Maverick: Season 2
Season 2 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Maverick Season 1.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
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The Day They Hanged Bret Maverick
Sep 21, 1958 · 49 min
Bret attends a hanging under very uncomfortable conditions: he's the intended victim.
The Lonesome Reunion
Sep 28, 1958 · 49 min
Bret falls for the tempting trickery of a pretty woman (Joanna Barnes) — and finds himself helplessly involved in a swindle.
Alias Bart Maverick
Oct 5, 1958 · 49 min
Bart meets a gentleman after his own heart — who skips town with his money, and leaves him to face a murder rap and a man-hungry female (Arlene Howell).
The Belcastle Brand
Oct 12, 1958 · 49 min
In a desert, Bret and a hunting party are ambushed — and left to fight a blazing sun.
High Card Hangs
Oct 19, 1958 · 49 min
Bart Maverick and two of his friends are charged with murder. The town's citizens demand a confession from one of the three men, or else all three men will be prosecuted. Bart fals
Escape to Tampico
Oct 26, 1958 · 49 min
In Mexico, Bret tries to trick an American renegade into returning to the U.S. — where he's wanted for murder.
The Judas Mask
Nov 2, 1958 · 49 min
Bart tails a pretty cancan dancer who stole his money — only to find himself being followed by two very sinister characters.
The Jail at Junction Flats
Nov 9, 1958 · 49 min
Good-hearted Bret lends a pal $200 for an ""honest"" transaction — which lands the pal in jail.
The Thirty-Ninth Star
Nov 16, 1958 · 49 min
A case of mistaken suitcases unfolds into political warfare, leaving Bart the unhappy target of ruthless killers.
Shady Deal at Sunny Acres
Nov 23, 1958 · 49 min
Bret, helpless against a crafty banker (John Dehner) who robbed him, bides his time — while Bart and friends set up an elaborate con game.
Island in the Swamp
Nov 30, 1958 · 49 min
Bret tries to help a pair of star-crossed lovers whose feuding families have taken him prisoner.
Prey of the Cat
Dec 7, 1958 · 49 min
Bart is a helpless victim of his charms. Two scheming women are after him: one wants to murder for his love; the other just wants to murder him.
Holiday at Hollow Rock
Dec 14, 1958 · 49 min
After he's cheated in a crooked card game, Bret tries to even the score by beating his opponent — and the odds — in a horse race.
The Spanish Dancer
Dec 28, 1958 · 49 min
After scuffling with a pal over a dancer, Bart must do some fancy footwork to escape his plight: he's accused of murdering his friend.
Game of Chance
Jan 4, 1959 · 49 min
Bret and Bart are pursuing the same woman. What's the attraction? The $10,000 she copped from them.
Gun-shy
Jan 11, 1959 · 49 min
Bret, seeking buried Confederate treasure in Elwood, Kansas, keeps running afoul of U.S. Marshal Mort Dooley. The marshal keeps running Bret out of town. Bret, in turn, keeps outwi
Two Beggars on Horseback
Jan 18, 1959 · 49 min
Bret and Bart's devotion to one another is tested when they're offered a deal that can mean $10,000 for one of them, but just one.
The Rivals
Jan 25, 1959 · 49 min
Lydia Linley is a young heiress who yearns for a man like Sydney Carton of A Tale of Two Cities - "a man of warmth, imagination, courage, and a sense of adventure." Jack Vandergelt
Duel at Sundown
Feb 1, 1959 · 49 min
Bret Maverick finds himself caught in a deadly love triangle with a lovely woman (Abby Dalton) and a young gunman (Clint Eastwood).
Yellow River
Feb 8, 1959 · 49 min
After losing his money in a bank robbery, Bart invests in a get-rich-quick deal with a beautiful — but not-so-dumb — blonde.
The Saga of Waco Williams
Feb 15, 1959 · 49 min
Bret and his buddy Waco Williams (Wayde Preston) ride straight into trouble in Bent City, where they are suspected of being cattle rustlers.
Brasada Spur
Feb 22, 1959 · 49 min
In a high-stakes poker game, Bart wins stock in a railroad — and finds himself on the track to a colossal headache.
Passage to Fort Doom
Mar 8, 1959 · 49 min
A pair of con artists, Bart and an old girl friend survive a hazardous stagecoach ride and reach Fort Doom — where their troubles begin.
Two Tickets to Ten Strike
Mar 15, 1959 · 49 min
Bret Maverick suspicions are aroused when he is forced to leave Ten Strike, New Mexico. Determined to stand his ground, Maverick stays in Ten Strike long enough to uncover a bizarr
Betrayal
Mar 22, 1959 · 49 min
Keeping cool during a stage holdup, Bart catches a twinkle of recognition between his lovely traveling companion (Pat Crowley) and one of the outlaws.
The Strange Journey of Jenny Hill
Mar 29, 1959 · 49 min
Bret accompanies a beautiful singer (Peggy King) on a search for her missing husband and finds himself falling helplessly in love.