Fringe

2008
4.8
178 reviews
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Season 1 episodes (20)

1 Pilot
9/9/08
Season-only
In the series premiere, FBI Special Agent Olivia Dunham (ANNA TORV) investigates a fatal international flight, recruiting Dr. Walter Bishop (JOHN NOBLE) and his son (JOSHUA JACKSON) to help.
2 The Same Old Story
9/16/08
Season-only
The unlikely trio's strange partnership begins as they investigate the mysterious death of a woman who conceives, carries to full term and then births a baby in the span of hours and her baby, who ages 80 years in a matter of minutes. As the bizarre and seemingly unexplainable occurrences are explored, quirky Dr. Bishop runs extensive testing in the lab; his reluctant son, Peter, endures his new role as his father's keeper; and Olivia turns to Massive Dynamic Chief Operating Officer Nina Sharp for assistance.
3 The Ghost Network
9/23/08
Season-only
Further exploring the blurring line between the possible and the unimaginable, our unlikely trio investigates a horrific bus incident in which the dead bodies of commuters are frozen inside a bus like insects in amber. Led by the unconventional Dr. Bishop, who requests a piano in the lab to help him process data, the team uncovers a man who has visions of Pattern-related disturbances before they happen and race to decipher the distraught mans thoughts to prevent another atrocious event from occurring.
4 The Arrival
9/30/08
Season-only
After a deadly explosion rocks a construction site in New York City, Broyles solicits the aid of our unlikely threesome to investigate a strange cylinder mysteriously found at the scene and completely unharmed by the surrounding devastation. After Olivia uncovers an unbelievable commonality between disturbing events, Dr. Bishop takes matters into his own hands and Peter is forced into field duty, it almost seems as if the untraceable object is triggering the series of odd behaviors, unexpected events and surprising revelations in "The Arrival."
5 Power Hungry
10/14/08
Season-only
When its discovered that a rather simple man has the ability to harness electricity, dangerous and deadly occurrences follow, and our unlikely trio investigates this super-charged oddity. Meanwhile, Olivia has a high-voltage encounter of a different kind when she is rocked by a blast from her past, and Dr. Bishop turns to his feathered friends and enlists homing pigeons to help him break the case.
6 The Cure
10/21/08
Season-only
When a woman with a rare disease inexplicably causes excruciating pain and subsequent death to those she encounters, the circumstances point to illegal drug trials... or worse.
7 In Which We Meet Mr. Jones
11/11/08
Season-only
When a strange parasite attaches itself to the internal organs of a dying agent, Agent Dunham rushes to Germany to meet with a prisoner who reveals details of a much larger threat.
8 The Equation
11/18/08
Season-only
When a music prodigy is kidnapped, its discovered that a sequence of flashing lights appeared at the abduction which Walter links back to his bunkmate at St. Claires Hospital.
9 The Dreamscape
11/25/08
Season-only
While investigating a mystifying incident at Massive Dynamic, Olivia seeks to rid her consciousness of Agent Scott and Peters past catches up with him.
10 Safe
12/2/08
Season-only
While investigating a series of extraordinary bank robberies that defy the laws of physics, Walter realizes that the high-tech thieves are after something of his.
11 Bound
1/20/09
Season-only
After shifty FBI Agent Loeb orchestrated Mr. Joness otherworldly escape from a German prison and Olivias alarming abduction, indications of a larger threat begin to emerge.
12 The No-Brainer
1/27/09
Season-only
A computer scientist-turned-serial killer has discovered an unconventional method of killing people by liquefying their brains.
13 The Transformation
2/3/09
Season-only
When another mysterious virus emerges aboard an international flight, leaving freakish remains, Peter & Olivia are forced to go undercover to investigate the latest bizarre threat.
14 Ability
2/10/09
Season-only
German agents question Olivia when Mr. Jones returns and a lethal toxin is released that causes victims to die without faces as their orifices suddenly and mysteriously close up.
15 Inner Child
4/7/09
Season-only
The FBI's Fringe Division investigates a mysterious, mute boy with an unspoken connection to Agent Olivia Dunham. Meanwhile, a gruesome serial killer resurfaces.
16 Unleashed
4/14/09
Season-only
As animal rights activists ransack a laboratory, they get more than they bargained for when one of the caged "animals" unleashes a ferocious appetite. Leaving grotesquely mutilated dead bodies in its wake, the scientifically engineered beast -- with the body of a lion, claws of an eagle, fangs of a viper, skin of a rhinoceros and tail of a serpent -- attacks Charlie (series star KIRK ACEVEDO). With Charlie's life on the line, Walter must come face-to-face with both his past and the beast.
17 Bad Dreams
4/21/09
Season-only
As a suicide incident occurs at New York's iconic Grand Central station, Agent Dunham simultaneously witnesses the event while asleep and dreaming in Boston. Rattled by the extraordinary and coincidental circumstances, Olivia, Peter and Walter investigate further, but keep coming up empty-handed. As these violent occurrences continue and worsen, Olivia is sent into an unthinkable direction and shocking details emerge about the ZFT manuscript, the highly experimental drug Cortexiphan and Olivia's childhood.
18 Midnight
4/28/09
Season-only
The Fringe Division is on the case when severely mutilated bodies drained of spinal cord fluid begin to pile up. After their investigation leads them to a scientist (guest star JEFFERSON MAYS) with possible ties to the Z.F.T. bioterrorist cell, they are shocked to discover the identity and motive of the killer. When the kills occur with increasing frequency, Olivia, Peter and Walter go to desperate lengths to stop them.
19 The Road Not Taken
5/5/09
Season-only
Olivia experiences "awake dreams," seeing elaborate visions of things not really there. While investigating a disturbing case of a woman who apparently spontaneously combusted, Olivia throws caution to the wind and explores her unexplained visions further. Meanwhile, Walter discusses key information about the Z.F.T. manifesto -- and Peter reveals a secret that yields unexpected results in the case.
20 There's More Than One of Everything
5/12/09
Season-only
Setting the stage for the dramatic and revealing first season finale are a sudden and unexpected attack on someone with close ties to Fringe Division, the return of bioterrorist David Robert Jones (guest star JARED HARRIS) and the inexplicable disappearance of Walter. Find out more about the mysterious events surrounding our trio when questions are answered, observations made, loyalties are tested and the elusive William Bell (guest star LEONARD NIMOY) is finally introduced.

