
Sleeper Cell
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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
- 01
Al-FatihaIn 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. - 02
ReunionIn 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
Season01
- S01E01
Al-FatihaDecember 4, 2005In 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 - S01E02
TargetDecember 5, 2005—Farik and Ilija receive a deadly biological anthrax shipment and prepare for an attack inside a Los Angeles shopping mall; Darwyn's supervis - S01E03
MoneyDecember 6, 2005—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. - S01E04
ScholarDecember 7, 2005—Farik dispatches a biochemical student on a flight to Vancouver, Canada, to drive a shipment of real anthrax across the Canadian border and - S01E05
SoldierDecember 11, 2005—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 fo - S01E06
FamilyDecember 12, 2005—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 jiha - S01E07
ImmigrantDecember 13, 2005—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 hop - S01E08
IntramuralDecember 14, 2005—The cell buys explosives from a white supremacist militia while Darwyn's new handler, Patrice Serxner, tries to prevent the LAPD from blowin - S01E09
HijackDecember 18, 2005—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 - S01E10
Youmud DinDecember 18, 2005—In 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
Season02
- S02E01
Al-BaqaraDecember 10, 2006—In the Season 2 premiere, several months after foiling a terrorist attack on Dodger Stadium, FBI agent Darwyn Al-Sayeed is about to start a - S02E02
SalesmanDecember 11, 2006—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 - S02E03
TortureDecember 12, 2006—Ordered by the terrorist network to acquire a powerful weapon, Darwyn finds the FBI unwilling to cooperate; Ilija faces a heartbreaking deci - S02E04
FaithDecember 13, 2006—Darwyn risks blowing his cover to stop one of his cell's operative from taking revenge against a progressive Islamic televangelist; Farik es - S02E05
HomecomingDecember 14, 2006—The 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 - S02E06
SchoolDecember 15, 2006—The cell's new leader, Karrar, pushes Darwyn aside as plans progress for the nuclear attack on Los Angeles; Farik teaches a lesson about the - S02E07
FitnaDecember 16, 2006—The 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 - S02E08
ReunionDecember 17, 2006In 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
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