The First 48: Season 29
Season 29 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 28.
- 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 29 Progress Shield
Four Shots
Jan 1, 2026 · 86 min
In North Charleston, a construction worker is killed by a stray bullet during an attempted robbery inside a trailer park; as investigators follow the suspects' trail, they discover
Betrayal
Jan 8, 2026 · 86 min
In Tulsa, the murder of two women sends detectives on a desperate search for a missing third who may also be a victim of homicide.
A Lonely Place to Die
Jan 15, 2026
When a father of six is found shot in an urban encampment, Tulsa Homicide calls on the unhoused community to help them find the killer.
The Cool Mum
Jan 22, 2026
After a North Charleston mother of four is found beaten to death in the bushes, a rookie detective battles it out in the interview room with her suspected killer.
Unfriendly Fire
Jan 29, 2026
A college student is gunned down in a doorway; Tulsa Homicide detectives explore whether a feud between friends escalated to murder.
R Is for Random
Feb 5, 2026
When a young father is executed in broad daylight, Gwinnett County detectives race against the clock to figure out if one man was passing innocently through the neighbourhood or if
Murder in the Bud Room & A Mother Taken
Feb 12, 2026
In Tulsa, a heated argument spirals out of control, ending in the murder of a father of six. In Gwinnett County, a young boy is the only witness to the violent abduction of his mo
Circle of Friends & Rearview Murder
Feb 19, 2026 · 45 min
In Tulsa, detectives follow a trail of blood to a community where one person's accusations have consequences. In Mobile, a possible collision between two strangers escalates into
Blood Brothers
Feb 26, 2026
When gunfire from an automatic weapon leaves an innocent man dead, Tulsa Homicide searches for the intended target and the truth behind the attack.
Birthday Party Nightmare
Mar 5, 2026
In Tulsa, a father is killed protecting his daughter when gunfire erupts at a family birthday party.
In Blood
Mar 12, 2026
A breakthrough in forensic technology breathes new life into the case of a Gwinnett County man stabbed in his home five years ago.
Mystery Man
Mar 19, 2026
A Gwinnett County man is found strangled and shot in his truck. Detectives track the killer into a neighborhood where he seems to vanish into thin air.
A Troubled Mind
Mar 26, 2026 · 45 min
A father discovers his son stabbed multiple times in his own home, leading Tulsa Homicide on a cross-country search for his killer.
A House Divided
Apr 2, 2026 · 45 min
After a Tulsa man returns home from jail to find another man with the mother of his children, he is shot and killed in the middle of the street.
The Devil's Hands
Apr 9, 2026 · 45 min
In Gwinnett County, a 20-year-old woman is found in her apartment a day after being brutally stabbed over 40 times. In Mobile, dozens of bullets are fired at a busy intersection le
Drive into Darkness
Apr 16, 2026 · 45 min
In Tulsa, when a deadly ambush leaves two teens dead and two others critically injured, Det. Jason White follows leads from Tulsa to Mexico in his pursuit for justice.
Blind Fire
Apr 23, 2026 · 45 min
Tulsa Detective Vernon McNeal confronts a group of childhood friends to find a killer who blindly shot into a bedroom window.
Fatally Misinformed
Apr 30, 2026 · 42 min
When a young father is gunned down at a hotel in Gwinnett County, detectives must sort through rumors and hours of surveillance video to track down his killers.
Unforgotten: Rob
May 7, 2026 · 42 min
In North Charleston, Detective Corey Shaffer catches the toughest case of his career when musician and father-of-two Robert 'Rob' Cobain Brown is found brutally murdered in his hom