New images of Sean in Alphas

Don't forget Sean is in the first of two episodes of Alphas on Monday October 8, 8pm ET/PT on SyFy. The episode re-airs at 10pm ET/PT. While you are waiting, here are a couple of new images from the episode "If Memory Serves."

Sean plays Mitchell, an Alpha who can store and replay other people's memories.

Sean with Erin Way, who plays Kat.

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Details of Sean Astin on Alphas

Sean Astin, star of the worldwide hit trilogy, The Lord of the Rings, guest stars in a thrilling, two-episode arc of Syfy’s hit-series Alphas beginning this Monday, October 8 at 8PM ET/PT. With just three episodes left, the second season finale of Alphas airs Monday, October 22nd at 8PM ET/PT. 

In his episodes, Sean Astin plays Mitchell, an Alpha with enhanced memory capabilities which allow him to store and replay other people’s memories and even draw individuals into them as if they’re actually happening. Believing he's a major asset to their nemesis, Stanton Parish (recurring guest-star John Pyper-Ferguson), Hicks (Warren Christie) and Kat (Erin Way) are tasked with kidnapping Mitchell but his bone crushing body guard won’t give up without a fight, leading to a deadly showdown.  Source

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Hicks and Kat find themselves being chased when they hit the road to transport a valuable Parrish asset whose memory and gift for gab seem to know no limits.

Promo for Sean Astin on "Alphas"

Here is a promo clip for the first of two episodes guest starting Sean. "If Memory Serves" airs Monday, October 8, 8pm ET on the SyFy Channel; "Need to Know" airs Monday, October 15. Updated to high res!

Alpha's Warren Christie on Sean Astin

In a tvovermind.com interview, Warren Christie (Cameron Hicks) from SyFy's popular series "Alphas" talked about working with guest star Sean Astin, who will be in two episodes airing October 8 and 15.

On the subject of guest stars, Christie took questions about upcoming guest Sean Astin … "Sean Astin and I have a bunch of stuff that comes up this season. Our paths cross quite a bit, and, he's just a very, very cool guy. He's very funny, incredibly sweet and very fun to be around and work with. He likes coming to work and brings that energy with him. We were in a couple of remote locations and the last thing you want is to be stuck out there with some boring guy. But he was great and we had a lot of fun.

Glimpse of Sean Astin in "Alphas"

There was a quick glimpse of Sean's character is last night's episode of Alphas "Gods and Monsters." Thanks to @Alphs_TV for the screen cap!

Sean will be in episodes 11 and 12, airing October 8 and 15, 8pm ET on SyFy!

Alphas' Laura Mennell on Sean's upcoming appearance

Lord of the Rings vet Sean Astin’s two-episode arc doesn’t arrive until October, but according to Laura Mennell, it will be worth the wait. In fact, his Alpha is among her favorite newbies of the season. “Sean has a really cool character, one who has the ability to be able to retain the memories of other people,” Nina’s portrayer shares. “When I started reading that script, I was like, ‘Oh wow!’ And he’s such a phenomenal actor, so… it’ll be exciting to see what he does.”

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Sean's episodes, "If Memory Serves" and "Need to Know" are scheduled to air October 8 and 15, 2012, 10pm on SyFy Channel.

Sean in 2 Alphas episodes

Sean will be in two episodes of the SyFy series Alphas, whose 2nd season premieres Monday night at 8pm ET. Sean portrays Mitchell, an alpha who can access and store people's memories. "If Memory Serves" is scheduled to air October 8, 2012 and "Need to Know" on October 15. Source

Warren Christie, Azita Ghanizada, Erin Way, Malik Yoba, Sean Astin, David Strathaim, Laura Mennell
Photo posted on Azita's Facebook page

More Sean videos from San Diego Comic Con!

First up, a brief interview at the Profiles in History booth where Sean talks about his assorted Comic Con activities, his political webcast Vox Populi and #Run3rd.



Also, the full video from the Alphas panel at Comic Con is now available. Sean is introduced at about 27:10 and talks about his character Mitchell, and at about 44:30 producer Bruce Miller and Sean discuss the downsides of Mitchell's abilities.

Sean Astin on Alphas panel

A short clip of Sean on the Alphas panel at San Diego Comic Con last week, describing his character on the show.



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Behind the scenes at Alphas

In an unguarded moment behind the scenes on the set of the SyFy series "Alphas," both series regular Warren Christie and guest star Sean Astin are caught playing with their iPhones!

Photo by new series regular Erin Way (@erinjoway)

Sean Astin & Summer Glau crash Alphas panel!

Sean Astin and Summer Glau ("Firefly") both made special unannounced appearances at the "Alphas" panel at San Diego Comic Con today.

Summer reprises her season one role as Skylar Adams, an Alpha who possesses a 200+ IQ and is an electronics mastermind, while Sean plays an Alpha named Mitchell with a bizarrely absorptive brain, allowing him to assume the memories of anyone close to him and then replay them like a tape recorder. According to comments made at the panel, Sean's character has absorbed the memories of the long-lived Stanton Parish, played by John Pyper-Ferguson.

Sean's episode, called "If Memory Serves," is currently scheduled to air October 8, 2012.

Trivia: John Pyper-Ferguson portrayed Sims in "Jeremiah," the antithesis to Sean's Mister Smith in the series.

Summer Glau and Sean Astin, posted by @nhousey02

Sean filming Alphas in Toronto

Sean has been filming an episode of the SyFy drama "Alphas" in the Toronto area for the last several days. On Monday, he took a moment to have his photo taken with fans. Yesterday he reported wore a "brilliant purple" shirt! Alas no pics of that!

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More details on Sean's role in Alphas on SyFy

"Sean Astin plays Roland, an Alpha who has a bizarrely absorptive brain, which allows him to assume the memories of anyone close to him and then replay them like a tape recorder."

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Season 2 of "Alphas" premieres Monday, July 23, 2012, 10pm on SyFy.

Update: Sean's character's name has been changed to Mitchell. His first episode, "If Memory Serves," is scheduled to air October 8.

Exclusive! Sean Astin to guest star on SyFy's Alphas

Sean is currently in Toronto filming an episode of SyFy's science fiction drama series "Alphas." He guest stars as an Alpha with the ability to absorb other people's memories.

Season 2 of "Alphas" is scheduled to premiere Monday, July 23, 2012, 10pm on SyFy.