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Heroes come from the most unexpected places.
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.
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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.
Cast, crew and production details
Jason BehrMax Evans
Shiri ApplebyLiz Parker
Katherine HeiglIsabel Evans
Majandra DelfinoMaria DeLuca
Brendan FehrMichael Guerin
Colin HanksAlex Whitman
Nick WechslerKyle Valenti
Adam RodriguezJesse Ramirez
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20th Century Fox TelevisionUnited StatesWatch options above are for the show and may vary by season or episode.
Episode 1
Max and the others must rescue Michael after he is arrested for murder; Liz takes a job with a congresswoman who has a hidden agenda.
Directed by James A. ContnerWritten by Jason KatimsGuest stars Dennis Lipscomb, Kenneth Choi, Sara Downing, Gretchen Egolf, Frank Birney, Phil Abrams, David Conrad, Austin Tichenor
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Episode 2
Brody Davis, the mysterious new curator at the UFO Museum has the group on edge, and Michael and Isabel plotting his demise.
Directed by Bruce Seth GreenWritten by Ronald D. MooreGuest stars Desmond Askew, J.G. Hertzler, Sara Downing, Gretchen Egolf, Jim Ortlieb, Bill Jacobson
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Episode 3
Isabel is deeply moved when Max throws her a surprise birthday party, but she grows troubled after seeing visions of a bound and gagged Tess. Alex does an interesting cop striptease for Isabel.
Directed by Frederick King KellerWritten by Toni GraphiaGuest stars Sara Downing, Gretchen Egolf, Mary Ellen Trainor, Jeremy Davidson
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Episode 4
Michael discovers the hidden history behind the 1947 crash when interviewing a World War II survivor for a school project. The story unfolds with familiar faces portraying people in 1947.
Directed by Patrick R. NorrisWritten by Aaron Harberts, Gretchen J. BergGuest stars Charles Napier, Tom Kenny, Eric Saiet, Michael Roddy, Lisa Kaseman, Jeffery Thomas Johnson
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Episode 5
An older Max travels from the future (2014 to be exact) to tell Liz that their relationship will imperil his planet and together they devise a plan to change the future: by making present Max fall out of love with Liz.
Directed by Bill L. NortonWritten by Jason KatimsGuest stars Sara Downing, John Doe, Winnie Holzman
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Episode 6
After the death of congresswoman Whitaker, Max and the gang visit her hometown, Copper Summit, Arizona, where they find themselves trapped in enemy territory when they learn the whole town population are Skins.
Directed by Paul ShapiroWritten by Fred GolanGuest stars Chris Ellis, Holmes Osborne, Sara Downing, Jenny O'Hara, Gretchen Egolf, Miko Hughes, Joshua Wheeler, Bella Shaw
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Episode 7
The Skins make all the humans in Roswell, New Mexico disappear turning it into a ghost town.
Directed by Michael LangeWritten by Aaron Harberts, Gretchen J. BergGuest stars Sara Downing, Jenny O'Hara, Miko Hughes, Mary Ellen Trainor, David Batiste, Patrick Coleman Duncan
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Episode 8
Duplicate versions of Michael, Isabel and Tess come to Roswell after killing their king Zan, to urge Max to attend an important interstellar summit in New York City, but they have their own agenda; Ava stays behind in Roswell.
Directed by James A. ContnerWritten by Toni GraphiaGuest stars Desmond Askew, Sean Allen Rector, Steve Picerni, Michael Chieffo, Garrett M. Brown
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Episode 9
Max and Tess depart for the interstellar summit in New York City with Rath and Lonnie, Michael and Isabel's duplicates, who both harbor a secret agenda for their future king and an alliance with Nicholas, the Skin. Ava reveals to Liz that Rath & Lonnie murdered Zan. Tess is kidnapped by the dupes after Max learns of their true intentions. When Max finally finds Tess she reveals that they tried to read her mind to find the Granolith but she resisted. She then says that they're gone but did they die or are they still out there? Ava says goodbye to Liz and leaves Roswell.
Directed by Patrick R. NorrisWritten by Ronald D. MooreGuest stars Desmond Askew, David Reivers, Jerry Gelb, Marji Martin, Miko Hughes, Faline England
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Episode 10
Max witnesses a tragedy and is haunted by the ghost of a man he could have saved, leaving him overwhelmed with guilt and questioning his healing abilities. Isabel aka the Christmas Nazi (dubbed by Michael) tries to brighten up the holiday season and Tess tries to became a part of the Valenti family.
Directed by Patrick R. NorrisWritten by Jason KatimsGuest stars Desmond Askew, Joseph Williams, Madison McReynolds, Adeline Allen, Mary Ellen Trainor, John Littlefield, Biff Wiff, Whitney Weston
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Episode 11
When Isabel develops a psychic connection to a girl who has been buried alive, she races to find the teenager before it's too late. Meanwhile the FBI comes to town and starts asking questions concerning Valenti and his involvement with Max and Isabel.
