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| "Cause and Effect" | |
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| Series Alphas Season 1, Episode 2 | |
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| Air date | July 18th, 2011 |
| Writers | Julie Siege |
| Director | Constantine Makris |
| Producers | Ira Steven Behr; Gail Berman; Lloyd Braun; Peter Chomsky; Nick Copus; Michael Karnow; Kevin Lafferty; Brian Moraga; Zak Penn; Julie Siege; Gene Stein [1]; Robert Hewitt Wolfe |
| Starring | David Strathairn; Ryan Cartwright; Warren Christie; Azita Ghanizada; Laura Mennell;Malik Yoba |
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| Previous "Pilot" |
Next "Anger Management" |
"Cause and Effect" is the second episode of season one of the science fiction television series Alphas and the second episode of the series overall. It was directed by Constantine Makris and written by Julie Siege. It first aired on Syfy on Monday, July 18th, 2011. The series stars David Strathairn as Doctor Lee Rosen, Ryan Cartwright as Gary Bell, Warren Christie as Cameron Hicks, Azita Ghanizada as Rachel Pirzad, Laura Mennell as Nina Theroux and Malik Yoba as Bill Harken.
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Cast[]
Principal Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| David Strathairn | Doctor Lee Rosen |
| Ryan Cartwright | Gary Bell |
| Warren Christie | Cameron Hicks |
| Azita Ghanizada | Rachel Pirzad |
| Laura Mennell | Nina Theroux |
| Malik Yoba | Bill Harken |
Guest Stars[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Valerie Cruz | Kathy Sullivan |
| Kathleen Gati | Zahra Pirzad |
| Will McCormack | Marcus Ayers |
| Mahershala Ali | Nathan Clay |
| Raoul Bhaneja | Vijaj Singh |
| Deborah Odell | Bonita |
| Caden Douglas | Waiter |
| Scott Yamamura | DOD agent |
| Ricky Sethi | DOD guard |
| Hector S. Quintana | DOD agent |
Notes & Trivia[]
- Alphas: Cause & Effect redirects to this page.
- This episode is included on disc one of the Alphas: Season One DVD collection. The collection was released by Universal Studios in Region 1 format in North America on July 17th, 2012. Bonus features on the set include an extended pilot, the Alphas panel from the 2011 San Diego Comic-Con and deleted scenes from three episodes: "Cause and Effect", "Anger Management", and "Original Sin".
- This is the only episode of Alphas directed by Constantine Makris.
- This is the only episode of Alphas written by Julie Siege.
- This is the first episode of Alphas with Ira Steven Behr as executive producer.
- This is the first episode of Alphas with Robert Hewitt Wolfe as co-executive producer.
- This is Julie Siege's first episode on the series as a producer. She is credited in ten episodes from season one in this capacity.
- This is the first episode of Alphas with Brian Moraga as associate producer.
- Actor Mahershala Ali is credited as Mahershalalhashbaz Ali in this episode.
- This is the first episode of the series with Michael Chamoy as a regular staff writer. He was an associate producer on the pilot episode.
- This is the first appearance of Nathan Clay on Alphas. He appears next in "Anger Management".
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- ↑ Executive producer Gene Stein is credited as Eugene Stein in this episode.