lurks outside the chapel during a college football player's funeral. After the mourners leave, James approaches the deceased's mother and sister. Calling himself "Ray Bell," he gains their trust by pretending to be a friend from college. He hugs the boy's grieving mother, savoring the hug in an unsettling way. That night, the mother visits the open grave one last time, when suddenly hands reach out of the grave, and drag the terrified woman inside.

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Directed by Jim CharlestonWritten by Chip JohannessenGuest stars Sean Six, John Fleck, Brian Markinson, Diana Stevan, Brittany Tiplady, Bob Morrisey, Lynda Boyd, Deanna Milligan

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Episode 8

The Well-Worn Lock

45m6.9 / 10

Clinical social worker Catherine Black aids a family as they come to terms with the incestuous abuse they have suffered for decades. However, the father who is responsible still commands respect and political connections in the area, making the case a difficult one.

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Directed by Ralph HemeckerWritten by Chris CarterGuest stars Paul Dooley, Michelle Joyner, Sheila Moore, Shaina Tianne Unger, Christine Dunford, J. Douglas Stewart, Brittany Tiplady, Lenore Zann

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Episode 9

Wide Open

44m6.9 / 10

A man, Cutter, parks his automobile near a home with a "For Sale" sign on the front lawn. After speaking briefly with a realtor, Cutter signs his name in a guest book and makes his way through the house, where he takes particular interest in a little girl's bedroom. Later that evening, the owners return home and tuck their young daughter, Patricia, into bed. Later that night, Patricia suddenly begins screaming.

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Directed by Jim CharlestonWritten by Charles HollandGuest stars Pablo Coffey, Glynn Turman, David Neale, Sandra Ferens, Nevada Ash, Brittany Tiplady, Eileen Kenney, Carter Kagume

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Episode 10

The Wild and the Innocent

44m5.9 / 10

Maddie Haskel, twenty-years-old and heartland pretty, attends her mother's funeral in Joplan, Missouri. After the service, Maddie returns to her family's home, where she is approached by a vicious-looking man named Jim Gilroy. Gilroy's attempt to rape Maddie comes to a sudden halt when Maddie's boyfriend, Bobby Webber, emerges from the shadows wielding a length of iron pipe. After Gilroy is knocked unconscious, Bobby and Maddie drive off into the night with their prisoner safely tucked away in the trunk of their automobile. A Missouri State Trooper notices the vehicle has a burned-out tail light and orders Bobby to pull over. When the trooper hears noises emanating from the trunk, Bobby grabs a .357 and shoots and kills the trooper.

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Directed by Thomas J. WrightWritten by Jorge ZamaconaGuest stars Heather McComb, Jeffrey Donovan, John Pyper-Ferguson, Michael Hogan, Jim Swansburg, Brittany Tiplady, Renee Michelle, Gina Chiarelli

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Episode 11

Weeds

45m7.2 / 10

An unidentified man in a van follows a teenage boy, Josh Comstock, as he rides his new motorcycle through Vista Verde Estates, a gated, upper middle-class neighborhood in Washington State. As night falls, Josh rides his bike across the dirt of an undeveloped cul-de-sac. The driver parks his van and approaches the boy, suddenly, jabbing a cattle prod into Josh's chest and sending him flying backwards into the dirt. When Mr. and Mrs. Comstock awaken the next morning, they find the corpse of another teenage boy in Josh's bed--and their son missing.

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Directed by Michael PattinsonWritten by Frank SpotnitzGuest stars Ryan Cultrona, Josh Clark, A.J. Buckley, Michael Tomlinson, CCH Pounder, Joy Rinaldi, Terry David Mulligan, Karen Kruper

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Episode 12

Loin Like a Hunting Flame

45m6.3 / 10

Near the University of Colorado at Boulder, a group of college-age students gather at a warehouse/techno night club. Art Nesbitt, a pharmacist, approaches a couple, Mel and Leslie. He opens his palm, revealing two capsules. Under the influence of the powerful drugs, the couple accompany Nesbitt to a small room. Nesbitt captures their lovemaking on videotape, then injects them with a lethal poison.

