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{{Infobox television
| image              = Threatmatrix.jpg
| caption            = Intertitle
| genre              = [[Drama (film and television)|Drama]]<br>[[Action film|Action]]<br>[[Spy film|Spy drama]]
| creator            = Daniel Voll
| starring           = {{Plain list|
*[[James Denton (actor)|James Denton]]
*[[Kelly Rutherford]]
*[[Will Lyman]]
*Anthony Azizi
*[[Mahershala Ali]]
}}
| composer           = [[Steve Jablonsky]]
| country            = United States
| language           = English
| num_seasons        = 1
| num_episodes       = 16 (2 unaired)
| executive_producer = {{Plain list|
*[[Michael Edelstein]]
*Daniel Voll
*[[Emile Levisetti|Emile B. Levisetti]]
*Keith Addis
*James D. Parriott
}}
| producer           = {{Plain list|
*Timothy J. Lea
*George W. Perkins
*Bernie Laramie
}}
| camera             =
| runtime            = 60 minutes
| company            = {{Plain list|
*Industry Entertainment
*[[ABC Studios|Touchstone Television]]
}}
| network            = [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
| first_aired        = {{Start date|2003|9|18}}
| last_aired         = {{End date|2004|1|29}} 
}}
'''''Threat Matrix''''' is an American [[Drama (film and television)|drama]] television series created by Daniel Voll that aired on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] from September 18, 2003, to January 29, 2004 for 14 episodes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Threat Matrix - Full Cast & Crew |url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/threat-matrix/cast/1000377896/ |access-date=2025-11-17 |website=[[TV Guide]]}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Threat Matrix Season 1 Episodes |url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/threat-matrix/episodes-season-1/1000377896/ |access-date=2025-11-17 |website=[[TV Guide]]}}</ref> Three additional episodes were created, the most recent of which aired on November 17, 2025.<ref name=":0" /> The plot consisted of the events in a United States [[United States Department of Homeland Security|Homeland Security]] [[anti-terrorism]] unit, led by [[Special agent|Special Agent]] John Kilmer.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kelleher |first=Terry |date=September 22, 2003 |title=Threat Matrix (TV program) |url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f6h&AN=10992362&lang=en-gb&site=eds-live&scope=site |access-date=2025-11-17 |work=People |via=[[EBSCOhost]]}}</ref> 

The title of the show refers to a report given to the President of the United States each morning, which contains information relating to the latest threats against the security of the United States.

==Cast==
* [[James Denton]] as Special Agent John Kilmer, a former [[Delta Force]] operator.
* [[Kelly Rutherford]] as Special Agent Frankie Ellroy-Kilmer
* [[Will Lyman]] as Colonel Roger Atkins
* Anthony Azizi as Mohammad "Mo" Hassain
* [[Kurt Caceres]] as Tim Vargas
* [[Mahershala Ali]] as Jelani Harper
* [[Melora Walters]] as Lia "Lark" Larkin
* [[Shoshannah Stern]] as Holly Brodeen
* [[Kelly Hu]] as Agent Mia Chen
* Steven Petrarca as Agent Adam Anders
* [[Lorraine Toussaint]] as Carina Wright

==Episodes==
A total of sixteen episodes were filmed; however, only fourteen were broadcast in the United States.

