Kyle XY
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Kyle XY
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| Episodes: | 43 |
| Year: | 2006-2009 |
| Country: | United States |
| Seasons: | 3 |
| Seasons Breakdown: | (1) 10, (2) 23, (3) 10 |
| Category: | Super Powers |
| Colour: | Yes |
| Format: | Series |
| Company: | Two Cigarettes and One Match Productions (1), Kyle XY Productions, BenderSpink Productions and ABC Studios |
| Creator: | Eric Bress and J. Mackye Gruber |
| Run Time (mins): | 44 |
| Language: | English |
| Type of Show: | Live Action |
| Status: | Ended |
| Broadcaster: | ABC |
Summary
Kyle XY is a science‑fiction drama centred on a mysterious adolescent who appears to have no personal history. The narrative follows Kyle (portrayed by Matt Dallas), a sixteen‑year‑old savant who lacks instinctive human behaviours such as anger, joy, and affection. After emerging from the woods and wandering into traffic, he is placed in a youth detention facility, where he experiences food and social interaction for the first time, encounters that are not uniformly positive. Staff soon recognise that Kyle is unlike any ordinary teenager, a discovery underscored by the absence of a navel. With fundamental questions surrounding his identity and origin, psychologist Nicole Trager (Marguerite MacIntyre) is summoned to assess him.
Following several hours of observation, Nicole concludes that Kyle cannot be adequately supported within the institution and requires specialised care. She brings him into her home to monitor him more closely, though the rest of the Trager family is initially resistant. Her husband, Stephen (Bruce Thomas), fears she will become overly invested, while their children, Lori (April Matson) and Josh (Jean‑Luc Bilodeau), regard Kyle as an eccentric outsider likely to disrupt their social lives.
As Kyle acclimates to the household, the family witnesses his extraordinary cognitive abilities, including the completion of a two‑hour IQ examination in five minutes with flawless results. He approaches everyday activities, such as video games, drawing, and music, with intense curiosity and a rapid capacity for learning. His bond with the Tragers deepens, and he ultimately intervenes to protect Lori during a dangerous incident at a high‑school party.
Despite his growing integration into the family, the central mystery persists: who is Kyle, and what explains his anomalous traits? He possesses secrets he cannot articulate, lacks a belly button, and has no recollection of his past. The series explores whether his condition stems from trauma, amnesia, or an entirely different origin, while a suspicious figure observed following him suggests that Kyle’s emergence may be part of a larger, concealed narrative.
Cast
Kyle MATT DALLAS, Nicole Trager MARGUERITE MACINTYRE , Stephen Trager BRUCE THOMAS, Lori Trager APRIL MATSON, Josh Trager JEAN-LUC BILODEAU, Declan CHRIS OLVERO, Amanda Bloom KIRSTEN PROUT, Jessi Taylor JAIMIE ALEXANDER (2-3)
Tags: Super Powers, United States, 2006, English
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