Directed by Jefery LevyWritten by Breen FrazierGuest stars Devon Gummersall, Breon Gorman, Keith Szarabajka, Woon Young Park, Sage Kirkpatrick, Sebastian Siegel, Robert Katims, Allison Lange
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Episode 12
Sheriff Valenti is suspended from the force after refusing to answer the FBI's questions about Max and Isabel, but he soon finds himself right back in the thick of things when Laurie DuPree shows up at his house claiming to be chased by aliens.
Directed by David GrossmanWritten by Aaron Harberts, Gretchen J. BergGuest stars Devon Gummersall, Erica Gimpel, Keith Szarabajka, Rachel Winfree, Robert Katims, Shana O'Neil, Seema Rahmani, Allison Lange
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Episode 13
Michael and Maria flee from Roswell after helping Laurie DuPree escape from the police, and Max learns that a deadly parasite was released into Earth's atmosphere when their ship crashed 50 years ago.
Directed by James Whitmore Jr.Written by Ronald D. MooreGuest stars Desmond Askew, Devon Gummersall, Dennis Christopher, Erica Gimpel, Heidi Swedberg, Wendy Speake, Allison Lange, Diane Farr
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Episode 14
Max tries to stop Alex and Kyle from being buried alive in a cave filled with glowing blue crystals; Isabel is kidnapped by Grant Sorenson possessed by the alien parasite queen; Michael is shot while trying to protect Laurie.
Directed by Paul ShapiroWritten by Ronald D. Moore, Gretchen J. BergGuest stars Desmond Askew, Dennis Christopher, Erica Gimpel, Heidi Swedberg, Allison Lange, Jeremy Davidson
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Episode 15
When the gang makes a spur-of-the-moment trip to Las Vegas, in order to spend the DuPree money, the event-filled excursion ends in a faceoff between Max and Michael over leadership; Tess and Liz can't pass for over-21-year-olds; Maria recruits Alex to help her audition for a role that ends up to be for a stripper; Isabel meets a man.
Directed by Bruce Seth GreenWritten by Aaron Harberts, Gretchen J. BergGuest stars Sam Ball, Michael Bailey Smith, Howard George, Linda Pine, Eileen Galindo, Joshua Santana, Ned Schmidtke, Deondray Gossett
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Episode 16
The onset of junior prom stirs up emotional tumult as Liz tempts fate by asking Max to be her date, Isabel decides Alex is the man she's been searching for, and Michael tells Maria he won't take her to prom.
Directed by Lawrence TrillingWritten by Jason KatimsGuest stars Devon Gummersall, Scott Clifton, Taran Killam, Michelle Moretti, Mya Michaels, Diane Farr
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Episode 17
The sudden death of a close friend shocks the group.
Directed by Allan KroekerWritten by Ronald D. MooreGuest stars Jason Dohring, Jo Anderson, John Doe, Mary Ellen Trainor, Hawthorne James, Ted Rooney, Diane Farr, Jason Peck
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Episode 18
Liz continues her investigation into Alex's death while Isabel plans her future and Maria wonders whether Michael will always be around.
Directed by Patrick R. NorrisWritten by Aaron Harberts, Gretchen J. BergGuest stars Devon Gummersall, Ted Rooney, Michael Caldwell, Per Bristow, Antoinette Broderick, David Nathan Schwartz, Diane Farr, Jeremy Guskin
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Episode 19
Max is hit with a one-two punch after he discovers that not only is Tess pregnant with his son, but that the baby cannot survive unless they return to their home planet. Liz, Maria and Michael work together to unravel the mysterious double life of Alex. Isabel and Kyle explore her powers as they play pranks on Max and Kyle dreamwalks with a Playmate.
Directed by Rodney ChartersWritten by Garrett Lerner, Lisa KlinkGuest stars Jodi Ann Paterson, Nelly Furtado, Jeff Wadlow, Nicole Brunner, Sean Dwyer, Lauren E. Roman, Jeremy Guskin, Michael Chieffo
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Episode 20
Brody Davis, his mind frazzled from an electric shock,holds several members of the gang hostage, when he begins to remember what happened when he was abducted, such as the New York City interstellar summit and the fact that Max is an alien. Max must use his healing abilities to fix Brody's mind so that he doesn't remember the alien mind that inhabits him. Tess must mindwarp Amy DeLuca into not remembering that Brody held them hostage.
Directed by Patrick R. NorrisWritten by Garrett Lerner, Russel FriendGuest stars Desmond Askew, Devon Gummersall, Diane Farr, Jason Peck
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Episode 21
Max, Isabel, Michael and Tess struggle with goodbyes on what they believe to be their last night on Earth before they travel back to their home planet. In the final hours, Max frantically searches for the killer that is still out there and threatens the lives of everyone they love.
Directed by Patrick R. NorrisWritten by Garrett Lerner, Russel FriendGuest stars Devon Gummersall, Nicole Brunner, Nicholas Stratton, Mary Ellen Trainor, Diane Farr, Garrett M. Brown
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