Series synopsis
XIII: The Series is a Canadian action & adventure drama mystery war & politics television series that premiered on Showcase on April 18, 2011. It ended on November 19, 2012. It was created by Jean Van Hamme, William Vance. It stars Stuart Townsend, Aisha Tyler, Ted Atherton and Roxane Mesquida.
After a plot to kill the president of the USA an agent with lost memories tries to recover his life and memories. Others use him to cover up some dirty business involving high ranking officials from the CIA and the White House.
Premise
After a plot to kill the president of the USA an agent with lost memories tries to recover his life and memories. Others use him to cover up some dirty business involving high ranking officials from the CIA and the White House.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Stuart Townsend as XIII / Ross Tanner / Steve Rowland
- Aisha Tyler as Jones
- Ted Atherton as Wally Sheridan
- Roxane Mesquida as Betty Barnowsky
- Virginie Ledoyen as Irina
Guest cast
- Sarah Lian as Ai Ning
- Kenneth Welsh as Dr. Westlund
- Patrick Garrow as Finnegan
- Martin Roach
- Aaron Ashmore as Dylan Masters
- Athena Karkanis as Maria Cardenas
- Rob Stewart as Reg
- Anthony Lemke as Markle
- Jefferson Brown as Duke
- Zoie Palmer as Moira
- Lisa Berry as Grier
Episodes
This series spans 3 seasons with 30 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 4 | October 6, 2008 | October 27, 2008 |
| Season 1 | 13 | April 18, 2011 | May 23, 2011 |
| Season 2 | 13 | October 15, 2012 | November 19, 2012 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Conspiracy: Day of the Black Sun The first female President of the United States is assassinated by a sniper as she is giving a speech on Independence Day and it becomes evident that it's a conspiracy. |
October 6, 2008 |
| 2 |
The Conspiracy: All the Tears of Hell The amnesiac hunts down and kills the ops soldiers one by one as he searches for answers to help him restore his memory. |
October 13, 2008 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | October 20, 2008 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pilot Having been unjustly locked down in a brutal rendition camp for two years by NSA Director Amos, XIII is sprung in a daring escape by mysterious allies. These allies turn out to be Ex-President Sheridan and psychotic freelance killer Irina Svetlanova. |
April 18, 2011 |
| 2 |
Green Falls XIII and Sam follow a clue from Sheridan to Green Falls, a small town where XIII may have grown up.As XIII begins to ask questions about himself and his father, who is a local reporter, XIII stirs up old secrets and modern-day violence. |
April 18, 2011 |
| 3 |
Lockdown Chasing another lead from Sheridan, XIII gets himself thrown into a brutal Venezuelan prison in search of a prisoner who might have worked with XIII when he was a CIA operative. |
April 25, 2011 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Phoenix Betrayed by his superiors and left for dead, XIII has definitely left the secret service in favor of a wandering life. In the hope of finding food and shelter, he went to Empire City and meets Betty Barnowsky, a beautiful activist involved in the fight against the major energy groups. Betty saving a police raid muscled XIII calls within the Veil, an underground organization led by Max Vargas. Veil attempts to expose openly the climate research center Hearpe (High Energy Auroral Refraction Protonospheric Emitter), whose real purpose is to influence the climate for economic reasons. Betty seduced both by itself and by his speech committed XIII agrees to help activists. |
October 15, 2012 |
| 2 |
Rampage When falsely accused of a murderous attack against the headquarters of the group Synequanon conglomerate in charge of the project Hearpe, XIII realizes he has been manipulated. He was soon captured and tortured by an agent whose identity remains a mystery. |
October 15, 2012 |
| 3 |
Defender XIII is now pursued by the government but also by officials Synequanon looking to avenge that they hold responsible for the attack. XIII must find clues faster to disentangle and get out of this mess. |
October 15, 2012 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Showcase |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 18, 2011 |
| Last aired | November 19, 2012 |
| Runtime | 52 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Wednesday at 22:00:00 |