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Aquarius: Season 1

13 episodes Premiered May 28, 2015 Updated Sep 30, 2026
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Season 1 Episodes

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Mytharc (4): Crucial lore & season climaxes
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Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S1·E1 Mytharc

Everybody's Been Burned

May 28, 2015 · 43 min

LAPD Detective Sam Hodiak and undercover officer Brian Shafe begin the search for a missing teenage girl, Emma Karn, who has fallen under the spell of infamous cult leader Charles

S1·E2 Core

The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game

May 28, 2015 · 43 min

Hodiak and Shafe investigate a complicated murder case amidst rising racial tensions. Meanwhile, Manson forces Emma's father, Ken Karn, to introduce him to an executive in the musi

S1·E3 Mytharc

Never Say Never to Always

Jun 4, 2015 · 43 min

A drug dealer is murdered, and the prime suspect is Shafe's snitch. Meanwhile, Shafe and rookie Charmain Tully go undercover into the Manson family in a mission that comes with ser

S1·E4 Core

Home Is Where You're Happy

Jun 11, 2015 · 43 min

Hodiak investigates Art Gladner's murder through his late wife Lucille, who runs a burlesque club. Manson hides Emma but Hodiak, under pressure from Grace, ultimately finds her and

S1·E5 Core

A Change Is Gonna Come

Jun 18, 2015 · 43 min

A South Central murder investigation ratchets up tension with the Black Panthers. Emma runs away from home in the midst of the chaos and Hodiak pays Manson a visit and gives him a

S1·E6 Core

A Whiter Shade of Pale

Jun 25, 2015 · 43 min

Charlie recovers. Charmain finds a case. Hodiak seeks the man who's been harassing Shafe's family. Shafe helps Hodiak get a message to his son.

S1·E7 Core

Cease to Resist

Jul 2, 2015 · 43 min

Cutler gets a surprise visitor. Hodiak and Shafe work the murder of a Hollywood star. Charlie goes gun shopping.

S1·E8 Core

Sick City

Jul 9, 2015 · 43 min

Karn buries secrets. Failing to impress a record producer, Manson takes his disappointment out on his family. Shafe catches a tough break. Hodiak loses an old friend.

S1·E9 Core

Why?

Jul 18, 2015 · 43 min

Charmain's first ride-along ends when her fellow officers are gunned down, the first in a series of cop killings.

S1·E10 Core

It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)

Jul 25, 2015 · 43 min

Charlie tests Emma's loyalty. Shafe passes Guapo's test. After his first acid trip, courtesy of Manson, Hodiak helps a fellow detective with a secret.

S1·E11 Core

Your Mother Should Know

Aug 1, 2015 · 43 min

Trust is an issue when Bunchy asks Hodiak to find his brother's killer; the Hodiak family comes together to help Walt; Charlie's mom visits.

S1·E13 Mytharc

Old Ego Is a Too Much Thing

Aug 22, 2015 · 43 min

Season 1 finale! Emma returns just as Mary goes into labor; Hodiak's deal for Walt goes south; a murder investigation has unforeseen consequences.

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