S01E01 Al-Fatiha
Darwyn Al-Hakim is a Muslim ex-con who has just been released from prison and finds his way to an Islamic extremist named Farik, who recruits him to join a terrorist sleeper cell planning an attack...
Sleeper Cell
S01E02: Target
Farik and Ilija receive a deadly biological anthrax shipment and prepare for an attack inside a Los Angeles shopping mall. Darwyn's supervisor Ray Fuller become suspicious about the disappearance of a cell member.
Overview
A chilling and unflinching look at all sides of a complicated issue, focusing on an African-American Muslim who joins an Islamic sleeper terrorist cell in the United States while working undercover for the FBI.
Episodes
S01E02 Target
Farik and Ilija receive a deadly biological anthrax shipment and prepare for an attack inside a Los Angeles shopping mall. Darwyn's supervisor Ray Fuller become suspicious about the disappearance of a cell member.
S01E03 Money
Farik, Darwyn and Christian cross the U.S.-Mexico border at Tijuana to find out why the cell's pipeline of mob funds has suddenly gone dry.
S01E04 Scholar
Farik dispatches a biochemical student on a flight to Vancouver, Canada, to drive a shipment of real anthrax across the Canadian border and down to Los Angeles.
S01E05 Soldier
The cell members pose as Iraqi insurgents-in-training in order to infiltrate and take over a secure warehouse as a new base of operations for Youmud Din ("Judgment Day").
S01E06 Family
Darwyn befriends a pesticide plant worker in order to buy some of his company's product under the table for the cell, while each of the jihadis cope with personal troubles of their own.
S01E07 Immigrant
When an Afghan boy arrives at the warehouse looking for training as a jihadi, Darwyn introduces him to a more moderate brand of Islam in hopes of steering him away from terrorism.
S01E08 Intramural
The cell buys explosives from a white supremacist militia while Darwyn's new handler, Patrice Serxner, tries to prevent the LAPD from blowing his cover in a conflicting investigation.
S01E09 Hijack
The cell hijacks a chemical truck in preparation for Judgment Day, as Farik spends a last night with and bids farewell to his wife, and the FBI prepares to stop the attack.
S01E10 Youmud Din
Judgement Day has arrived and Fariq isn't yet out of surprises. A surprise diversion proves effective in allowing the cell to escape their surveilance. A quick thinking Darwyn leaves a clue that will hopefully lead...
Cast
Michael Ealy
Darwyn al-Sayeed
Oded Fehr
Faris 'Farik' al-Farik
Henri Lubatti
Ilija Korjenić
Thekla Reuten
Wilhelmina 'Mina' van der Hulst
Omid Abtahi
Salim
Kevin Alejandro
Benito 'Benny' Velasquez
Melissa Sagemiller
Gayle Bishop
