As the first season begins, FBI Special Agent Olivia Dunham is called in to investigate a mysterious outbreak that nearly kills her partner. The only person with any answers is an institutionalized scientist, Dr. Walter Bishop who can only be released under the care of his estranged son. Together, the three discover that the answer to this mystery is only a small piece of a much larger, more shocking truth.
Cast
Anna Torv
Olivia Dunham
Joshua Jackson
Peter Bishop
Lance Reddick
Phillip Broyles
Kirk Acevedo
Charlie Francis
Blair Brown
Nina Sharp
Jasika Nicole
Astrid Farnsworth
Mark Valley
John Scott
John Noble
Walter Bishop
Spencer List
The Child
Leonard Nimoy
Dr. William Bell
Mark Blum
Claus Penrose
Peter Hermann
Grant Davidson
Michael Kelly
John Mosley
Michael Gaston
Sanford Harris
Chris Eigeman
David Esterbrook
Peter Outerbridge
Dr. Reyes
Ebon Moss-Bachrach
Joseph Meegar
Derek Cecil
Christopher Penrose (young)
Brian Tarantina
Photographer
Marylouise Burke
Flora Meegar
Marjan Neshat
Claire Williams
Trini Alvarado
Samantha Loeb
Jared Harris
David Robert Jones
Donnie Keshawarz
Gerard
Billy Burke
Lucas Vogel
Nestor Serrano
Henry Jacobson
Betty Gilpin
Loraine Daisy Alcott
Jefferson Mays
Nicholas Boone
Richard Bekins
Isaac Winters
Kenneth Tigar
Warden Johan Lennox
Jennifer Ferrin
Susan Pratt / Nancy Lewis
Chance Kelly
Mitchell Loeb
Ari Graynor
Rachel
Jason Butler Harner
Morgan Steig / Richard Steig
Clint Howard
Emmanuel Grayson
Zak Orth
Roy McComb
Gillian Jacobs
Joanne Ostler
Peter Jay Fernandez
Dr. Simon
Trieste Kelly Dunn
Valerie Boone
Lily Pilblad
Ella
Clark Middleton
Edward Markham
Olivia Palenstein
Female Flight Attendant
Mike Realba
Male Flight Attendant
Judy Sinclair
Woman on Plane
Darby Lynn Totten
ND Agent #2
Bernadeta Wrobel
Flight Attendant
Carmen Goodine
Amy
Bernie McInerney
Christopher Penrose (old)
David Lansbury
Matthew Ziegler
David Fonteno
Father Kent
Megan Neuringer
Paula
Nancy Ticotin
Waitress #2
Lisa Joyce
Waitress #1
Jennifer Ikeda
Chaperone
Max Baker
Jacob Fischer
Diane Davis
Bethany
Glenn Fleshler
Ron Boynton
Doug Yasuda
Reporter
Harold Surratt
Engineer
Lisa Emery
Paula Kramer
Alok Tewari
Dr. Nadim Patel
Maria Dizzia
Emily Kramer
William Hill
Officer Marty Pitts
Robert Eli
Ken Williams
Stacey Nelkin
Reporter
David Call
Nick Lane
William Sadler
Dr. Sumner
Kate Hodge
Abby Stockton
Kevin Carolan
Frank the Orderly
Charlie Tahan
Ben Stockton
Susan Misner
Tess Amaral
David Vadim
Michael Kelly
Carlo Alban
FBI Tech Agent
James Frain
Mr. Kohl
Stephen Schnetzer
Professor Miles Kinberg
Chris Bauer
Brian Dempsey
Mary Beth Peil
Jessica Warren
Noah Fleiss
Luke Dempsey
Gbenga Akinnagbe
Akim
Al Sapienza
Conrad
Neal Huff
Marshall Bowman
Armando Riesco
Gavin
Felix Solis
Daniel Hicks
Noah Bean
FBI Agent
Alicia Goranson
Tattoo Girl
Victor Williams
Phil
Matt Mulhern
Dennis
Erik Palladino
Eliot Michaels
Keith Nobbs
Carl Bussler
Marnie Schulenburg
Mom
Kiersten Warren
Sonia
April Grace
Police Detective
Kate Guyton
Helen
Jill Harland
German Woman
Peter Sawyer
Denver Man
Max Topplin
Angry Year Old
Shaun Shetty
Indian Man
Andrew Hinkson
Guard
Jeff Topping
Agent
Sean Clement
Agent
Katerina Taxia
Agent
Anousha Alamian
Agent
Omar Habib
Iraqi Businessman
Tre Smith
Man with John's Gurney
Andreas Frank
Pilot
Dennis Mockler
Co-Pilot
Lee Gladman
CDC Officer
Jim McGrath
Old Man on Plane
Joan Barrett
Old Woman on Plane
Tauqir Shah
Iraqi Businessman
Quinn Martin
Orderly
Elizabeth Stanley
Stacey
Ty Jones
Doctor
Jack O'Connell
Male Resident
Jacqueline Hendy
Nina's Assistant
Danielle Skraastad
Nurse
Peggy J. Scott
Mrs. Scott
Clark Jackson
Young Pastor
Kevin Isola
Technician
Brandon Gill
Student
Jasper McGruder
Control Room Tech
Chris Fischer
Unit Cop
Mira Tzur
Anna Jiminez
Ethan Goldsmith
Raymond
David Sajadi
Technician
Ash Roeca
Agent Rodriguez
David Bishins
Crewcut
Hoon Lee
Richard
Benim Foster
Man
Marcel Simoneau
Bethany's Co-Worker
Scott Evans
Ben
José Ramón Rosario
Gary
Jane Kim
Elizabeth
Lars Gerhard
Prison Guard
Paul Urcioli
Doctor
Leslie Eva Glaser
Nurse
Cindy Cheung
Nurse
Guiesseppe Jones
FBI Agent
Randall Duk Kim
Dashiell Kim
Adam Grupper
Andrew Stockton
Nance Williamson
Maureen Stockton
Christopher Sapienza
Tow Truck Driver
Constance Boardman
Woman at Door
Jabari Gray
ND Agent #1
Yul Vazquez
George
Ptolemy Slocum
Mark Young
Cindy Katz
Charlotte
Tom Riis Farrell
Gregory Worth
Juliet Adair Pritner
Forensics Agent
Catia Ojeda
Melanie (Secretary)
Robert Arcaro
Brian Cole
Harry Sutton Jr.
