The essential episodes of The Flight Attendant
Watch these 15 in order and you've got The Flight Attendant — each pick states its reason.
- 01
When flight attendant Cassie Bowden meets passenger Alex Sokolov, she decides to spend an extravagant, very drunk night with him. But when she wakes up the next morning beside a dead body – and with no memory of what happened – Cassie fights to keep her wits about her long enough to make it back to New York, where more trouble looms.
- 02
Rattled by her own lies and under pressure from the FBI, Cassie goes against her lawyer best friend Annie's advice to lay low and tries to track down Alex's mysterious business associate Miranda - with bizarre and shocking results. After an unsettling meeting with Agents Hammond and White, Cassie meets the easy-going Buckley on a night out to forget her troubles.
- 03
Upon landing in Rome, Cassie deals with her sudden feelings of loss, and Megan confesses that she has secrets of her own. Back in New York, Cassie doubles down on finding Miranda by unceremoniously crashing Alex's memorial service. Searching for intel on the Sokolovs, Annie ambushes Alex's former colleague Sabrina and calls in a favor with a client.
- 04
Cassie follows a surprising paper trail to a suspiciously empty private jet service. Later, a visit from her brother Davey forces Cassie to confront her memories of her "unconventional" childhood.
- 05
With Miranda on her tail and the FBI closing in, Cassie enlists Max in a plan that involves breaking and entering, computer fraud, and too much vodka. Meanwhile, Annie is forced to repay an ominous favor to a client, and Megan's secrets threaten to come to light.
- 06
Reeling from a major fallout with Annie – and running from anything related to Alex – Cassie brings Buckley along for an alcohol-fueled escapade that ends in a meltdown.
- 07
Cassie is forced to work with a surprising new ally as she reconsiders all that's happened since Bangkok. Meanwhile, Megan's life begins to implode when her husband faces consequences for her actions.
- 08
Cassie comes face to face with Alex's killer. Annie works with the FBI. Megan comes clean.
- 09
Now almost a year sober, Cassie has started fresh in LA with her supportive new boyfriend, Marco. But her side gig moonlighting as a CIA asset soon finds Cassie entangled in an international murder mystery… again.
- 10
Mushrooms, Tasers, and Bears, Oh My!
After revealing her secret side gig to Annie and Max, Cassie sets out to find the woman who's been impersonating her – and zeros in on enigmatic new flight attendant Grace.
- 11
The Reykjavík Ice Sculpture Festival Is Lovely This Time of Year
A cryptic text leads Cassie to search for Megan in Reykjavík, where Shane grows increasingly suspicious of his friend’s erratic travels. Back in LA, Annie and Max face unexpected turbulence.
- 12
After attempting to get Megan safely out of Reykjavík, Cassie fears she’s being framed for murder when two bodies are found in Echo Park.
- 13
Cassie faces hard truths about her path to sobriety while visiting her mom as Megan attempts to reconnect with her family, who are reluctant to welcome her back.
- 14
Cassie, Shane, Annie, and Max attempt to run down clues in the string of murders – which continue to point to Cassie as the main suspect.
- 15
Cassie manages to connect the dots in a far-reaching conspiracy, while Megan tries to make amends with Shane.
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