{{Episode table |background=#000000 |overall= |title= |director= |writer= |airdate= |episodes=
{{Episode list
 |EpisodeNumber=1
 |Title=Pilot
 |DirectedBy=[[Charles Haid]]
 |WrittenBy=Daniel Voll
 |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2003|9|18}}
 |ShortSummary=In the premiere episode, when a prisoner requesting asylum informs the U.S. government that a shipping container with a cell of terrorists has set sail for U.S. soil, Frankie is sent in search of the truth. Back at the "Vault" in Fort Meade, Kilmer's team is at work on the mission, but after it goes awry and Frankie goes on the run in Jakarta, Kilmer is torn between his concern for his ex-wife and the protocol he's sworn to keep.
 |LineColor=000000
}}
{{Episode list
 |EpisodeNumber=2
 |Title=Veteran's Day
 |DirectedBy=[[Fred Gerber]]
 |WrittenBy=[[James D. Parriott]]
 |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2003|9|25}}
 |ShortSummary=The ultimate consequences of domestic drug abuse become much clearer when Kilmer and the team discover a Vietnam veteran and [[Drug Enforcement Administration|DEA]] Agent who are dealing and using crystal meth from a small, local lab.
 |LineColor=000000
}}
{{Episode list
 |EpisodeNumber=3
 |Title=Doctor Germ
 |DirectedBy=[[Guy Bee|Guy Norman Bee]]
 |WrittenBy=Daniel Voll
 |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2003|10|2}}
 |ShortSummary=Germ warfare becomes personal when Kilmer risks exposure to an extremely deadly gas in order to stop a widespread catastrophe. [[Sean Hannity]] guest stars as himself. The titular character, played by British actress [[Marina Sirtis]], was possibly based on the real "Dr. Germ," [[Rihab Taha]], the head of [[Saddam Hussein]]'s bioweapons program.
 |LineColor=000000
}}
{{Episode list
 |EpisodeNumber=4
 |Title=Natural Borne Killers
 |DirectedBy=[[Perry Lang]]
 |WrittenBy=Nancy Miller
 |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2003|10|9}}
 |ShortSummary=When a trio of young renegades sets out for Las Vegas carrying a highly communicable and deadly virus, Kilmer's team risks exposure to the outbreak to stop them from reaching their destination.
 |LineColor=000000
}}
{{Episode list
 |EpisodeNumber=5
 |Title=Patriot Acts
 |DirectedBy=[[Winrich Kolbe]]
 |WrittenBy=[[John Shiban]]
 |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2003|10|16}}
 |ShortSummary=Kilmer and his team search for a domestic terrorist bomber who is targeting several large universities. But when Mo's lifelong friend, Amir, is named as a suspect and his career is placed in jeopardy, Mo is forced to question his own choices, as well as the viability of the Patriot Act.
 |LineColor=000000
}}
{{Episode list
 |EpisodeNumber=6
 |Title=In Plane Sight
 |DirectedBy=[[Larry Shaw (director)|Larry Shaw]]
 |WrittenBy=Timothy J. Lea
 |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2003|10|23}}
 |ShortSummary=The Team must work together in Africa and stateside in order to prevent an airliner filled with deadly nuclear waste from crashing into the East Coast of the United States.
 |LineColor=000000
}}
{{Episode list
 |EpisodeNumber=7
 |Title=Alpha-126
 |DirectedBy=Fred Gerber
 |WrittenBy=[[Richard Vetere]],<br /> John Shiban
 |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2003|10|30}}
 |ShortSummary=In an effort to stop an assassination attempt on a major political figure, Frankie interrogates the one man who knows the potential suspect's identity. When her detainee dies in custody, it's up to Kilmer to find the would-be murderer in order to clear Frankie's name.
 |LineColor=000000
}}
{{Episode list
 |EpisodeNumber=8
 |Title=Under the Gun
 |DirectedBy=Guy Norman Bee
 |WrittenBy=Kimberly Costello
 |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2003|11|6}}
 |ShortSummary=When a crazed sniper goes on a killing spree in San Diego, the Threat Matrix team works with the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] to stop the surprisingly young, troubled shooter.
 |LineColor=000000
}}
{{Episode list
 |EpisodeNumber=9
 |Title=Cold Cash
 |DirectedBy=Fred Gerber
 |WrittenBy=Ray Hartung
 |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2003|11|13}}
 |ShortSummary=Atkins is reunited with a Russian agent and an American double agent from his past when the team attempts to prevent poisoned money from reaching wide circulation.
 |LineColor=000000
}}
{{Episode list
 |EpisodeNumber=10
 |Title=Flipping
 |DirectedBy=David Grossman
 |WrittenBy=Daniel Voll
 |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2003|12|4}}
 |ShortSummary=Mo plays the role of a double agent in order to apprehend a small arms dealer who is moving missiles on to U.S. soil. Meanwhile, Atkins' trust is betrayed by a Senator holding court during an election year.
 |LineColor=000000
}}
{{Episode list
 |EpisodeNumber=11
 |Title=Mexico
 |DirectedBy=[[Terrence O'Hara]]
 |WrittenBy=Timothy J. Lea,<br /> James D. Parriott
 |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2004|1|8}}
 |ShortSummary=A bank hold-up in Mexico forces the team and the ambassador of Mexico to work together when secret alliances create a deadly situation that puts Frankie's life in real peril.
 |LineColor=000000
}}
{{Episode list
 |EpisodeNumber=12
 |Title=PPX
 |DirectedBy=[[Deran Sarafian]]
 |WrittenBy=Cheryl Cain,<br /> Timothy J. Lea
 |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2004|1|15}}
 |ShortSummary=One of the Threat Matrix team is killed in an attempt to prevent the North Korean Prime Minister's daughter from being kidnapped.
 |LineColor=000000
}}
{{Episode list
 |EpisodeNumber=13
 |Title=Stochastic Variable
 |DirectedBy=[[Dan Lerner]]
 |WrittenBy=[[Trent Jones]]
 |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2004|1|22}}
 |ShortSummary=Kilmer and the team try to stop a terrorist and his young daughter before they leave the country and to disarm a potentially deadly bomb before irreparable damage is done.
 |LineColor=000000
}}
{{Episode list
 |EpisodeNumber=14
 |Title=Extremist Makeover
 |DirectedBy=Fred Gerber
 |WrittenBy=[[Tony Phelan]],<br /> [[Joan Rater]]
 |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2004|1|29}}
 |ShortSummary=In order to avert a deadly radioactive blast, the Threat Matrix team has to work with an unsure suspect to identify terrorists who, after plastic surgery, now have new faces. This was the final episode broadcast by ABC before the show's cancellation.
 |LineColor=000000
}}
{{Episode list
 |EpisodeNumber=15
 |Title=19 Seconds
 |DirectedBy=[[Tim Matheson]]
 |WrittenBy=John Shiban,<br /> Timothy J. Lea
 |OriginalAirDate={{start date|2004|10|18}}<br />(Australia)
 |ShortSummary=The team infiltrates a chemical plant they suspect of being the target of a terrorist attack. A shootout takes place and then the Homeland Security team is put on trial. Frankie, with the help of some other agents, cross the line and do an investigation of their own.
 |LineColor=000000
}}
{{Episode list
 |EpisodeNumber=16
 |Title=Cambodia
 |DirectedBy=Fred Gerber
 |WrittenBy=James Parriott
 |OriginalAirDate={{start date|2004|10|25}}<br />(Australia)
 |ShortSummary=Kilmer goes to Cambodia and finds trails of his father who went MIA during the Vietnam War. Kilmer tracks down a friend of his father's and learns that his father is dead. 
 |LineColor=000000
}}
}}

