As of July 2026, Roswell Season 1 aired in 1999 with 22 episodes. Full episode guide and where to watch below.

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Roswell Season 1

1999 22 Episodes Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Drama ⭐ 8/10

Right now you can watch Roswell Season 1 on streaming — and it goes further with its ideas than most genre entertainment bothers to. The show says what it needs to say in a single season, no filler. Its 8/10 TMDB score, built from 492 ratings, reflects a title that consistently delivers. Jason Behr sets the tone, and the world-building does the rest. There is no real reason to keep putting it off.

Roswell Season 1 arrived without much fanfare and built its audience the hard way — through word of mouth. Roswell Season 1 treats its concept seriously enough to follow it all the way through. Season 1 of Roswell includes 22 episodes. It aired from October 1999 to May 2000. This season stars Jason Behr, Shiri Appleby and Katherine Heigl. Jason Behr and Shiri Appleby lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 1999. The world-building is meticulous enough to sustain multiple rewatches, with details early on that only make sense later. The hit rate here is high enough that skipping ahead never feels like an option.

Sci-fi fans who want ideas alongside the spectacle will find Roswell Season 1 genuinely rewarding. It does not lean on comparisons to make its case. It is a manageable watch, easy to fit into a single week. Jason Behr grounds the bigger ideas in something human. Once you are in, you will want to talk about it.

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🎬 Roswell Season 1 — Episode Guide

Liz Parker learns Max Evans' out-of-this-world secret when he saves her life and must rely on her to safeguard his secret as an orphaned extraterrestrial.

The Morning After

Liz tries to maintain her relationship with Kyle despite her deep bond with Max; Michael is obsessed with the idea that there was another alien in Roswell in 1959 and tries to decipher the meaning of the flashes only he sees. Meanwhile, Liz suspects the new guidance counselor Ms. Topolsky is hiding ...

Isabel is concerned about Maria's nervous reactions to Sheriff Valenti, so she invades one of Maria's dreams to determine whether she can keep the aliens' secret.

Liz's grandmother is rushed to the hospital after suffering a stroke prompting Liz to reach out to Max for comfort.

Liz discovers her personal journal, which contains all she knows about the aliens, is missing and she fears it has fallen into the hands of someone who could expose the aliens.

Michael's monomaniacal urge to find the geodesic dome that's been stalking his dreams leads him to hijack Maria's car to Texas.

Liz and Max journey to an American Indian reservation where they glean information from an elderly tribesman about the alien who vanished in 1959.

Max is injured in a car accident and Liz pressures Alex to help protect him from medical procedures that could expose his identity by providing blood samples to replace Max's.

A freak December heat wave hits the town and sparks romance as Michael's relationship with Maria heats up and Liz's infatuation with Max intensifies; meanwhile Isabel enters into one of Alex's dreams only to discover her likeness already there and dancing with Alex.

While at the reservation Michael ends up in an alarming hallucinatory state and the others must band together to save his life.

When Max rescues his mother from a kitchen fire she faces her suspicions about his extraordinary abilities; Liz reaches out to Kyle in friendship.

A new UFO sighting sends suspicion and fear through the town and leads Max and Isabel to investigate the incident during a school camping trip.

Max plays host to actor Jonathan Frakes at the annual UFO Convention while trying to avoid the meddlesome couple who witnessed Max's life-saving abilities on Liz at the Crashdown Cafe.

Maria enters Liz in a blind date contest; Max and Kyle commiserate about their shared feelings for Liz; Michael and Isabel send a signal to the fourth alien.

Independence Day

After Michael has a violent showdown with his father, Max and Isabel's father helps Michael set up his emancipation; the fourth alien emerges as a shapeshifter who watches over Max, Michael and Isabel.

Liz is unnerved by her strong desire for Max and the visions that come when they kiss - visions that lead to a glowing orb in the desert.

FBI agent Topolsky returns to warn Liz that a covert alien hunter inside the Bureau is pursuing Max and his friends -- and that he will stop at nothing to get what he wants. Meanwhile, Isabel befriends Tess, a new female student who immediately arouses Max and Michael's suspicions.

Tess, Lies and Videotape

Max develops an uncontrollable attraction to Tess that includes intense sexual daydreams, and Sheriff Valenti learns that Topolsky was killed in a suspicious fire. Meanwhile, someone has secretly placed a video camera inside Michael's apartment.

Harding finds the video camera hidden in his house and gives it to Valenti. The lawman then tells Max that his safety depends upon his willingness to share information. Meanwhile, Tess reveals a personal secret to Isabel.

Tess's book suggests that she and Max are predetermined mates, as are Michael and Isabel, who thinks she might be pregnant -- with Michael's baby. Meanwhile, Nasedo disguises himself as Max and kidnaps Liz as part of a plan to trap FBI agent Pierce.

🎭 Cast of Roswell Season 1

Jason Behr

Shiri Appleby

Katherine Heigl

Katherine Heigl

Majandra Delfino

Majandra Delfino

Brendan Fehr

Colin Hanks

Nick Wechsler

William Sadler

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