Editing Dark Angel (American TV series) (section)

===Season one===
In February 2009, a genetically enhanced nine-year-old female [[supersoldier]] designated as X5-452 (Geneva Locke) escapes along with eleven others from a secret U.S. government institution code-named Manticore, where they were born, raised, and trained to be soldiers and assassins. On June 1, 2009, months after the twelve X5s' escape, [[terrorist]]s detonate an [[Nuclear electromagnetic pulse|electromagnetic pulse]] weapon in the atmosphere over the U.S., which destroys the vast majority of computer and communication systems, throwing the country into chaos.

Ten years later in 2019, the now 19-year-old X5-452 ([[Jessica Alba]]), who calls herself Max Guevara, struggles to search for her Manticore brothers and sisters. In the recovering United States, which is now barely more than a developing country, she tries to live a relatively normal life and evade capture by Manticore, which wishes to recover its lost asset. [[List of Dark Angel characters|Logan Cale]] ([[Michael Weatherly]]), an underground cyber-journalist with the alias Eyes Only, attempts to recruit her to help fight corruption in the post-Pulse world. She initially refuses but accepts after Cale is rendered a [[Paraplegia|paraplegic]] while attempting the assignment for which he was attempting to recruit her. A romantic interest buds between the two. While assisting Cale, Max also makes a living as a [[bicycle messenger]] at Jam Pony, a [[courier]] company, along with her friends Original Cindy ([[Valarie Rae Miller]]), Herbal Thought ([[Alimi Ballard]]), and Sketchy ([[Richard Gunn (actor)|Richard Gunn]]). Other X5s are periodically introduced, most significantly the unit leader Zack ([[William Gregory Lee]]). The Manticore hunt for the escaped X5s is led by Colonel Donald Lydecker ([[John Savage (actor)|John Savage]]). Near the end of the season, Lydecker is betrayed by his superior, the even more ruthless Elizabeth Renfro ([[Nana Visitor]]), and he defects from Manticore. He aids Max and Zack in an assault on Manticore headquarters. Max is badly wounded and captured. Zack, who has also been captured, commits suicide to provide Max with his heart, as she needs an X5 [[Heart transplantation|heart transplant]] to survive.