Sleeper Cell 

An American undercover FBI agent is assigned to infiltrate a terrorist sleeper cell that is planning an attack in Los Angeles.

Creators:

Ethan Reiff, Cyrus Voris

Stars:

Michael Ealy, Oded Fehr, Henri Lubatti

Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 4 wins & 13 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Michael Ealy	...	Darwyn Al-Sayeed 18 episodes, 2005-2006
Oded Fehr	...	Faris al-Farik 18 episodes, 2005-2006
Henri Lubatti	...	Ilija Korjenic 18 episodes, 2005-2006
Melissa Sagemiller	...	Gayle Bishop 17 episodes, 2005-2006
Jake Soldera	...	Marcus Bishop / ... 15 episodes, 2005-2006
Alex Nesic	...	Christian Aumont 10 episodes, 2005
Blake Shields	...	Thomas 'Tommy' Emerson 10 episodes, 2005
Carlos Gómez	...	SAC Edgar Diaz 10 episodes, 2005-2006
Michael Desante	...	Special Agent Alim Saleh / ... 8 episodes, 2005-2006

Storyline

An American undercover FBI agent is assigned to infiltrate a terrorist sleeper cell that is planning an attack in Los Angeles.

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Plot Keywords:

terrorist | die hard scenario | multilingual | america | counter terrorism | 

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Taglines:

Friends. Neighbors. Husbands. Terrorists.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Details

Official Sites:

SHOWTIME

Country:

USA

Language:

English Arabic French

Release Date:

October 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

Sleeper Cell: American Terror

Filming Locations:

Dumont Dunes, California, USA

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Featured in Reel Bad Arabs: How Hollywood Vilifies a People (2006)

User Reviews

Tight, intense, and well told

I watched Sleeper Cell with a bit of trepidation worrying over whether the terrorists would be glorified. This mesmerizing series not only handled the subject matter responsibly, it created depth and substance to almost every character. Oded Fehr just gobbles up the screen in every scene he's in—and even though his character is the charismatic leader of a jihad terrorist cell, he still has hypnotic appeal. Michael Ealy held his own well, though in some scenes I wondered why he wasn't shot on the spot because of the scowl he wore on his face.

The pros of the series are the two leads, Fehr and Ealy, the well written characters--all of which were believable and tragic, and the disconcerting issues addressed in the story. Having been married to a Muslim myself, the atmosphere created was quite realistic. The cons, for me personally, were that the female T&A was overkill—most seemed gratuitous, as well as some of the sex scenes. Despite that, it is a raw gripping series that will make you think. Somebody give Fehr more juicy roles like this one and let him run with it. He's got incredible screen presence and a strange kind of innate power emanating off him.