There is truth to every rumor.



(The following is from a press release from the WB about Roswell***)

***In the tiny, but notorious, southwestern town of Roswell, N.M., teenagers
Liz Parker and Max Evans forge an otherworldly connection when he saves her 
life while risking his own.  In this sleepy town, Liz waits tables at her 
father's Crashdown Café and, when an argument between customers erupts into
violence, Liz is caught in the crossfire and shot. Max, a fellow classmate at
Roswell High, puts aside a lifelong pact of secrecy and mysteriously heals
Liz's gunshot wound with the touch of his hand. 

Liz's whole world comes crashing down when she learns that Max, his sister
Isabel Evans and his friend Michael Guerin are surviving descendants from
beings aboard the fiery crash of an alien spacecraft, that popular legend 
says plummeted to the desert in 1947. Since emerging from incubation, the three
teenagers have grown up quietly among the Roswell residents, experiencing
firsthand all the emotions that come with life on Earth and the struggles of adolescence. 

Soulful and vulnerable, Max has been secretly infatuated with Liz since 
childhood, but always remained at a distance. Liz, meanwhile, was forever 
changed in the instant Max brought her back to life, and the intimacy between 
the two of them is both frightening and thrilling. Ultimately, his life — and 
his heart — are in her hands. 

In saving Liz's life, Max not only exposes himself but also Isabel and Michael 
to the risk of their identities being discovered. Now the extraterrestrial trio 
must learn to trust Liz and her flighty best friend Maria De Luca in order to 
stay one step ahead of local officials and the FBI. Leading the charge is 
Sheriff Valenti, who is driven by a very personal need to expose the truth 
about what happened that fateful night in 1947. 

Putting the teens in heightened danger is their overriding need to discover the 
truth themselves — about who or what they are, and where their home might be. 
The revelation that there was one of their own still alive on Earth after the 
crash gives new hope of gaining understanding. Bound together by the unbelievable 
secret they share, the fact that Max, Isabel and Michael's lives are at stake
every day will always be an invisible line dividing them from Liz and Maria.

On the outside of this tight inner circle is Alex Whitman, Liz and Maria's best 
friend from childhood, who is confused and hurt when he is left out of their 
secrets for the first time, and Kyle Valenti, Liz's steady boyfriend — and the 
sheriff's son.***



A secret shared, A world revealed, A truth . . . forever.




A suspenseful and touching new drama that blends science fiction with the 
alienation of young adulthood, this genre-bending one-hour series comes from 
writer/executive producer Jason Katims and director/executive producer David Nutter.

Developed by Katims, who serves as executive producer along with David Nutter, 
Jonathan Frakes, Kevin Kelly Brown and Lisa J. Olin, the series is based on 
the "Roswell High" series of books writtern by Melinda Metz, and is produced by 
Jason Katims Productions in association with Regency Television and Twentieth 
Century Fox Television.





Main Cast
Shiri Appleby as Liz Parker 
Jason Behr as Max Evans 
Majandra Delfino as Maria De Luca, Liz's best friend and workmate 
Brendan Fehr as Michael Guerin 
Colin Hanks as Alex Whitman, Liz and Maria's best friend 
Katherine Heigl as Isabel Evans, Max's sister 
William Sadler as Sheriff Valenti, Kyle's father 
Nick Wechsler as Kyle Valenti, Liz's former boyfriend 








Episodes

Roswell was a 60 min drama that aired from Oct 1999 to May 2002
The first 2 seasons were on the WB - the third season on UPN

There were 61 Episodes total
Season 1 - 22 episodes
Season 2 - 21 episodes
Season 3 - 18 episodes