About this show

From the creative team behind Mission: Impossible 3, Alias and the upcoming Star Trek feature comes this incredible thriller about an unlikely trio who uncover a deadly mystery involving a series of unbelievable events that may be part of a larger and more disturbing pattern that blurs the line between the possible and the impossible.

Ratings and reviews

4.8
178 reviews
Justin
January 6, 2020
I absolutely love this show. If you want something that's like a modern X-Files, this should scratch your itch. Fringe has more character development than most crime dramas, and John Noble's performance in particular is great. Shame it ended early and had to rush to wrap things up, but I still loved how that was done.
Paul Taylor
July 29, 2019
This is my favourite TV series of all time. Right from the first episode, everything matters. Unlike so many series before it that start with a great idea but ultimately lose their way, or fail to follow through on the promise at the beginning, Fringe tells an intricately woven story from beginning to end without ever losing sight of what it is and who it's written for. There's no filler, no change of direction or re-imagining of the story, the plot just keeps building on itself in a very satisfying way. The characters and their dynamics make the show. If you try the first episode and are intrigued, then keep going... I guarantee you will be hooked!
Julie Gosselin
June 19, 2014
I'm in love with this show! Fringe features powerful and clever writing and brilliant acting. It touches the realm of fringe science in new ways and makes you want to believe it's real. There are a lot of intricate details in a well-spun series-long plot with season sub-plots along the way. A must see!