“Alphas” returns for Season 2 on Syfy tonight

Syfy’s runaway hit Alphas returns for its second season tonight, showing what the world is like now that the existence of the Alphas team has been revealed and its members scattered. But throughout the course of the season, new threats will emerge that bring Dr. Rosen’s (David Strathairn) team of otherwise ordinary humans with extraordinary abilities back together.

“Wake Up Call,” which airs tonight at 10, kicks off an action-packed season that will also include a bevy of guest stars, including Sean Astin, C. Thomas Howell, Lauren Holly, Kandyse McClure and — in a return from last season — Summer Glau.

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