XIII: Season 1

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Season Details & Credits

NBC | Season Premiere Date: February 8, 2009

Starring: Jessalyn Gilsig, Mimi Kuzyk, Stephen McHattie

Summary: In this miniseries, based on the graphic novel by Jean Van Hamme, a man with no memory (Stephen Dorff) is the prime suspect in the assassination of the first female American president.

Genre(s): Drama, Action & Adventure, Suspense

Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E2. XIII, Part 2
Air Date: February 15, 2009
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S1:E1. XIII, Part 1
Air Date: February 8, 2009

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Ray Richmond

All in all, this isn't a half-bad political thriller. It just would have been better had it been about half as long. Read full review

Leah Greenblatt

It's good, hammy fun, if you give in to the nonsense. Read full review

Ginia Bellafante

What is obvious to viewers after only a few minutes is not obvious to the supposedly crack investigators dispatched to untangle the conspiracy, whose Ludlumesque layers they fail to see. Read full review

Matthew Gilbert

It's the kind of story that asks you to either take off your thinking cap or be bored and indifferent. Read full review

Robert Lloyd

I imagine that there is some sort of mathematical correctness to the plot, but as a viewing experience it is vague, confusing and preposterous to the point that by the time all was revealed--or nearly all, since the film ends on an unresolved note--I had long ceased to care. Read full review

Robert Bianco

Poorly cast and performed (including an embarrassing turn by Val Kilmer), XIII is shot so murkily and staged so badly, you can hardly tell where people are, let alone where they're going. Read full review

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norse

Sep 19, 2013

Just saw it again on Netflix I didn't even remember how good this was. Fantastic series; crisp, great acting, smart storyline and plot. Great cuts and photography, there were even some references to the original video game. It's interesting that this is one of the very few adaptions of aJust saw it again on Netflix I didn't even remember how good this was. Fantastic series; crisp, great acting, smart storyline and plot. Great cuts and photography, there were even some references to the original video game. It's interesting that this is one of the very few adaptions of a game that's worth watching.… Expand

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Series Overview
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: February 8, 2009
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  S1:E2. XIII, Part 2
  Air Date: February 15, 2009
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  S1:E1. XIII, Part 1
  Air Date: February 8, 2009