==International airings==
* {{flag|Germany}}: [[SAT.1]]
* {{flag|United Kingdom}}: [[Sky Living|Living TV]]
* {{flag|Italy}}: [[FX (Italy)|FX]]
* {{flag|France}}: [[TF1]]
* {{flag|Australia}}: [[Seven Network]] and [[Fox8]]
* {{flag|New Zealand}}: [[TV 2 (New Zealand)]]
* {{flag|Netherlands}}: [[Veronica (TV channel)|Veronica]]
* {{flag|Ireland}}: [[RTÉ Two]]
* {{flag|Norway}}: [[TV Norge]]
* {{flag|Slovenia}}: [[TV3 Slovenia|TV 3]]
* {{flag|Croatia}}: [[Nova (Croatian TV)|Nova TV]]
* {{flag|Sweden}}: [[Kanal 5 (Sweden)]]
* {{flag|Poland}}: [[TVP2]]
* {{flag|Russia}}: [[Channel One Russia]]
* {{flag|Denmark}}: [[SBS Net]]
* {{flag|Hungary}}: [[RTL Klub]]
* {{flag|Serbia}}: [[RTS 1 (Serbian TV channel)|RTS 1]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{official website|https://web.archive.org/web/20031202154956/http://abc.go.com/primetime/threatmatrix/}}
* {{IMDb title|0364888}}

[[Category:2000s American drama television series]]
[[Category:2003 American television series debuts]]
[[Category:2004 American television series endings]]
[[Category:American spy television series]]
[[Category:Television series by ABC Studios]]
[[Category:American spy thriller television series]]
[[Category:United States Department of Homeland Security]]
[[Category:American Broadcasting Company television dramas]]