The essential episodes of Animal Kingdom
Watch these 15 in order and you've got Animal Kingdom — each pick states its reason.
- 01
A teen plunges into danger when he moves in with his wild relatives in a surf community.
- 02
Tensions run high as the Codys prepare for their big heist. Catherine gets a shock and must decide what's best for her family. J faces pressure from the cops.
- 03
Puzzled by Catherine's disappearance, Baz hunts down all leads. With J caught in the middle, the cops close in on the Codys and threaten to take them all down.
- 04
Smurf takes J to the desert for an old friend’s wake. Baz visits Lucy in Mexico and Pope bonds with Amy from the megachurch while babysitting Lena. Deran considers what he’ll risk to get a liquor license for the bar.
- 05
As the boys put the megachurch heist in motion, Craig has second thoughts. Javi surprises Smurf with a visit.
- 06
As cops press Amy about the church robbery, Pope diverts their suspicions. Craig plans an unusual heist of his own. Baz tails Smurf to find out what she’s really hiding.
- 07
When Baz bows out of the yacht heist, Craig and Deran consider their options. Meanwhile, Baz recruits J for a more personal job.
- 08
As Craig leads the boys and Nicky in pirating the yacht, Smurf tries to find out who robbed her. Meanwhile, Baz considers what life would be like without Smurf calling all the shots.
- 09
With Smurf in jail, Baz makes his move to run the family, but his brothers have other plans.
- 10
When Smurf realizes she may be in jail a lot longer than expected, she pits her sons against one another, the consequences be damned.
- 11
J struggles to keep the family business afloat after Smurf enlists him to make sure all the bills get paid. Deran makes his own moves independent of the family. Pope learns the ins and outs of parenting as he cares for Lena, and Craig makes enemies in Mexico.
- 12
The Cody family sets off on Smurf’s mysterious heist, unaware of the surprises that await them when they arrive, which will change the family forever.
- 13
Dealing with the blowback from Season 4, the Codys are forced to tie up some loose ends with the cousins and figure out what the family looks like without Smurf.
- 14
Pope prepares to see an old friend. Craig needs Deran’s help when Nick’s in trouble. J pursues Penny romantically. Andrew wants to be called Pope.
- 15
The Cody boys embark on their most dangerous job yet. Andrew commits the original sin that destroyed the family.
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