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Revenge: Season 1

22 episodes Premiered Sep 21, 2011 Updated Jul 21, 2026

The first season of the ABC American television drama series Revenge premiered on September 21, 2011, and concluded on May 23, 2012. The series was created by Mike Kelley and is inspired by the Alexandre Dumas novel The Count of Monte Cristo. The series stars Madeleine Stowe and Emily VanCamp. The season consists of 22 episodes. The series premiered on ABC.

Season overview

The first season of the ABC American television drama series Revenge premiered on September 21, 2011, and concluded on May 23, 2012. The series was created by Mike Kelley and is inspired by the Alexandre Dumas novel The Count of Monte Cristo. The series stars Madeleine Stowe and Emily VanCamp. The season consists of 22 episodes. The series premiered on ABC.

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Episodes

S1·E1

Pilot

Sep 21, 2011 · 43 min

A beautiful young woman, Emily Thorne, who was known as Amanda Clarke, rents the Southampton home she once shared with her father and sets her plan in motion.

S1·E2

Trust

Sep 28, 2011 · 43 min

Emily gets to work on her next target, a former family friend who testified against her father; Victoria tries to find more information on Emily.

S1·E3

Betrayal

Oct 5, 2011 · 43 min

With help from her new ally, Emily seeks to destroy the district attorney who convicted her father; grieving Victoria tries to confirm her suspicions about Emily's past.

S1·E4

Duplicity

Oct 12, 2011 · 43 min

A charity event for mental health allows Emily to seek payback from the therapist who had her committed when she was a child. Meanwhile, the Porter brothers face more problems with

S1·E5

Guilt

Oct 19, 2011 · 43 min

Victoria feels regret as she reflects on David’s downfall, and a fight with Charlotte weighs on her. Meanwhile, Lydia wants to get even with Emily and the Graysons; and Daniel reth

S1·E6

Intrigue

Oct 26, 2011 · 43 min

The Grayson 4th of July parties are legendary, but this year's festivities ignite the wrong kind of fireworks when an incriminating surveillance video pops up and breaks the bond o

S1·E7

Charade

Nov 2, 2011 · 43 min

The Graysons’ quiet anniversary plans go off track and are replaced by an explosive family dinner. Meanwhile, Frank unearths some info on Emily in an attempt to prove his devotion

S1·E8

Treachery

Nov 16, 2011 · 43 min

Emily’s plot further unravels and Victoria’s unstable relationship with her family grows increasingly more tense when an unwanted pawn in Emily’s game heads to the Hamptons with qu

S1·E9

Suspicion

Nov 23, 2011 · 43 min

Having discovered that her most valuable ally has turned against her, Emily desperately reaches out to her mentor for advice. Victoria's worst nightmare comes true when she finds h

S1·E10

Loyalty

Dec 7, 2011 · 43 min

Emily questions Nolan's loyalty when she discovers a secret of his. Meanwhile, Amanda makes herself more comfortable in the Hamptons as word of her presence spreads. Victoria regai

S1·E11

Duress

Jan 4, 2012 · 43 min

An unstable visitor crashes Daniel's intimate birthday celebration; Conrad and Victoria use Charlotte as a pawn in their bitter divorce battle; Emily's plan starts to unravel.

S1·E12

Infamy

Jan 11, 2012 · 43 min

Emily sets her sights on a new target when a famed author who has deep ties with both the Graysons and the Clarkes returns to town and Conrad proves how dirty he's willing to get w

S1·E13

Commitment

Jan 18, 2012 · 43 min

Daniel's romantic proposal may come with dire ramifications; Charlotte is forced to move back in with her mother; Jack's life is in jeopardy when a person he adores betrays him; No

S1·E14

Perception

Feb 8, 2012 · 43 min

In the excitement over Emily and Daniel's engagement party, things start to unravel for everyone; Victoria uses Conrad's father against him; Jack gets more involved; Charlotte and

S1·E15

Chaos

Feb 15, 2012 · 43 min

Emily's vendetta takes a dark turn at her and Daniel's engagement party, putting everyone in mortal danger; Jack decides to track down Amanda; Charlotte goes to extremes to relieve

S1·E16

Scandal

Feb 29, 2012 · 43 min

The murder scandal at the Fire & Ice party rocks the Hamptons, and someone has to take the fall. The devastating turn of events call for desperate measures, as the Graysons form a

S1·E17

Doubt

Apr 18, 2012 · 43 min

Daniel's imprisonment sends Victoria to depths that no one thought possible, as the surprise return of a past love provides a destructive but welcome distraction from her family's

S1·E18

Justice

Apr 25, 2012 · 43 min

Whether or not she intended it to happen, Victoria's pawns are caught in the middle of an insidious cover-up and have to pay the ultimate price when Emily discovers the identity of

S1·E19

Absolution

May 2, 2012 · 43 min

The impending release of Daniel has everyone on edge as the press grows more and more hostile; the SEC begin their investigation on Grayson Global; and Emily discovers a new photo

S1·E20

Legacy

May 9, 2012 · 43 min

Back in 2002, Amanda Clarke starts reading her father's journals and begins staking out the Grayson's home. As her anger and determination grow, she forms a plan to seek justice -

S1·E21

Grief

May 16, 2012 · 43 min

A painful loss forges a stronger bond between Emily and Jack, Victoria forms a new alliance that could seal Conrad’s fate, and Charlotte sets out on a vendetta of her own with Decl

S1·E22

Reckoning

May 23, 2012 · 43 min

With the end in sight, Emily fearlessly pushes forward, closing in on the final phases of her plan for revenge, while the Graysons continue their downward spiral into the rabbit ho