Series synopsis
Sleeper Cell is an American crime drama television series that premiered on Showtime on December 4, 2005. It ended on December 17, 2006. It was created by Ethan Reiff, Cyrus Voris. It stars Michael Ealy, Oded Fehr, Henri Lubatti and Omid Abtahi.
A chilling and unflinching look at all sides of a complicated issue, focusing on an African-American Muslim who joins an Islamic sleeper terrorist cell in the United States while working undercover for the FBI.
Premise
A chilling and unflinching look at all sides of a complicated issue, focusing on an African-American Muslim who joins an Islamic sleeper terrorist cell in the United States while working undercover for the FBI.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Michael Ealy as Darwyn al-Sayeed
- Oded Fehr as Faris 'Farik' al-Farik
- Henri Lubatti as Ilija Korjenić
- Omid Abtahi as Salim
- Kevin Alejandro as Benito 'Benny' Velasquez
- Melissa Sagemiller as Gayle Bishop
- Blake Shields as Thomas 'Tommy' Emerson
- Alex Nesic as Christian Aumont
Guest cast
- Thekla Reuten as Wilhelmina 'Mina' van der Hulst
- Carlos Gómez as SAC Edgar Diaz
- Marc Casabani
- Michelle Pierce
- Ron Yuan
- Carl Gilliard
- Assaf Cohen
- Lydia Blanco Garza
- Soledad St. Hilaire as Leena
- Aasif Mandvi
- Chris Mulkey
- Charles S. Dutton
Episodes
This series spans 3 seasons with 24 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 6 | ||
| Season 1 | 10 | December 4, 2005 | December 18, 2005 |
| Season 2 | 8 | December 10, 2006 | December 17, 2006 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Farik's Story | |
| 3 |
Making of The Series One Finale A Production Diary Documentry |
|
| 4 | Extended & Deleted Scenes |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Al-Fatiha Darwyn Al-Hakim is a Muslim ex-con who has just been released from prison and finds his way to an Islamic extremist named Farik, who recruits him to join a terrorist sleeper cell planning an attack in Los Angeles. |
December 4, 2005 |
| 2 |
Target Farik and Ilija receive a deadly biological anthrax shipment and prepare for an attack inside a Los Angeles shopping mall. Darwyn's supervisor Ray Fuller become suspicious about the disappearance of a cell member. |
December 5, 2005 |
| 3 |
Money Farik, Darwyn and Christian cross the U.S.-Mexico border at Tijuana to find out why the cell's pipeline of mob funds has suddenly gone dry. |
December 6, 2005 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Al-Baqara several months after foiling a terrorist attack on Dodger Stadium, FBI agent Darwyn Al-Sayeed is about to start a new life as a teacher at Quantico when he is asked to investigate a new terror suspect. Former cell leader Farik is interrogated by the CIA. |
December 10, 2006 |
| 2 |
Salesman Darwyn struggles to maintain his cover as he assumes command of a new Los Angeles sleeper cell and questions the experience and skill of his new FBI case agent. Farik's interrogators use new techniques to get him to talk. |
December 11, 2006 |
| 3 |
Torture Ordered by the terrorist network to acquire a powerful weapon, Darwyn finds the FBI unwilling to cooperate. Ilija faces a heartbreaking decision as he prepares to flee for Europe. Farik is expatriated to Saudi Arabia, where he can be tortured. |
December 12, 2006 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Showtime |
|---|---|
| First aired | December 4, 2005 |
| Last aired | December 17, 2006 |
| Runtime | 60 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Sunday at 21:00:00 |