Sleeper Cell (2005) · WatchGuide

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20052 Seasons60m episodes7.4

Crime, Drama

TMDB7.4

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Runtime: 60m episodes
Genre: Crime
Certificate: TV-MA
Origin: US

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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.

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Director: Ziad Doueiri, Leon Ichaso
Writing: Michael C. Martin, Andrew Barrett, Kath Lingenfelter
Status: Ended
First aired: Dec 4, 2005
Network: Showtime
Studio: Cardboard Guru Productions, Sin Sentido Films

Time to finish

18 hrs

18 episodes. About 3 weeks at an hour a night.

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Cast

Michael Ealy

Darwyn al-Sayeed

Oded Fehr

Faris 'Farik' al-Farik

Henri Lubatti

Ilija Korjenić

Thekla Reuten

Wilhelmina 'Mina' van der Hulst

Omid Abtahi

Salim

Kevin Alejandro

Benito 'Benny' Velasquez

Melissa Sagemiller

Gayle Bishop

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SERIES

20052 Seasons60m episodes7.4

Crime, Drama

TMDB7.4

Votes82

Your rating

Runtime: 60m episodes
Genre: Crime
Certificate: TV-MA
Origin: US

About

Where to watch

Region

Stream

fuboTV

Paramount Plus Premium

Paramount Plus Apple TV channel

Paramount+ Amazon Channel

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Buy

Availability from JustWatch via TMDB.

Episodes

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E1 · Airs Dec 4, 2005 · 1h 0m · ★ 5.0
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.
E2 · Airs Dec 5, 2005 · 1h 0m · ★ 5.4
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.
E3 · Airs Dec 6, 2005 · 1h 0m · ★ 5.0
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.
E4 · Airs Dec 7, 2005 · 1h 0m · ★ 4.7
Scholar
Farik dispatches a biochemical student on a flight to Vancouver, Canada, to drive a shipment of real anthrax across the Canadian border and down to Los Angeles.
E5 · Airs Dec 11, 2005 · 1h 0m · ★ 7.4
Soldier
The cell members pose as Iraqi insurgents-in-training in order to infiltrate and take over a secure warehouse as a new base of operations for Youmud Din ("Judgment Day").
E6 · Airs Dec 12, 2005 · 1h 0m · ★ 5.1
Family
Darwyn befriends a pesticide plant worker in order to buy some of his company's product under the table for the cell, while each of the jihadis cope with personal troubles of their own.
E7 · Airs Dec 13, 2005 · 1h 0m · ★ 5.5
Immigrant
When an Afghan boy arrives at the warehouse looking for training as a jihadi, Darwyn introduces him to a more moderate brand of Islam in hopes of steering him away from terrorism.
E8 · Airs Dec 14, 2005 · 1h 0m · ★ 6.8
Intramural
The cell buys explosives from a white supremacist militia while Darwyn's new handler, Patrice Serxner, tries to prevent the LAPD from blowing his cover in a conflicting investigation.
E9 · Airs Dec 18, 2005 · 1h 0m · ★ 5.2
Hijack
The cell hijacks a chemical truck in preparation for Judgment Day, as Farik spends a last night with and bids farewell to his wife, and the FBI prepares to stop the attack.
E10 · Airs Dec 18, 2005 · 1h 0m · ★ 7.2
Youmud Din
Judgement Day has arrived and Fariq isn't yet out of surprises. A surprise diversion proves effective in allowing the cell to escape their surveilance. A quick thinking Darwyn leaves a clue that will hopefully lead the FBI to the target location in time.

Details

Director: Ziad Doueiri, Leon Ichaso
Writing: Michael C. Martin, Andrew Barrett, Kath Lingenfelter
Status: Ended
First aired: Dec 4, 2005
Network: Showtime
Studio: Cardboard Guru Productions, Sin Sentido Films

Time to finish

18 hrs

18 episodes. About 3 weeks at an hour a night.

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Cast

Michael Ealy

Darwyn al-Sayeed

Oded Fehr

Faris 'Farik' al-Farik

Henri Lubatti

Ilija Korjenić

Thekla Reuten

Wilhelmina 'Mina' van der Hulst

Omid Abtahi

Salim

Kevin Alejandro

Benito 'Benny' Velasquez

Melissa Sagemiller

Gayle Bishop

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