Black Bird (2022–2022)

TV ShowEndedDrama, Crime, Thriller1 season, 6 episodes
Black Bird posterReview score: 80%

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Plot

Inspired by actual events, when high school football hero, decorated policeman's son and convicted drug dealer Jimmy Keene is sentenced to 10 years in a minimum security prison, he is given the choice of a lifetime — enter a maximum-security prison for the criminally insane and befriend suspected serial killer Larry Hall, or stay where he is and serve his full sentence with no possibility of parole. Keene quickly realizes his only way out is to elicit a confession and find out where the bodies of several young girls are buried before Hall's appeal goes through. But is this suspected killer telling the truth? Or is it just another tale from a serial liar?

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Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01Black Bird S01E06You PromisedS01E06 · 8.5Jimmy reaches his breaking point. Larry becomes suspicious. McCauley and Miller talk to an important person in Larry's life.
  2. 02Black Bird S01E05The Place I LieS01E05 · 8.4Jimmy's mounting fear and paranoia compel him to provoke Larry. McCauley and Miller have a breakthrough. Larry's therapist grows concerned.
  3. 03Black Bird S01E03Hand to MouthS01E03 · 8.2Struggling with his transition to maximum security prison, Jimmy initiates a friendship with Larry. New holes in Larry's stories are uncovered.

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode6Episodes2022Aired 8.2Season avg
  1. S01E01Black Bird S01E01PilotJuly 7, 2022 7.8Jimmy Keene is living in the fast lane—until he gets a 10-year prison sentence. Behind bars, he's approached about a high-stakes deal for fr
  2. S01E02Black Bird S01E02We Are Coming, Father AbrahamJuly 7, 2022 8.0Agent McCauley prepares Jimmy for the mission. Detective Miller questions Larry about the missing women, leading to a polygraph test.
  3. S01E03Black Bird S01E03Hand to MouthJuly 14, 2022 8.2Struggling with his transition to maximum security prison, Jimmy initiates a friendship with Larry. New holes in Larry's stories are uncover
  4. S01E04Black Bird S01E04WhatsHerNameJuly 21, 2022 8.0In the aftermath of a prison riot, Jimmy and Larry find themselves with time to learn more about each other.
  5. S01E05Black Bird S01E05The Place I LieJuly 28, 2022 8.4Jimmy's mounting fear and paranoia compel him to provoke Larry. McCauley and Miller have a breakthrough. Larry's therapist grows concerned.
  6. S01E06Black Bird S01E06Season's bestYou PromisedAugust 4, 2022 8.5Jimmy reaches his breaking point. Larry becomes suspicious. McCauley and Miller talk to an important person in Larry's life.

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Cast

Taron EgertonTaron EgertonJames 'Jimmy' KeenePaul Walter HauserPaul Walter HauserLarry HallSepideh MoafiSepideh MoafiLauren McCauleyGreg KinnearGreg KinnearBrian MillerRay LiottaRay LiottaJames 'Big Jim' Keene

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TrailerOfficial TrailerFeaturetteAn Inside Look: The Story of Jimmy KeeneOpening CreditsOpening Title Sequence

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