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Directed by David NutterWritten by Ted MannGuest stars William Lucking, Hrothgar Mathews, Natassia Malthe, Eric Olsen, Derek Hamilton, Doug Abrahams, Carrie Davis, Crystal Cass

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Episode 13

Force Majeure

45m7.3 / 10

A sudden hail storm sends students at Washington Polytech scrambling for cover. But one of the students, Lauren, wades through the downpour as the hail changes to rain. She approaches a teaching assistant who has taken cover in a breezeway. Lauren reaches for the woman's cigarette-and suddenly bursts into flames.

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Directed by Winrich KolbeWritten by Chip JohannessenGuest stars Brad Dourif, Morgan Woodward, Kristi Angus, CCH Pounder, Cindy Girling, Brittany Tiplady, Timothy Webber, Merrilyn Gann

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Episode 14

The Thin White Line

45m7.5 / 10

Frank enters a hospital emergency room looking for Catherine, who is working the night shift in child counseling. Suddenly, paramedics rush in with a bloodied woman on a gurney. Frank is inexplicably drawn to the stranger, and as he moves closer, notices a curved slash on her palm. He raises his own right hand, revealing a thin white scar which matches exactly the slash on the victim's hand. The woman dies from her injuries.

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Directed by Thomas J. WrightWritten by Glen Morgan, James WongGuest stars Scott Heindl, Jeremy Roberts, Mark Holden, Allan Harvey, Ken Tremblett, Larry Musser, Eric Breker, Nancy Sivak

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Episode 15

Sacrament

45m7.1 / 10

Frank's brother, Tom, and his wife, Helen, travel to Seattle where they hold their newborn son's baptism. After the ceremony, Frank checks up on Jordan, who is off playing with a friend inside the church. He finds his daughter huddled in a ball on the pew, clutching herself. She speaks of a man she saw hurting her Aunt Helen. Frank rushes outside the church. He finds his baby nephew unharmed in the back seat of Tom's rental car, but notes a blood droplet on the infant's face. Frank and Tom realize Helen was abducted.

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Directed by Michael W. WatkinsWritten by Frank SpotnitzGuest stars Philip Anglim, Ken Roberts, Brian Markinson, Brittany Tiplady, Lorena Gale, Daphne Goldrick, French Tickner, Liz Bryson

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Episode 16

Covenant

45m7.5 / 10

Frank travels to Weber County, Utah, where he meets with Prosecutor Calvin Smith. The District Attorney's office convicted Sheriff William Garry of murdering his wife and three children. Garry had confessed to the crime, and his fingerprints were found on the murder weapon, a tool used for carving wood. Now all that remains is for the jury to decide if Garry should receive the death penalty. Smith hopes Frank can develop a psychological profile that will leave no doubt in the jury's mind that Garry is a cold, calculating murderer.

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Directed by Rod PridyWritten by Bobby MorescoGuest stars Nicole Oliver, Steve Bacic, Jay Underwood, John Finn, Brittany Tiplady, Don MacKay, George Gordon, Michael O'Neill

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Episode 17

Walkabout

45m7.0 / 10

Peter Watts tells Catherine that Frank missed a routine homicide review with Yakima police that morning. Fearing the worst, Peter and Catherine access Frank's computer, looking for clues that would shed light on his disappearance. The pair uncover email correspondence between Frank (using the pseudonym "David Marx") and a Doctor Daniel Miller. Catherine tells Peter that five years ago, just before Frank collapsed, he would sometimes vanish for days at a time and check into hotels using the same pseudonym.

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Directed by Cliff BoleWritten by Tim Tankosic, Chip JohannessenGuest stars Gregory Itzin, Brittany Tiplady, Bill Smitrovich, Terry O'Quinn, Željko Ivanek, Ron Sauvé, Dee Jay Jackson, Alison Matthews

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Episode 18

Lamentation (1)

45m8.3 / 10

Frank and Bob Bletcher hike across a remote snow-covered mountaintop in the spectacular North Cascades region of Washington State. Their trip is cut short when Frank receives an important page from the FBI.

