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It's Over: Syfy Puts End To 'Alphas'

X-Men-style series lasted just two seasons on cable channel

It was "The X-Men" meets "Rubicon." A small group of evolved humans brought together by a scientist to try and solve crime in an office setting, each with their own distinct ability. "Alphas" was a series brought into the same universe as "Eureka" and "Warehouse 13," but even that wasn't enough t ...

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'Alphas' - Alpha Dogs

Bill finds his happy place

This review may contain spoilers. This plot-dense episode plants more seeds for later reaping and (maybe) solves one problem. Jack Duffy, a Building 7 escapee, who can generate electricity from his bare hands, has been killed by someone who spits hydrochloric acid. Turns out he was a participa ...

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It's Official: Syfy Grants 'Alphas' A Second Season

Averaged 3.3 million viewers on Monday nights

In what wasn't too big of a surprise, Syfy has now renewed two-thirds of its summer Monday lineup, giving a green light to a Season 2 of "Alphas." Airlock Alpha reported the pending renewal back in August after Syfy picked up "Warehouse 13" for a fourth season. "Alphas," which is probably best de ...

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Azita Ghanizada Gets Superhuman With 'Alphas'

EXCLUSIVE: Airlock Alpha talks with actress about her role on Syfy's upcoming action series

"Alphas" actress Azita Ghanizada sees Syfy's upcoming superhero series as a thrilling, action-packed journey that offers a fascinating exploration of the human condition. Premiering July 11 at 10 p.m. ET, the "Alphas" pilot was shot in Toronto by "Lost" director Jack Bender, who worked from a scr ...

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'Alphas' - Gaslight

Shedding light on the Stanton Parish agenda

This review may contain spoilers Adam Gorton (Noah Reid) is Spiderman. He crawls up walls and ceilings and can toss two grown men around like toys. His sister, Maggie (Nola Martin), is dead from a drug overdose ... or is she? She seems to be calling to him for help and struggling for freedom whil ...

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'Alphas' - When Push Comes To Shove

When Nina met Tommy

This review may contain spoilers A young tween when she was first coming into her powers, Nina's parents were about to get divorced. Nina (Laura Mennell) forced her father (Rod Wilson) to stay; although, she did not know exactly what she was doing at the time. So confused and addled by her coerci ...

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'Alphas' - The Quick And The Dead

Superspeed is not all fun and games

This review may contain spoilers. "The Quick And The Dead" is an uneven episode that sets many plates spinning, most of which are pretty wobbly. Eli Aquino (C. Thomas Howell) is a petty thief, Building 7 escapee and a super speedster. We are given some folderol about the part of his brain th ...

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'Alphas' - Wake Up Call

Resetting the game pieces

This review may contain spoilers. Eight months after the events of "Original Sin," the Season 1 finale, Lee (David Strathairn) is incarcerated in a mental institution. Rachel (Azita Ghanizada) is a shut-in in the family rooms over the dry cleaning shop, no longer able to deal with the sensory ove ...

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Alphas - Season One Recap

Introducing super powered Alphas in the Syfy series

It's a world shared with "Warehouse 13" and "Eureka," but don't expect super-tech or steampunk artifacts. Instead, there exist people with extraordinary abilities that no one calls mutants. The premiere scientist studying these people, Dr. Lee Rosen (David Strathairn), calls them "Alphas." Th ...

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Azita Ghanizada Makes Science Fun On 'Alphas'

PLUS: Find out how she consoled guest star Sean Astin

Rachel Pirzad may have super-sight on Syfy's Monday series "Alphas," but sadly the actress who plays her doesn't. So if Azita Ghanizada was to ever pick an ability she could take home from the set each day, it would be that sight -- especially since so many close-ups require her to take out her cont ...

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