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 Caf� 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 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
Nick Wechsler as Kyle Valenti, Liz's former boyfriend
William Sadler as Sheriff Valenti, Kyle's father

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