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Jake 2.0
Jake 2.0 is an American science fiction television series originally broadcast on UPN in 2003. The series was canceled on January 14, 2004 due to low ratings, leaving four episodes unaired in the United States. In the United Kingdom, all the episodes aired on Sky1. The series later aired in syndication on HDNet and the Sci Fi Channel. The series revolves around a computer expert, Jake Foley, who works for the U.S. government's National Security Agency and was accidentally infected by nanobots which give him superhuman powers. He is able to control technology with his brain, making him "the ultimate human upgrade" according to the show's introduction.
- Created by:
- Silvio Horta
- Cast:
- Christopher Gorham, Philip Anthony-Rodriguez, Judith Scott, Keegan Connor Tracy
- Language:
- English
- Country:
- United States of America
- Network:
- UPN
Episode guide
Seasons
Season 1
Episodes
E01
Episode 1
★ 7.0The Tech
2003-09-10 · 42mDuring a shootout in a secret government lab, National Security Agency computer technician Jake Foley is caught in the crossfire and is accidentally injected with nanites, which give him superhuman powers. First up, Jake's long-time crush, Sarah Heywood is kidnapped by IRA kidnappers who want the nanites that are in Jake. He must use his new abilities to save her before it's too late.
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E02
Episode 2
★ 5.0Training Day
2003-09-17 · 42mAgent-in-training Jake Foley is put to the test when a madman threatens the capital with an electromagnetic bomb. After the madman scatters the NSA agents all over Washington, it's up to Jake to stop him and the bomb.
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E03
Episode 3
★ 4.0Cater Waiter
2003-09-24 · 42mWhen a top-secret, next-generation tank's schematics are stolen, super-powered NSA agent-in-training Jake Foley is sent undercover to an Embassy party--as a cater waiter--to support agent Kyle Duarte's mission to recover the stolen documents. When Kyle is betrayed by former lover and double-agent Mai Ling Wong, Jake becomes Kyle's only hope of getting out alive. Meanwhile, as if protecting a fellow agent and clearing away champagne glasses wasn't enough, Jake stumbles into his long-time crush Sarah, and must now protect both his unglamorous cover and shaky image.
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E04
Episode 4
★ 5.0Arms and the Girl
2003-10-01 · 42mThe NSA assigns Jake to a routine surveillance gig of an arms dealer's gorgeous daughter, Theresa. As soon as sparks fly, Jake is ordered to exploit her feelings so that the NSA can locate her father.
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E05
Episode 5
★ 6.0The Good, The Bad, and The Geeky
2003-10-08 · 42mAfter capturing a ruthless, wealthy computer terrorist code-name DuMont, Jake convinces the NSA he's the perfect geek for the job of heading overseas to impersonate DuMont and infiltrate his international gang of cyber-terrorists.
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E06
Episode 6
★ 7.0Last Man Standing
2003-10-15 · 42mAfter being told not to go, Jake attends his best friend's wedding. He should have listened to the NSA, because Jake didn't go alone. An assassin follows him at the wedding, and creates a dangerous situation for himself and his friends.
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E07
Episode 7
★ 5.0Jerry 2.0
2003-10-29 · 42mThwarting a potentially disastrous terrorist attack, Jake captures the teenage son of a dangerous anti government militia leader, who retaliates by sending his men to kidnap Jake, but in a mix-up, they instead capture Jake's immature, younger brother Jerry, who is visiting.
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E08
Episode 8
★ 6.0Middleman
2003-11-05 · 42mAfter the NSA intercepts a phone call, they assume Jake is the target of a dangerous Polish mercenary who has just arrived in D.C. and wants to steal a nanite project. It turns out that Jake is not the target someone else on the team is.
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E09
Episode 9
★ 6.0Whiskey - Tango - Foxtrot
2003-11-12 · 42mWhen a miniature nuclear bomb goes missing from a military base, the NSA suspects that the theft is an inside job, engineered by a member of the Wolf Pack, an elite U.S. Special Ops unit, so they send in Jake undercover as a new member of the team to ferret out the traitor.
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E10
Episode 10
★ 7.0The Spy Who Really Liked Me
2003-11-19 · 42mJake goes on trial before an NSA emergency board of inquiry after he disobeys a direct order to kill a sexy, female spy accused of stealing a biological weapon, but if Jake is found guilty, the Special Ops project -- and Jake -- will be shut down for good.
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E11
Episode 11
★ 6.0Prince and the Revolution
2003-12-10 · 42mJake goes back to college on a mission to protect an African prince from assassins hired by a rebel general; Kyle and Lou offer Jake a chance to walk away from government control by faking his death.
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E12
Episode 12
★ 5.0Double Agent
2003-12-17 · 42mEpisode overview is not available yet.
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E13
Episode 13
★ 8.0Blackout
2004-01-16 · 42mThe NSA is hit with a computer virus--and Jake has to team up with the guy he hates most in the world: DuMont. However, DuMont has some plans of his own. Meanwhile, on Lou's orders, Jake is seeing an NSA shrink, who tells Lou that Jake is mourning the ""normal"" life he can now never have, thanks to the nanites.
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E14
Episode 14
★ 8.0Get Foley
2004-01-23 · 42mJake's nanites go on the fritz, leaving an amnesiac Jake working in a dive bar outside Philly as a fighter in a back-room blood sport. The NSA believes Jake has gone rogue, and issues a shoot-to-kill order. So Diane takes it upon herself to try and help him. But as Jake and Diane grow closer, Jake's boss Caeser lines up a bank job, and the NSA are closing in.
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E15
Episode 15
★ 7.0Dead Man Talking
2004-01-30 · 42mAn agent whom Lou believes to have died years ago--a man with whom she has a past, and who she was forced to leave behind on a mission--is found alive and a rescue op is mounted. Meanwhile, Jake is thinking a lot about what happened between him and Diane, and the nanite project may potentially have a new member.
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E16
Episode 16
★ 7.0Upgrade
2004-02-06 · 42mJake is assigned to protect Dr. Nanda Sang--a Nobel prize winning activist and diplomat--from the Junshi clan of assassins. However, for a man of peace, the Ghandi of East Asia isn't quite what they're expecting. Particularly Diane, who sees him as a hero. Meanwhile, Warner pays DuMont a visit.
Current episodeCast
Christopher Gorham
Jake Foley
Philip Anthony-Rodriguez
Kyle Duarte
Judith Scott
Louise Beckett
Keegan Connor Tracy
Diane Hughes