The Visitor

Original title : Pilot
First Aired : 19.09.1997 (USA) 30.01.1998 (FRANCE)
Director : Kevin Kerslake
Writing credits : Dean Devlin & Roland Emmerich
Cast : Brian Vaughan (Tyler Walden) David Kirk Chambers (NSA Officer) Diana Bellamy (Mother) Frank Gerrish (Sheriff) George Sullivan (NSA Superior) J. Scott Bronson (Captain Marshall) Jack Moore (Soldier #1) Lucinda Jenney (Nadine Walden) Michael Buster (Ensign) Mowava Pryor (NSA Agent) Richard Hamilton (Captain) Steve Anderson (Doctor) Ward Wright (Sergeant)

The Story : Quicktime Crash-landing on a mountain side, THE VISITOR mysteriously emerges from the wreckage of the downed craft, seemingly unhurt. His sudden appearance creates a manhunt by opposing national security departments (including the FBI, headed by Douglas Wilcox, and the NSA, headed by Colonel James Vise), each with its own agenda to find out who Adam is, how he survived, and why he returned. It appears that Adam, missing in action since World War II, is still the young man he was 50 years ago prior to disappearing into the Bermuda Triangle. Adam eludes his pursuers by finding refuge with Nadine and Tyler Walden, a single mother and her 13-year-old son.

Original title : Fear of Flying
First Aired : 26.09.1997 (USA) 06.02.1998 (FRANCE)
Director : Randall Zisk
Writing credits : Dean Devlin, Roland Emmerich & John Masius
Cast : Chad Cox (Clerk) Matthew Bartilson (Glenn) Richard Cox (Asst. Director Grushaw) Rob Elk (Father) Lucinda Jenney (Nadine Walden) Jack Moore (Soldier #1) Richard Riehle (Principal Shinagel) Harry Shearer (Louis Faraday) Jason Sutliff (Computer Police) Sandra Thigpen (Female Security Guard)

The Story : Adam MacArthur helps repressed and banished scientist Louis Farraday realize his life-long project to conquer gravity. Chased by both the FBI and Vise, they utilize this discovery to make their escape in a vintage World War II fighter plane

Original title : The Devil's Rainbow
First Aired : 03.10.1997 (USA) 13.02.1998 (FRANCE)
Director : Donna Deitch
Writing credits : Hans Tobeason
Cast : Sam Anderson () Matt Clark (Monroe) Lola Glaudini (Young Constance MacArthur) Tammy Lauren (Charlotte MacArthur) Tammy Lauren (Charlotte MacArthur)

The Story : Adam MacArthur connects with his adult granddaughter while Vise and the FBI are hot on his trail.

Original title : Dreams
First Aired : 10.10.1997 (USA) 20.02.1998 (FRANCE)
Director : Tucker Gates
Writing credits : Ed Gold
Cast : Peter Carlin (Spencer Davis) Wendy Gazelle (Ruth Burton) Sam Gifaldi (Stephen Burton) Robert Knepper (Alex Burton) Michael O'Hagan (Dr. Howard Stein) Jill Remez (Dr. Patricia Ryan) Eric Don (Jason)

The Story : Adam MacArthur is tormented by a message received from deep space. He and scientist Alex Burton try to decipher the message, but in a moment of synchronicity, both men are seriously injured and sent into a coma. They must try to navigate through their shared dream landscape and ultimately realize that the message may have dire consequences.

Original title : Remember
First Aired : 17.10.1997 (USA) 27.02.1998 (FRANCE)
Director : Allan Arkush
Writing credits : Valarie Mayhew & Vivian Mayhew
Cast : Tony Amendola (Thomas) Vanessa Zima (Melissa) Larissa Lapchinski (Katherine) Chuck Sloan (Danny's Father) Jessica Tuck (Lawson) Vanessa Zima (Melissa) Stephen Barra (Danny)

The Story : Adam joins a community of lost souls and discovers that they are waiting for an alien mothership to save them. Upon further investigation, he learns that the group's leader is developing a weapon that can cause mass destruction by "canceling" human brain wave activity. Adam must convince the young scientist working on the weapon to abandon the project before it's too late and turn his talents to aiding humanity.

Original title : The Black Box
First Aired : 24.10.1997 (USA) 06.03.1998 (FRANCE)
Director : Fred Keller
Writing credits : Norman Morrill
Cast : Rosie Malek-Yonan (Maria) Granville Ames (Sgt. Roberts) Peter Carlin (Spencer Davis) David Drew Gallagher (McNally) Christine Healy (Elaine Barker) Nicolas Surovy (Ben Proctor) Thomas Jacob Healy (Young Ben Proctor) Madison Miller (Young Elaine Barker)

The Story : To prevent a catastrophe, Adam urgently searches for mysterious objects that disappeared 30 years ago in a science lab accident. To find the objects, he befriends the Vietnam vet and his college sweetheart who survived the accident. As he tries to re-unite them, Adam finds himself in a race with time.

