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Get Ready for Next Week's Premiere of XIII.2 with the Two-Hour Finale of XIII Season One

"I will get my hands dirty."

XIII.2 premieres on March 29th, but there is going to be plenty of XIII action on Reelz tonight. The two-hour season one finale airs today, Friday, March 22nd at 10p ET/ 9p PT, and it is chock full of drama, excitement, and intrigue. The final pieces of the puzzle are put into place, and XIII is left with some scores to settle.

Tonight is the season one finale, but don't feel like it's too late to come to the XIII party. Watch these final two hours of the season and you'll be ready for the roller coaster ride that is the Roger Avary-penned first episode of XIII.2. Season two premieres next week on Friday, March 29th at 10p E/ 9p P.

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Stuart Townsend Talks About the Beautiful Locations in XIII.2 and Adds a New Word to Our Vocabulary

Townsend's Word of the Day — Abattoir: n. slaughterhouse

XIII season two makes its Reelz premiere on March 29th at 10p ET/ 9p PT, and we're counting down the days. Today we're checking out a clip from Revealed: Stuart Townsend where he gives us the scoop on the new season, shares his feelings about his character, and talks about what it's really like to shoot scenes in an abandoned warehouse.

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Why We Love XIII's Stuart Townsend

It’s St. Patrick’s day, and that means a celebration of all things Irish. So let's celebrate Reelz’ very own Irish star Stuart Townsend by revealing a few reasons why we love him, and why you should too. Let’s get the obvious out of the way first.

• He’s Irish – and that means Irish accent, and who doesn't love an Irish accent?.

• He’s easy on the eyes – even when he’s scraggly and unshaven.

• He’s the star and title character of XIII. Townsend plays an American who finds out he’s Irish, and with a special twist for season two, more layers of Irish/American/Irish are added creating a sort of Irishman Inception.

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After Leaving Russia, XIII Globetrots Over to Canada to Catch a Train

In last week's episode of XIII, the spy with no name (Stuart Townsend) jumped on to a train (literally) that was headed from Toronto to Montreal. But wasn't he just robbing a bank in Moscow? How did he end up train hopping in Canada?

While in Moscow, Giordino managed to evade XIII and Jones (Aisha Tyler), but not before they found out he would head to Toronto next. The pair follows his phone to a Montreal-bound train, and, as seen in the clip, they could only devise one possible scheme to get XIII aboard. The duo also expects that Giordino will soon lead them to the ever elusive Gerhardt (Tom Berenger). For anyone who missed XIII's railroad adventure last week, it airs again tonight at 12a ET/ 9p PT.

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XIII Season Two Release Date Announced On Reelz

The second season of XIII will premiere on Reelz, Friday, March 29th at 10pm ET/ 7pm PT.

XIII (Stuart Townsend) is back after being betrayed by the only person he ever trusted and is now travelling the world, living off the grid. This doesn't last long however as he becomes involved with activist group The Veil, seduced by their messages and beautiful activist, Betty Barnowsky (Roxane Mesquida of Gossip Girl). When he finds himself framed, XIII realizes that he is being manipulated but has no idea why or by whom. Soon XIII finds himself involved in an international conspiracy that threatens to unleash a new weapon. While unraveling this global plot, he must also confront the truth about his identity and a past he can neither remember nor escape. Also starring Aisha Tyler, XIII.2 is produced by Prodigy Pictures and EuropaCorp Television.

For an exclusive, sneak preview of the season two trailer tune into our Sean Sean Bond-a-thon starting at 9:30a ET/ 6:30a PT on Monday, February 18th.

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XIII Found Himself in a Tight Spot at a Mercenary Training Camp in Montana, but How Did He Wind Up There?

In episode five, XIII found himself on the wrong end of some "enhanced interrogation" techniques in a mercenary training camp in the Rockies, but wait — how did he end up there? Wasn't he just in Ireland?

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Last Week XIII Was Searching Through the Contents an Irish Crypt — Wait... What? How'd He End Up There?

In XIII episode three, Stuart Townsend's character was in a Venezuelan prison trying to talk to the man who might have been his CIA handler. That encounter led to Agent Jones uncovering a guy from XIII's past named Seamus who, no surprise here, was from Ireland. While in Ireland, an angry, jealous arms dealer hinted that Seamus was dead and in his family's tomb, and XIII inevitably headed over to the crypt to see if the story was true.

See, it totally makes sense that XIII went from a Venezuelan prison to an Irish crypt. Don't forget to watch episode five "Bitterroot" tomorrow, Friday February 1st to see how XIII fares in a mercenary training camp in Montanta. Wait... What?

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In Last Friday's Episode, XIII Wound Up in a Machete Fight in a Venezuelan Prison — Wait... What? How'd He End Up There?

After uncovering some information about a man named Sanchez who was likely his handler in the CIA, Stuart Townsend's XIII headed to the South American prison where Sanchez was being held. After being arrested (on purpose), XIII learned that Sanchez was being held under sedation in the hospital wing. In order to get in to the same room as Sanchez, XIII seeks out a machete fight while on work duty with the intention of sustaining an injury. So see, it makes perfect sense that XIII found himself in a machete fight in a Venezuelan prison.

Be sure to watch tonight's episode to find out how XIII winds up digging through an Irish crypt — wait... What? How does he end up there?

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XIII Is Out in the Middle of Nowhere in Colorado — Wait... What? How'd We Get There?

In the first episode of the series, Stuart Townsend's XIII starts out in a Romanian rendition camp, but escapes and makes his way to Washington, D.C. In episode two, the amnesiac former CIA operative finds himself in an abandoned log cabin in the woods of Colorado — but wait... How'd we get there?

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XIII at San Diego Comic-Con; Get Your Collectibles

Reelz is taking its new original show XIII to San Diego Comic-Con. We will have teams roaming the streets of San Diego to promote XIII, handing out collectible trading cards featuring stars Stuart Townsend, Aisha Tyler, and Virginie Ledoyen. Fans and Comic-Con attendees are challenged to collect all three but like the character XIII, these cards will prove to be elusive. It's our challenge to you to see if you can collect all three.

If you haven't been watching XIII Fridays on Reelz, here's the full synopsis:

He doesn't remember who he is. He doesn't recognize his face. He doesn't even know his name. All he has is a tattoo of the Roman Numeral "XIII" and the skills of a highly trained secret agent.

XIII was trained by the government to be a covert CIA operative acquiring sophisticated combat and infiltration skills. He was sent on secret missions so dark that no one in Washington knew their actual purpose. When the mission went bad XIII was betrayed by the Government. As part of an elaborate cover-up they changed his face, erased his memory and locked him away deep inside an Eastern European prison.

But XIII escaped, and now he's searching for answers…uncovering his shadowy past and the international conspiracy that threatens his present. Powerful figures threaten and manipulate him as he gets closer to the mysterious center of a deadly puzzle…where the key to all the intrigue is XIII.

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