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Wicked City

TV·2015–2015·1 season, 8 episodes·Hulu·Drama, Crime, Mystery·1h·7.2·Created by Steven Baigelman

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Each season Wicked City will follow a different case set in a different noteworthy era of LA history, starting with a murder case from 1982 centered on the rock and roll, cocaine-infused revelry of the Sunset Strip. Alliances are formed between detectives, reporters, drug dealers and club-goers to solve a serial murder case.

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  1. 01The Very Thought of YouS01E04 · 7.2Jack focuses on a woman from the past who may have been the catalyst for the murderer's current killing spree; Betty decides to go all-in as Kent's partner, and together they troll a club in search of a victim; Karen is offered a job with Rolling Stone, which does not please Diver; a menacing old flame of Betty's reemerges and sets his sights on trying to reignite their troubled past; and Dianne finds herself in dire straits when her allegiances are questioned by a powerful drug lord.
  2. 02Heat WaveS01E05 · 7.2Betty finally introduces Kent to her kids.
  3. 03Blizzard of OzzS01E06 · 7.0Jack and Paco unleash a full-scale manhunt for Kent.

Castfull cast & details

Jeremy SistoJeremy SistoJack RothAnne WintersAnne WintersVicki RothEvan RossEvan RossDiver HawkesGabriel LunaGabriel LunaPaco ContrerasTaissa FarmigaTaissa FarmigaKaren McClarenEd WestwickEd WestwickKent GraingerErika ChristensenErika ChristensenBetty BeaumontaineJaime Ray NewmanJaime Ray NewmanAllison Roth

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode8Episodes2015Aired 7.0Season avg
  1. S01E01Wicked City S01E01PilotOctober 27, 2015 6.7Detectives Jack Roth (Jeremy Sisto) and new partner Paco Contreras (Gabriel Luna) are assigned to track down a killer who preys on women see
  2. S01E02Wicked City S01E02Running with the DevilNovember 3, 2015 6.8Jack and Paco get a lead on the serial killer's next possible victim and race against the clock to try and track her down before the killer
  3. S01E03Wicked City S01E03Should I Stay or Should I GoNovember 10, 2015 6.8Betty struggles with the revelation that Kent is a serial killer when he gives her a copy of the novel "Phantom of the Opera" and asks her i
  4. S01E04Season's bestThe Very Thought of YouNovember 18, 2015 7.2Jack focuses on a woman from the past who may have been the catalyst for the murderer's current killing spree; Betty decides to go all-in as
  5. S01E05Heat WaveDecember 23, 2015 7.2Betty finally introduces Kent to her kids.
  6. S01E06Blizzard of OzzDecember 23, 2015 7.0Jack and Paco unleash a full-scale manhunt for Kent.
  7. S01E07DestroyerDecember 23, 2015 7.0
  8. S01E08Goodbye Norma JeanDecember 30, 2015 7.0

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