Syfy Picks Up "Alphas"
Dec 7, 2010
by Natalie Abrams


Syfy has picked up "Alphas", a drama starring David Strathairn, TVGuide.com has confirmed.



The network has ordered 11 episodes of the project, in addition to the pilot, which revolves around a team of ordinary citizens with extraordinary mental abilities. Known as Alphas, they tackle cases that the CIA, FBI and Pentagon are unable to solve.

Strathairn, 61, plays Dr. Leigh Rosen, the eccentric Alphas leader willing to bend the rules for his objectives and the team.




Jack Bender ("Lost") directed the 90-minute pilot from executive producers Zak Penn (Fantastic Four) and Michael Karnow.

The series is slated to debut in summer 2011.

http://www.tvguide.com/News/Syfy-Picks-Alphas-1026504.aspx

EXCLUSIVE: Syfy's "Alphas" Spotted in the Wild
by Jean Bentley
posted Jun 6th 2011


There's something fishy going on in this breakdancing video.

Dude's clearly skilled, but that head spin at the end looks like an upside-down figure skating spin -- not an ability found in nature. Well, it is found in nature in the world of Syfy's new series "Alphas".





Scheduled to premiere Mon., July 11 at 10PM, "Alphas" follows a group of people gifted with powers beyond the average human, like the breakdancing guy in our exclusive clip.

Interested? Check out our exclusive video below, along with a new trailer.

You can also visit Syfy's fun site www.alphapowers.com to learn more about what, exactly, Alphas can do.

http://www.aoltv.com/2011/06/06/syfy-alphas-exclusive/