Alphas

Alphas is the newest original scripted drama series.

Alphas is an action-packed, procedural thriller from writers Zak Penn and Michael
Karnow. In the series, five ordinary people become one extraordinary team of Alphas --
people with the power to stretch the capabilities of the human mind due to brain
anomalies that have imbued them with hyper-normal mental and physical abilities.
Operating within the Defense Criminal Investigation Service of the U.S. Department of
Defense -- and led by preeminent neurologist and psychiatrist Dr. Lee Rosen (Emmy
Award winner and Oscar nominee David Strathairn), an expert in Alpha phenomena --
the team investigates cases that point to others with Alpha abilities. As they work against
the clock to solve this new brand of crime, they must prevent their own personality
differences and disparate backgrounds from interfering with their ultimate mission of
catching the enemy.
In addition to Strathairn, the ensemble cast stars Malik Yoba, Warren Christie, Laura
Mennell, Ryan Cartwright and Azita Ghanizada.
"Alphas" consists of 12 episodes, including the 90-minute pilot directed by Jack Bender
(Emmy-nominated director and executive producer of “Lost"). The series is a production
of Universal Cable Productions and BermanBraun Television. The executive producers
are Zak Penn, Ira Steven Behr (“The 4400"), and Gail Berman, Lloyd Braun and Gene
Stein for BermanBraun