15 Best Fringe Episodes, Ranked
Fringe is a sci-fi cult hit that has 100 episodes over five seasons, and there are plenty of great episodes that make it beloved among fans.
Fringe (2008)
This sci-fi procedural follows the FBI's secretive Fringe Division and its agents Olivia Dunham, Walter Bishop, and Peter Bishop. Together, they investigate cases regarding strange events that threaten society, including cases of parallel universes, human experimentation, and other strange phenomena.
Fringe
- Cast
- Joshua Jackson , Blair Brown , Anna Torv , John Noble , Leonard Nimoy , Jasika Nicole , Lance Reddick , Mark Valley , Seth Gabel
- Release Date
- September 9, 2008
- Writers
- Roberto Orci , J.J. Abrams , Alex Kurtzman
- Directors
- Jeff Pinkner
- Showrunner
- Jeff Pinkner
- Story By
- roberto orci
Summary
This sci-fi procedural follows the FBI's secretive Fringe Division and its agents Olivia Dunham, Walter Bishop, and Peter Bishop. Together, they investigate cases regarding strange events that threaten society, including cases of parallel universes, human experimentation, and other strange phenomena.
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