Original title : Teufelsnacht
First Aired : 31.10.1997 (USA) 13.03.1998 (FRANCE)
Director : Davis Guggenheim
Writing credits : Hans Tobeason
Cast : Granville Ames (Sgt. Roberts) Michael Becall (Carlo) Adam Baldwin (Michael O'Ryan) Courtney Peldon (Donna) Marte Boyle Slout (Mother)

The Story : A radio DJ doing his annual "War of the Worlds" show on Halloween night witnesses the landing of an alien space craft, but no one believes him. Meanwhile, Adam knows the pilot of the unusual machine is looking for him and gets the help of two young siblings to help him avoid capture.

Original title : Reunion
First Aired : 07.11.1997 (USA) 20.03.1998 (FRANCE)
Director : Tony Bill
Writing credits : Valarie Mayhew & Vivian Mayhew
Cast : Granville Ames (Sgt. Roberts) Barbara Bain (Constance MacArthur) Adam Baldwin (Michael O'Ryan) Lola Glaudini (Young Constance MacArthur) Tammy Lauren (Charlotte MacArthur) Tammy Lauren (Charlotte MacArthur) Bill Morey (Henry Milton) Kristian Sorensen (Squad Leader) Greg Callahan (The Superior)

The Story : Things reach crisis point when Adam, his granddaughter Charlotte, Michael O'Ryan, and the FBI all converge to find Constance MacArthur, Adam's wife. While Adam is desperate to see his wife who he left in 1947, Michael O'Ryan will stop at nothing to prevent him from completing his mission on Earth and kidnaps Charlotte as bait. Meanwhile, the FBI closes in on Adam and Colonel Vise finally goes over the edge.

Original title : Caged
First Aired : 14.11.1997 (USA) 27.03.1998 (FRANCE)
Director : Kevin Kerslake
Writing credits : Dean Devlin
Cast : Adam Baldwin (Michael O'Ryan) Dennis Burkley (Louie) Richard Cox (Asst. Director Grushaw) Bruce French (Father Traylor) Michael Harney (Warden Burke) Steve Monroe (Steven) Burke Roberts (Tony) Travis Wester (Runt) Greg Callahan (General Montgraft) Adam Biesk (David)

The Story : The FBI finally catches up to Adam and takes him to a federal prison for questioning. Meanwhile, Col. Vise experiences flashbacks of the experience that started his alien obsession. As they try to capture Adam, Michael O'Ryan discloses himself to Vise as his long lost friend.

Original title : Going Home
First Aired : 05.12.1997 (USA) 04.04.1998 (FRANCE)
Director : Randall Zisk
Writing credits : Edward Gold & Todd Adam Kessler
Cast : Granville Ames (Sgt. Roberts) Adam Baldwin (Michael O'Ryan) Richard Cox (Asst. Director Grushaw) David Drew Gallagher (McNally) Laurie Lathem (Sally Wickan) John Carroll Lynch (Joe York) Amy Parrish (Betty York) Shaun Toub () Greg Callahan (General Montgraf)

The Story : After his escape from the FBI, Adam must get Michael O'Ryan and his craft back to their home or Earth will be endangered. Col. Vise has other plans, forcing Adam to go back to the FBI for help.

Original title : Miracles
First Aired : 19.12.1997 (USA) 10.04.1998 (FRANCE)
Director : Patrick Norris
Writing credits : Norman Morrill
Cast : Mary Carver (Winifred Quick) Lori Heuring (Laura Scott) Fred Pinkard (Beauregard Wilde) Jack Rader (Randall Craig) Efrem Zimbalist Jr. (Wayland Scott) Alonzo Bodden (Lt. Warren Reed) Michael Haywood Norris (Sheriff Parks) Fred Pinkard (Beauregard Wilde) Rachel Winfree (Nurse) Eve Brenner (Hospital Administrator)

The Story : With the holidays approaching, Adam searches for a member of his family, but is delayed by a woman about to give birth. With the FBI and NSA hot on his trail, Adam helps the woman connect with her estranged scientist grandfather.

Original title : The Chain
First Aired : 09.01.1998 (USA) 17.04.1998 (FRANCE)
Director : Ian Toynton
Writing credits : Aya Marie Carrillo & Samuel W. Gailey
Cast : Mary Mara (Magnolia Hill) Diane Turley Travis (Dr. Greenfield) Michael Bryan French (Dr. Pascal) Walter Olkewicz (Ozzie Faulkner)

The Story : A frightened psychic woman forsees a terrible event that will affect humankind and Adam shows her how to use her special abilities to prevent the chain of events from unfolding. Meanwhile, Col. Vise is diagnosed with a bizarre illness.

Original title : The Trial
First Aired : 16.01.1998 (USA) 24.04.1998 (FRANCE)
Director :
Writing credits :
Cast : Ellen Bry (ER Doctor) Alonzo Bodden (Lt. Warren Reed) Adam Baldwin (Michael O'Ryan) Marte Boyle Slout (Mother) Brooks Almy (Shiela Logan) Amy Parrish (Betty) Adam Biesk (David)

The Story : Just when the FBI and NSA finally catch up to Adam, who is abducted by an alien spaceship right before their eyes. On board, Adam discovers that he was taken by a group of fellow abductees who put him on trial for his actions on Earth. Adam must defend why he disobeyed the "Elders" rules on non-intervention and justify his mission to the others.