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Impostors

Season 1
It could be the new minister who moves to town or the Princeton undergrad on scholarship, anyone can have a previous life they don't want to be known. See how frauds deceive in their new lives and how their past eventually catches up with them.
IMDb 8.020146 episodes16+
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Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - The Achilles Heart
    January 23, 2014
    44min
    TV-14
    Known as "King Con," Steven Russell has posed as a judge, a doctor, an FBI agent and a janitor. After multiple scams and four escapes from behind Texas bars, Russell is known as three things: a master conman, a legendary escapee, and a fool for love.
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  2. S1 E2 - The Master of Disguise
    January 30, 2014
    44min
    TV-14
    This conman is a master of disguise, posing effortlessly as a pilot, psychologist and doctor, and amasses millions of dollars across the United States. Detective Marty Syczyk resolves to stop at nothing to track him down and uncover his true identity.
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  3. S1 E3 - The Mystery Runner
    February 6, 2014
    44min
    TV-14
    Alexi Indris-Santana finally reaches his dream of getting into an Ivy League school, but all of his newfound success starts to unravel once he runs into someone from his past, and his secrets will create one of the biggest scandals to ever hit Princeton.
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  4. S1 E4 - In the Name of the Father
    March 6, 2014
    44min
    TV-14
    Minister and DJ Bryan Richards moves from Los Angeles to the small religious community of Smithers, British Columbia to live with his new girlfriend. His larger than life personality will soon ignite a holy war and an unexpected truth will be unveiled.
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  5. S1 E5 - The Heart is Deceitful
    January 23, 2014
    44min
    TV-14
    Former child prostitute and drug addict JT Leroy overcame years of abuse to make it big as a successful author. When a journalist starts digging into JT’s past, he discovers shocking secrets that might take away everything JT has worked so hard to get.
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  6. S1 E6 - The Five Star Phantom
    February 20, 2014
    44min
    TV-14
    Juan Carlos Guzman-Betancourt becomes a multi-lingual millionaire by being an infamous thief who targets the world’s wealthiest travelers. The manhunt for this impostor spans years and at least half a dozen countries.
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Subtitles
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Directors
Lori BraunCarlito GhioniSuzannah Millette
Producers
Judith BeaucheminJohn Kuyk
Cast
Laura AlbertAlan Goulem
Studio
Investigation Discovery
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