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Get Shorty: Season 1

10 episodes Premiered Aug 13, 2017 Updated Jul 28, 2026

Get Shorty is a television series based on the novel of the same name by Elmore Leonard. The series premiered on EPIX in August. Miles Daly works as muscle for a crime ring in Nevada. Miles convinces washed up producer Rick Moreweather to film a period piece, a script he procures while working for the crime ring. Miles attempts to balance the demands of filmmaking with the suspicions of the crime ring's chief, Amara,

Season overview

Get Shorty is a television series based on the novel of the same name by Elmore Leonard. The series premiered on EPIX in August. Miles Daly works as muscle for a crime ring in Nevada. Miles convinces washed up producer Rick Moreweather to film a period piece, a script he procures while working for the crime ring. Miles attempts to balance the demands of filmmaking with the suspicions of the crime ring's chief, Amara, and her nephew, Yago.

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Episodes

S1·E1

The Pitch

Aug 13, 2017 · 60 min

Miles Daly, muscle for a Nevada crime ring desperate to win back his wife and daughter, travels to Los Angeles to collect on a debt from an aspiring screenwriter - whose script ins

S1·E2

Sins of a Chambermaid

Aug 13, 2017 · 60 min

Miles returns to L.A. in an attempt to pitch the script for The Admiral's Mistress to Rick Moreweather, a film producer; Amara takes an interest in investing in the film, triggerin

S1·E3

The Yips

Aug 20, 2017 · 60 min

Rick slowly begins to discover the unconventional ways Miles and Louis handle their business. Miles notices a growing distance between him and his family, and attempts to bring the

S1·E4

From Stamos With Love

Aug 27, 2017 · 60 min

As Miles’ Hollywood producer facade becomes more legitimate, those associated with him become more disgruntled. Louis feels left out, April feels duped and Rick feels uneasy as he

S1·E5

A Man of Letters

Sep 3, 2017 · 60 min

Rick struggles with the casting process as a watchful Amara considers future film investment opportunities. Meanwhile, Katie and Emma visit Miles in Los Angeles.

S1·E6

Epinephrine

Sep 10, 2017 · 60 min

An unexpected visitor on the studio lot changes Miles’ plans with his visiting family, and the wider production team is tasked with entertaining the guest.

S1·E7

Grace Under Pressure

Sep 17, 2017 · 60 min

Budget problems threaten production of The Admiral's Mistress as on-set relationships take a surprising turn.

S1·E8

Shot on Location

Sep 24, 2017 · 60 min

Miles struggles to keep production challenges at bay before a studio executive’s visit. Rick and Louis navigate their own relationships and the issues they pose to the film.

S1·E9

Turnaround

Oct 1, 2017 · 60 min

When an unforeseen event halts production, Miles and Louis rush to Los Angeles to attempt to save their film while Rick flees to the mountains for protection.

S1·E10

Blue Pages

Oct 8, 2017 · 60 min

Miles faces a final reckoning with his family and must face his past, present and future head on as the film and those associated with it begin to unravel.