Sleeper Cell

2005 - 2006

Al-Fatiha

4th December 2005

Episode 1

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.

Target

5th December 2005

Episode 2

Farik and Ilija receive a deadly biological anthrax shipment and prepare for an attack inside a Los Angeles shopping mall. Darwyn's supervisor Ray Fuller become suspicious about the disappearance of a cell member.

Money

6th December 2005

Episode 3

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.

Scholar

7th December 2005

Episode 4

Farik dispatches a biochemical student on a flight to Vancouver, Canada, to drive a shipment of real anthrax across the Canadian border and down to Los Angeles.

Soldier

11th December 2005

Episode 5

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 for Youmud Din ("Judgment Day").

Family

12th December 2005

Episode 6

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 jihadis cope with personal troubles of their own.

Immigrant

13th December 2005

Episode 7

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 hopes of steering him away from terrorism.

Intramural

14th December 2005

Episode 8

The cell buys explosives from a white supremacist militia while Darwyn's new handler, Patrice Serxner, tries to prevent the LAPD from blowing his cover in a conflicting investigation.

Hijack

18th December 2005

Episode 9

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 FBI prepares to stop the attack.

Youmud Din

18th December 2005

Episode 10

Judgement Day has arrived and Fariq isn't yet out of surprises. A surprise diversion proves effective in allowing the cell to escape their surveilance. A quick thinking Darwyn leaves a clue that will hopefully lead the FBI to the target location in time.

Top Cast

Michael Ealy•Oded Fehr•Henri Lubatti

Director

Ziad Doueiri

Writer

Michael C. Martin

A chilling and unflinching look at all sides of a complicated issue, focusing on an African-American Muslim who joins an Islamic sleeper terrorist cell in the United States while working undercover for the FBI.

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Full Cast

Michael Ealy Image

Michael Ealy

Darwyn al-Sayeed

Oded Fehr Image

Oded Fehr

Faris 'Farik' al-Farik

Henri Lubatti Image

Henri Lubatti

Ilija Korjenić

Thekla Reuten Image

Thekla Reuten

Wilhelmina 'Mina' van der Hulst

Omid Abtahi Image

Omid Abtahi

Salim

Kevin Alejandro Image

Kevin Alejandro

Benito 'Benny' Velasquez

Melissa Sagemiller Image

Melissa Sagemiller

Gayle Bishop

Full Crew

Janet Tamaro

Producer

Ethan Reiff

Executive Producer

Cyrus Voris

Executive Producer

Ann Kindberg

Producer

Ziad Doueiri Image

Ziad Doueiri

Director

Leon Ichaso Image

Leon Ichaso

Director

Michael C. Martin

Writer

Andrew Barrett

Writer

Kath Lingenfelter

Writer

Kamran Pasha Image

Kamran Pasha

Writer

Angel Dean Lopez

Writer

Janet Tamaro

Writer

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