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Season 1 – Threshold

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A team of experts is assembled when the U.S. Navy makes a chilling discovery: An extraterrestrial craft has landed in the mid-Atlantic Ocean. Dr. Molly Anne Caffrey is a government contingency analyst whose job is to devise response plans for worst-case scenarios. When her plan (called THRESHOLD) is activated upon the news of the UFO, she and her handpicked team of eclectic specialists get to work deciphering the intention of the craft and preparing for the possibility of a crisis situation -- an alien invasion.
Threshold — Season 1

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Critics Consensus

Despite its solid script and cast, Threshold doesn't offer anything new or exciting to the sci-fi genre.

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Neal Justin Minneapolis Star Tribune One of the more captivating new sci-fi shows. Rated: 3/4 Aug 14, 2025 Full Review Gillian Flynn Entertainment Weekly With all of its bad-guy chases, Threshold feels like a fantasy series that's been focus-grouped into a cop show - no surprise, since it's on CBS. Rated: C+ Sep 18, 2019 Full Review Robert Lloyd Los Angeles Times For all the atmospheric weirdness and bursts of crazy violence that fill the show, it isn't until the end of the first hour that one gets a genuine sense of excitement... This mood is not sustained. Sep 18, 2019 Full Review Vic Holtreman Screen Rant The mood they were trying to establish on the show, didn't fly and I really didn't feel any suspense or interest in what was going to happen next. Sep 18, 2019 Full Review Rob Owen Pittsburgh Post-Gazette The series features a strong supporting cast... but in this premiere there's too much emphasis on fictional scientific theories and not enough character development to make the few scares in "Threshold" worth a two-hour commitment. Sep 18, 2019 Full Review Bill Gibron PopMatters Threshold is not brave enough to play in the visionary realm of speculative fiction. Sep 18, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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Eugen S richtig gut. viel zu tiefgrundig für die meisten. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review David M Great show cancelled way too soon. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/01/21 Full Review Read all reviews
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Carla Gugino

Dr. Molly Anne Caffrey

Charles S. Dutton

J.T. Baylock

Brian Van Holt

Cavennaugh

Rob Benedict

Lucas Pegg

Brent Spiner

Dr. Nigel Fenway

Peter Dinklage

Arthur Ramsey

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Sep 16, 2005 Trees Made of Glass A signal from a mysterious craft terrorizes the crew of a U.S. Navy cargo freighter. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 16, 2005 Trees Made of Glass A signal from a mysterious craft terrorizes the crew of a U.S. Navy cargo freighter. Details Episode 3 Aired Sep 23, 2005 Blood of the Children When a man at a fast-food restaurant is murdered, Molly and the Red Team investigate and begin to suspect the involvement of a group of military cadets. Details Episode 4 Aired Sep 30, 2005 The Burning A routine search for an escaped psychiatric patient becomes a mystery when Molly and the Red Team learn the patient has the same dreams as Caffrey, Cavennaugh and Pegg. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 7, 2005 Shock Molly and the Red Team suspect that one (Xaypani Baccam) of the missing Big Horn crew members is involved when a police officer dies during an arrest. Details Episode 6 Aired Oct 14, 2005 Pulse A Miami DJ becomes infected with the signal and begins incorporating it into her music; Molly and the team must find her before she spreads it to her audience. Details Episode 7 Aired Oct 21, 2005 The Order Molly investigates a security leak that could put the entire Threshold plan in jeopardy; the Red Team probes a possible infection of a local food supply in a New England town. Details Episode 8 Aired Nov 4, 2005 Revelations Molly and Cavennaugh keep a suspicious eye on a local preacher (James Frain) who captivates his parishioners with his visions of a sea of glass and the impending apocalypse. Details Episode 9 Aired Nov 22, 2005 Progeny Three women from completely different walks of life show signs of being infected, leaving Molly and the team to try to find the common thread and stop the spread of contamination. Details Episode 10 Aired Jan 11, 2006 The Crossing After a prisoner attacks a guard, Molly realizes that the Red Team must risk exposing others in order to move the infected prisoners to a more secure location. Details Episode 11 Aired Jan 18, 2006 Outbreak Caffrey must find a way to stop 200 new infectees of the alien DNA. One of the aliens approaches her with an interesting revelation. Details Episode 12 Aired Nov 27, 2006 Vigilante Someone is going after people affected by the alien signal, locating them by their heightened brain waves. Details Episode 13 Aired Nov 27, 2006 Alienville Molly and Cavennaugh search for a doctor who may be infected; the pregnancy of an infected woman comes to an end. Details

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Season Info

Director
Bill Eagles, John Showalter, David Jackson, Norberto Barba, Tim Matheson, Bill Norton, Paul Shapiro, Thomas J. Wright
Executive Producer
Brannon Braga, David Heyman, David S. Goyer
Screenwriter
Amy Berg, Anne McGrail, André Bormanis, Bragi F. Schut, Barbara Nance, Brannon Braga, Andrew Colville, Michael Sussman, Dan O'Shannon
Network
CBS
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Drama, Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 16, 2005