Paul
Avis Boone
ND Agent #3
Dianne Zaremba
Nurse
Paul Fitzgerald
Ryan Eastwick
Angel David
Raul Lugo
Vince Cupone
Evan McNeil
Brian Slaten
Man
Sean Mahon
Bartender
Belinda Sinclair
Bar Patron
Jennifer Van Dyck
Chief Technician
Rosa Arredondo
Susan Lugo
Amir Arison
Dr. Bruce Miller
Andre B. Blake
Ed 'Smitty' Smith
Karl Kenzler
Special Agent Martin
Frank Deal
Bank Manager Grimes
Emily Brownell
H.I. Worker
R.J. Foster
Surveyor
Greg Schmalbach
Surveyor
Eric Chan
Surveyor
Matthew Quinn Martin
ND Agent
Brian Cromwell
Robert Norton
James Hook
ND Agent
Sarah Wilson
Tara Coleman
Chad Gittens
CDC Agent
Susan Knight
Cynthia Wiles
Mark Lotito
Paul Wiles
Randy Kovitz
Mark
Kelly Kirklyn
Miriam
Mark Elliot Wilson
Salesman
Jake O'Connor
Gregory Wiles
Chris LaPanta
Gavin's Man
Dina Ann Comolli
Mom
Philip LeStrange
Tommie
Chinasa Ogbuagu
ND Agent #1
John Wu
Paramedic
Eric L. Abrams
Davis
Adam Ludwig
German Prison Guard
Elizabeth A. Davis
Joanne
Anthony C. Mazza
ND Swat
Ben Van Bergen
Bookstore Customer
Henning Fischer
German Prison Guard
Robert Matzelle
ND Swat
Sandra Daley
Dr. Winick
Jimmy Palumbo
Mike
Jeremy Shamos
The Artist
Phil Nee
Archie Donnelly
Robyn Payne
Agent
Carolyn Feldschuh
Older Woman
Carrie Keranen
Heavy Set Woman
Mary Lou Schriber
Nurse
David Pittu
Robert Swift
Tim Gallin
Cameron Deglmann
Robyn Rikoon
MIT Girl
Arjun Gupta
MIT Guy
Kevin Rogers
MIT Guy
Rafi Silver
Jonathan Swift
Ana Berry
Newscaster
Craig Alan Edwards
Matt
Christopher Jackson
EMT
Laura Mann
Receptionist
Jeremy Zorek
Tucker
Johanna Day
Mouse Willis
Victor Verhaeghe
Billy Willis
Kelly Briter
Ginger
Rebecca Naomi Jones
Risa Pears
Ed Vassallo
Manager
Laurie Williams
Dr. Miller
Christine Toy Johnson
Doctor
Jim Coope
Detective
Shawn Andrew
Cop
Manuel Cabral
Man
Duane McLaughlin
Todd Pears
Darren Copeland
Bouncer
Richard Short
Bob Dunn
Ward Horton
Mustang Man
Lauren Fox
Diane
Justin Hagan
Neil
Daniel London
Agent Feiken
Nelson Peña
ND Agent
Angelina Assereto
Club Girl
Ashley Grace
Blonde
Dante Nero
Mako
Victor Chan
Guard
Kam Ming Chang
Waiter
Frank Bonsangue
Bus Driver
Cheryl Sarkaria
Tech Agent
Ignacio Rada
ND Agent
Victoria Barabas
MD Woman
Victor Cruz
EMT
Jim Ford
Tech
Jared Grimes
Teenager
Albert Jones
Witness
Sue Jean Kim
ER Doctor
Shabazz Ray
ND Agent #2
Vivienne Sendaydiego
ND FBI Agent #4
Kevin Sibley
ND Agent
Deborah Twiss
ER Nurse
Xanthe Elbrick
Woman
Brian Christopher O'Neill
ND FBI Agent
Frank Anello
FBI Agent (uncredited)
Dennis Jay Funny
Orderly (uncredited)
David Pachucki
Mental Patient (uncredited)
Michael Cerveris
The Observer
Danny Doherty
Boston Fireman (uncredited)
Harley Harrison
Sliced Teen (uncredited)
Walter Hartung
EMT #2 (uncredited)
Michael A. Klein
Henchman (uncredited)
Kelly King
Nurse
John Boyd
Ian Spencer
Christian Pedersen
Tech Two
Episodes
Pilot
When all the passengers on a plane die, FBI agent Olivia Dunham investigates the events and her partner almost dies. A desperate Olivia looks for help from Dr. Walter Bishop who has been institutionalized. Olivia, Dr. Bishop and his son Peter begin to discover what really happened on Flight 627 and begin to uncover a larger truth.
