Alphas
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Alphas is a science fiction television series about a team of people with extraordinary neurological abilities who work together to investigate crimes and threats involving others like themselves.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alphas canonical | 10 |
| Alphas (TV series) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6804729 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alphas Context triple: [David Strathairn, notableWork, Alphas]
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A.
Alphas
Alphas is a common nickname for Alpha Phi Alpha, the first intercollegiate historically African American Greek-letter fraternity in the United States.
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B.
The Originator
The Originator is an honorific nickname for Little Richard, recognizing his pioneering role in shaping rock and roll music.
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C.
Epsilons
Epsilons was a California garage rock and punk band known for its raw, lo-fi sound and for featuring Ty Segall early in his career.
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D.
The Esses
The Esses is a challenging downhill sequence of tight, twisting corners at Mount Panorama Circuit that tests drivers' precision and car balance during the Bathurst 1000.
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E.
The Eleven
The Eleven is the nickname of Indy Eleven, a professional soccer club based in Indianapolis that competes in the USL Championship.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alphas Target entity description: Alphas is a science fiction television series about a team of people with extraordinary neurological abilities who work together to investigate crimes and threats involving others like themselves.
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A.
Alphas
Alphas is a common nickname for Alpha Phi Alpha, the first intercollegiate historically African American Greek-letter fraternity in the United States.
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B.
The Originator
The Originator is an honorific nickname for Little Richard, recognizing his pioneering role in shaping rock and roll music.
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C.
Epsilons
Epsilons was a California garage rock and punk band known for its raw, lo-fi sound and for featuring Ty Segall early in his career.
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D.
The Esses
The Esses is a challenging downhill sequence of tight, twisting corners at Mount Panorama Circuit that tests drivers' precision and car balance during the Bathurst 1000.
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E.
The Eleven
The Eleven is the nickname of Indy Eleven, a professional soccer club based in Indianapolis that competes in the USL Championship.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | television series ⓘ |
| airedOn | Space (Canada) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadcastFormat | hour-long episodes ⓘ |
| composer | Shawn Pierce NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator |
Michael Karnow
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zak Penn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| executiveProducer |
Ira Steven Behr
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Michael Karnow NERFINISHED ⓘ Zak Penn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Toronto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAired | 2011-07-11 ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacterAbilityType | enhanced neurological abilities ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter |
Bill Harken
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cameron Hicks NERFINISHED ⓘ Dr. Lee Rosen NERFINISHED ⓘ Gary Bell NERFINISHED ⓘ Nina Theroux NERFINISHED ⓘ Rachel Pirzad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
ethics of power
ⓘ
government oversight of superhumans ⓘ teamwork among people with abilities ⓘ |
| lastAired | 2012-10-22 ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | team of people with extraordinary neurological abilities ⓘ |
| networkType | cable television ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 24 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 2 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | Syfy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A team of Alphas investigates crimes and threats involving others with similar abilities ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Azita Ghanizada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
David Strathairn NERFINISHED ⓘ David Strathairn NERFINISHED ⓘ Laura Mennell NERFINISHED ⓘ Malik Yoba NERFINISHED ⓘ Ryan Cartwright NERFINISHED ⓘ Warren Christie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Universal Cable Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | contemporary United States ⓘ |
| status | ended ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Alphas Description of subject: Alphas is a science fiction television series about a team of people with extraordinary neurological abilities who work together to investigate crimes and threats involving others like themselves.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Alphas (TV series)