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Sleeper Cell

TV·2005–2006·2 seasons, 18 episodes·Paramount+ with Showtime·Drama, Crime, Espionage·1h·7.9·Created by Ethan Reiff, Cyrus Voris

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The controversial and unconventional drama delves into the harsh inner-workings of a Los Angeles-based Islamic terrorist cell headed by a charismatic and fanatical extremist (Fehr) and an Muslim undercover FBI agent (Ealy) who infiltrates it. Last year's mini-series featured a powerful and engrossing two-hour finale that will set the stage for the new Sleeper Cell, which will continue to combine timely, meticulously researched storylines and complex characters to create an entertaining and thought-provoking television event.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01Sleeper Cell S01E01Al-FatihaS01E01 · 8.0In the Season 1 premiere, 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.
  2. 02Sleeper Cell S02E08ReunionS02E08 · 6.5In the Season 2 finale, Darwyn blames himself for the tragedies that occurred on the Fourth of July and embarks on a suicide mission to Yemen, where he plans to find and confront Farik using his former cell leader's wife as bait.

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Episodes by season

Season0110Episodes2005Aired 8.0Season avg
  1. S01E01Sleeper Cell S01E01Al-FatihaDecember 4, 2005 8.0In the Season 1 premiere, Darwyn Al-Hakim is a Muslim ex-con who has just been released from prison and finds his way to an Islamic extremis
  2. S01E02Sleeper Cell S01E02TargetDecember 5, 2005Farik and Ilija receive a deadly biological anthrax shipment and prepare for an attack inside a Los Angeles shopping mall; Darwyn's supervis
  3. S01E03Sleeper Cell S01E03MoneyDecember 6, 2005Farik, 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.
  4. S01E04Sleeper Cell S01E04ScholarDecember 7, 2005Farik dispatches a biochemical student on a flight to Vancouver, Canada, to drive a shipment of real anthrax across the Canadian border and
  5. S01E05Sleeper Cell S01E05SoldierDecember 11, 2005The cell members pose as Iraqi insurgents-in-training in order to infiltrate and take over a secure warehouse as a new base of operations fo
  6. S01E06Sleeper Cell S01E06FamilyDecember 12, 2005Darwyn 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 jiha
  7. S01E07Sleeper Cell S01E07ImmigrantDecember 13, 2005When an Afghan boy arrives at the warehouse looking for training as a jihadi, Darwyn introduces him to a more moderate brand of Islam in hop
  8. S01E08Sleeper Cell S01E08IntramuralDecember 14, 2005The cell buys explosives from a white supremacist militia while Darwyn's new handler, Patrice Serxner, tries to prevent the LAPD from blowin
  9. S01E09Sleeper Cell S01E09HijackDecember 18, 2005The 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
  10. S01E10Sleeper Cell S01E10Youmud DinDecember 18, 2005In the Season 1 finale, Darwyn discovers that Farik's explosion is simply a decoy and leaves a clue pointing the FBI in the direction of the

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season028Episodes2006Aired 6.5Season avg
  1. S02E01Sleeper Cell S02E01Al-BaqaraDecember 10, 2006In the Season 2 premiere, several months after foiling a terrorist attack on Dodger Stadium, FBI agent Darwyn Al-Sayeed is about to start a
  2. S02E02Sleeper Cell S02E02SalesmanDecember 11, 2006Darwyn struggles to maintain his cover as he assumes command of a new Los Angeles sleeper cell and questions the experience and skill of his
  3. S02E03Sleeper Cell S02E03TortureDecember 12, 2006Ordered by the terrorist network to acquire a powerful weapon, Darwyn finds the FBI unwilling to cooperate; Ilija faces a heartbreaking deci
  4. S02E04Sleeper Cell S02E04FaithDecember 13, 2006Darwyn risks blowing his cover to stop one of his cell's operative from taking revenge against a progressive Islamic televangelist; Farik es
  5. S02E05Sleeper Cell S02E05HomecomingDecember 14, 2006The future of Darwyn's cell is altered when he urges the FBI to intercept a shipment of nuclear material arriving at the Port of Los Angeles
  6. S02E06Sleeper Cell S02E06SchoolDecember 15, 2006The cell's new leader, Karrar, pushes Darwyn aside as plans progress for the nuclear attack on Los Angeles; Farik teaches a lesson about the
  7. S02E07Sleeper Cell S02E07FitnaDecember 16, 2006The FBI and Darwyn move to intercept the cell's plans to detonate a pair of nuclear dirty bombs in Los Angeles on the Fourth of July, but th
  8. S02E08Sleeper Cell S02E08ReunionDecember 17, 2006 6.5In the Season 2 finale, Darwyn blames himself for the tragedies that occurred on the Fourth of July and embarks on a suicide mission to Yeme

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

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