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Directed by Winrich KolbeWritten by Chris CarterGuest stars Brittany Tiplady, Bill Smitrovich, Terry O'Quinn, Stephen J. Lang, Sarah-Jane Redmond, Alex Diakun, Michael David Simms, Andrew Airlie

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Episode 19

Powers, Principalities, Thrones and Dominions (2)

45m7.8 / 10

Attorney Al Pepper walks through a supermarket parking lot carrying a bag of groceries. A teenager, Sam, addresses Pepper and extends an open palm. Frank exits the supermarket and sees the two men. Suddenly, a bolt of light emanates from Sam's palm, knocking Pepper to the ground. Frank runs towards the scene, passing through panicking shoppers. When he arrives at Pepper's side, he discovers a handgun lying at Sam's feet.

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Directed by Thomas J. WrightWritten by Ted Mann, Harold RosenthalGuest stars Robin Gammell, Richard Cox, Rodney Eastman, Brittany Tiplady, Bill Smitrovich, Terry O'Quinn, Stephen J. Lang, Sarah-Jane Redmond

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Episode 20

Broken World

44m7.0 / 10

In North Dakota, a woman named Sally Dumont rides a horse to her farm. As Sally guides the animal to a stall in the stable, she discovers another horse, its coat stained with blood, lying on the ground inside its pen. As she kneels down next to it to investigate, Sally notices someone wearing a pair of rubber boots standing in the adjoining stall. Terrified, she makes her way to a phone and calls for help. Suddenly, the intruder looms up from behind and knocks Sally unconscious.

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Directed by Winrich KolbeWritten by Patrick Harbinson, Bobby MorescoGuest stars Ingrid Kavelaars, Jo Anderson, Donnelly Rhodes, Terry O'Quinn, Van Quattro, John Dennis Johnston, Adrien Dorval, Michael Tayles

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Episode 21

Maranatha

45m6.1 / 10

In the Brighton Beach area of New York City, a man named Yaponchik kills a Russian Elder by shooting him in the face with a 12 gauge pistol. It becomes the third such killing in which the perpetrator mutilated the body to prevent positive identification. Frank assists N.Y.P.D. Lieutenant McCormick, Yura Surova, from the Moscow Police Department, and undercover officer Andrei Medikov with the investigation. While inspecting the Elder's corpse, Frank notices an odd mark in the shape of a inverted "V." But he is unable, at first, to determine its meaning.

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Directed by Peter MarkleWritten by Chip JohannessenGuest stars Brian Downey, Bill Nunn, Boris Lee Krutonog, Terry O'Quinn, Levan Uchaneishvili, Bill Croft, Michael Cram, Roger Haskett

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Episode 22

Paper Dove (1)

45m7.8 / 10finale

Frank is asked by Catherine's father to investigate a case involving a friend whose son has been convicted of murder, and is soon convinced that the murder is linked to a serial killer called The Woodsman. Having claimed his latest victim, the Woodsman takes the body to a secluded campsite, covers the body in plastic, buries her under a pile of leaves and strikes up a conversation. Later, he is given photos by a mysterious stranger and asked to use them as 'targets' for future killings - one of which includes Catherine Black...

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Directed by Thomas J. WrightWritten by Walon GreenGuest stars Mike Starr, Barbara Williams, Ken Pogue, Brittany Tiplady, Judy Norton, Linda Sorensen, William Nunn, Maxine Miller

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Episode information updated Sep 18, 2026

More about Millennium

Cast

Lance HenriksenFrank Black
Megan GallagherCatherine Black
Klea ScottEmma Hollis
Peter OuterbridgeAgent Barry Baldwin
Stephen E. MillerDet. Roger Kamm
Philip Baker HallGroup Elder
Chris EllisJim Penseyres
John BeasleyJames Edward Hollis

Credits

Created by
Chris Carter
Written by
James Wong, Glen Morgan, Chip Johannessen, Chris Carter, Patrick Harbinson, Frank Spotnitz, Michael R. Perry

Production details

Status
Canceled
Series type
Scripted
Episodes
67
Original language
English

Networks & production

  • FOXUnited States
  • Ten Thirteen ProductionsUnited States

Themes

1990sapocalypseconspiracycrime scenecriminal consultantcultdemonfbi