The Same Old Story
Olivia, along with Peter and Walter Bishop, investigates the strange death of a woman who had an even stranger child. The woman was pregnant for only hours, yet the baby she birthed was fully developed - and also aged eighty years in the span of a few minutes. Olivia asks Nina Sharp of Massive Dynamic for help.
The Ghost Network
The team investigates a bus full of dead commuters that appear to be fossilized and uncover a man who has visions of pattern-related disturbances before they happen; Dr. Bishop requests a piano in the lab to help him process data.
The Arrival
Broyles calls in the team to investigate a deadly explosion and its source: a strange cylinder unharmed despite the destruction. Olivia determines that the same cylinder, or a similar one, is responsible for similar events in widely diverse locations.
Power Hungry
The team investigate the case of a man who can project electricity... and is at the center of a series of strange deaths involving electricity.
The Cure
The team investigates a woman that re-appears after weeks of being missing with a rare disease. She also inexplicably causes pain and death to the people she meets. During the investigation, dangerous level of radiation are detected. Walter obsesses about cotton candy; Peter strikes a deal with Nina Sharp; and a truth about Olivia is discovered.
In Which We Meet Mr. Jones
When a strange parasite attaches itself to the internal organs of a dying FBI agent, Olivia suspects a connection to the Pattern; Peter and Walter tap into a dead man's brain waves.
The Equation
Walter thinks the abduction of a young music prodigy is linked back to his old bunkmate at St. Claire's Hospital. When he kidnaps the child he sees a sequence of flashing lights. Olivia wants Walter to return to the mental institution much to Peter's outcry, but Walter's determination to help ends up having chilling ramifications.
The Dreamscape
The team is called in to investigate why a man jumps out a window because he thinks he's being attacked by butterflies. Olivia gets some breaks in solving the case from her former partner and that she is so desperate to rid herself of him that she demands to go back into the tank. Meanwhile, some former friends and current foes of Peter find out that he's back in Boston.
Safe
The team is called in on a bank robbery similar to other robberies in the area but this particular bank has the thief embedded inside the steel wall of the bank. Somehow the thieves have found a way to defy the law of physics. Walter thinks they're after something of his. As the investigation deepens it all comes to a head when the thieves ambush one of the team.
Bound
Olivia's sister, Rachel, visits; Walter, Peter and Olivia try to solve the murder of an esteemed epidemiologist, which may be linked to Olivia's abduction.
The No-Brainer
Olivia, Walter and Peter are called in to investigate the death of a car salesman who was found in a pool of "goo," exactly like another man across the country. When Walter discovers that the "goo" is brain matter, the trio tries to figure out how the killer can liquefy human brains. As the deaths pile up, the investigation reveals a common thread linking the victims together in an unthinkable manner. Meanwhile, Olivia is horrified when the case places a loved one in harm's way
The Transformation
When the Fringe Division delves into another bizarre occurrence aboard an international jumbo jet, freakish remains are discovered at the crash site. Memories tip the team toward some promising leads, but the bigger picture and mysterious threat eludes them. With limited options and insufficient intelligence, Olivia and Peter go undercover.
Ability
German agents question Olivia about her "relationship" with David Robert Jones, an escaped prisoner questioned months earlier now living in the U.S. The Fringe Division investigates a threatening case where victims die faceless from their orifices suddenly sealing.
Inner Child
Just seconds before a building is demolished, a mysterious mute child that has been living alone underground is discovered. When the FBI's Fringe Division investigates, the boy forms an unspoken connection with Agent Olivia Dunham. Meanwhile, an especially gruesome serial killer resurfaces and showcases his "artistry" by displaying his work publicly. As the boy gradually assimilates into a new environment, Olivia and the team must race against the clock to prevent the mad man from causing further massacre.
Unleashed
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. With Charlie’s life on the line, Walter must come face-to-face with both his past and the beast.
Bad Dreams
Olivia dreams about a suicide as the event really happens at Grand Central Station; shocking information about the Z.F.T. manuscript is revealed.
Midnight
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 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.
The Road Not Taken
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.
There's More Than One of Everything
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 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 is finally introduced.
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