The First 48: Season 28
Season 28 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 The First 48 Season 27.
- 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
Season 28 Progress Shield
Friends No More
Jun 12, 2025 · 45 min
A man is found lying outside his family home with a bullet in his head, and Tulsa homicide must find a way to make the killer reveal himself.
Death Comes Knocking
Jun 19, 2025 · 45 min
When a young father is shot to death inside his home, Det. Mark Kennedy must figure out if an argument earlier that day escalated to homicide.
Broken Youth
Jun 26, 2025 · 45 min
When a popular young man is executed in broad daylight, Tulsa Homicide struggles to understand why one teen would kill another in cold blood.
Cassidy's Keys
Jul 10, 2025 · 45 min
In Tulsa, when a woman goes missing after an argument with her new husband, detectives peel back the layers of her relationship to find their suspect.
The Wrong Girl
Jul 17, 2025
In Tulsa, when a man is gunned down at an apartment complex, detectives run up against elusive witnesses and dead ends in their search to figure out who wanted him dead.
One Night in Mobile
Jul 24, 2025
When a mother goes missing on New Year's Day, a couple must explain why they are in possession of her property.
The Man in the Mask
Jul 31, 2025
When a beloved soccer fan is shot dead in broad daylight, Gwinnett County detectives race to find his mysterious killer before he strikes again.
Deadly Connection
Sep 4, 2025
When a young father is found shot and killed in the parking lot of an apartment complex, Tulsa Homicide discovers he may have been lured there under false pretenses.
Inside the Tape Special #17
Sep 11, 2025
In New Orleans, a 17-year old high school student is shot over a gaming controller on his way to school and a star witness identifies her boyfriend's killers.
Inside the Tape Special #18
Sep 18, 2025
When surveillance footage shows a man carrying a box moments before he is shot, Detective Tracy Casey must determine if the box's contents holds the key to determining motive.
Inside the Tape Special #19
Oct 9, 2025
A strange series of coincidences elude Tulsa homicide, when two bruised-up homeless men are picked up near a crime scene.
Inside the Tape Special #20
Oct 16, 2025
In Kansas City, Kansas, when a dead body is discovered in a bridge, catching the killer depends on finding the crime scene.