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Banshee is an American drama television series set in a small town in Pennsylvania Amish country and features an enigmatic ex-con posing as a murdered sheriff who imposes his own brand of justice while also cooking up plans that serve his own interests.

4 Seasons
38 Episodes
Ended
Crime Drama
Cast & Characters
episode image A Fixer of Sorts
9.5/10 (5174 votes)

#1 A Fixer of Sorts

S3:E3

Nola and Burton have a bloody confrontation. Tommy defies Chayton's orders and attacks Proctor's club. Hood's secret is threatened when a FBI agent shows up at his door, as someone close to him discovers the truth.

episode image Tribal
9.5/10 (4294 votes)

#2 Tribal

S3:E5

Cadi becomes a war zone when Chayton and the Red Bones attack the station with Hood, Brock, Proctor, Siobhan and the others trapped inside.

episode image Requiem
9.5/10 (4431 votes)

#3 Requiem

S4:E8

Resolved to leave Banshee, Lucas learns that the murder case he thought was finally closed may in fact be opening again. After a tense faceoff with Calvin and the Brotherhood, Proctor looks to finalize his deal with the Colombians. Carrie takes aim at one final act of vengeance. Brock demands allegiance from Bunker as Banshee braces for an uncertain future.

episode image We All Pay Eventually
9.4/10 (3647 votes)

#4 We All Pay Eventually

S3:E10

Lucas recalls a furtive chapter in his life and a fan of Job's work offers him special treatment. Later, Lucas is surprised when Gordon joins him for final negotiations with Stowe in Genoa, and Proctor and Rebecca pick up a new ally as they depart for Philadelphia to settle a score.

episode image Bullets and Tears
9.2/10 (3317 votes)

#5 Bullets and Tears

S2:E10

Lucas and Carrie steel themselves for a showdown with a vengeful Rabbit and his ruthless soldiers; Rebecca proves her allegiance.

episode image A Mixture of Madness
8.9/10 (3407 votes)

#6 A Mixture of Madness

S1:E10

Recalling a series of prison therapy sessions that fueled his hatred of Rabbit, and pressed by Xavier’s insistence that the FBI handle a kidnapping case, Lucas makes a decision that will change the collective fate of Carrie, her family, Sugar, Job, and the entire Banshee police force. A special delivery at Alex’s doorstep leads Nola to reconsider her future; Kai teaches Rebecca the power of telecommunications.

episode image You Can't Hide from the Dead
8.9/10 (3025 votes)

#7 You Can't Hide from the Dead

S3:E7

Despite Job’s reservations, Lucas and his team pull off a daring heist at Camp Genoa. Lucas and Chayton are haunted by their recent deadly encounter. Calling a truce, Gordon and Carrie attempt an unusual intervention with Deva. Unbeknownst to her uncle, Rebecca heads to Philly to work out a deal with a spurned Proctor client.

episode image All the Wisdom I Got Left
8.9/10 (2754 votes)

#8 All the Wisdom I Got Left

S3:E8

Lucas and Brock head to Louisiana and the infamous Underground fight club in search of Chayton. Stowe pieces together details about the Camp Genoa heist, and who might be responsible. Burton’s torment turns to resolve. Sugar looks to repay an old boxing debt. Rebecca’s initiatives put Proctor and Emily in harm’s way.

episode image Even God Doesn't Know What to Make of You
8.9/10 (2612 votes)

#9 Even God Doesn't Know What to Make of You

S3:E9

Lucas recalls the history of his friendship with Job, while pondering the future – if there indeed will be one. Proctor and Emily pay the price for Rebecca’s recklessness. Carrie and Gordon pick up the pieces of their shattered relationship. Stowe and Leo land a big fish. Bunker reconnects with his skinhead past. Deva gets a lesson about crime and punishment.

episode image Truths Other Than the Ones You Tell Yourself
8.9/10 (2440 votes)

#10 Truths Other Than the Ones You Tell Yourself

S4:E7

Fearing for Dawson’s safety, Lucas and Brock ramp up their efforts to hunt down Bode. With the Brotherhood poised to go to war with Proctor, Kurt looks to keep Maggie safe while Calvin takes out his frustrations at the office. Job settles a score with Leo Fitzpatrick, a Camp Genoa adversary.

episode image Homecoming
8.8/10 (2430 votes)

#11 Homecoming

S2:E9

While in New York, Job visits a priest with ties to Rabbit; Carrie's relationship with Gordon faces a new test following another revelation.

episode image The Book of Job
8.8/10 (2394 votes)

#12 The Book of Job

S4:E3

Lucas and Carrie enlist Fat Au in a last-ditch attempt to track down Job.

episode image Meet the New Boss
8.7/10 (3772 votes)

#13 Meet the New Boss

S1:E3

A mixed martial arts title bout is being planned at the local Kinaho Moon Casino, run by tribe leader Benjamin Longshadow and his son Alex. Huge profits are anticipated for Banshee investors, but the enterprise is threatened when the champion angers Lucas.

episode image Armies of One
8.7/10 (2621 votes)

#14 Armies of One

S2:E6

When Jason’s past catches up to him, Lucas decides to make a deal to save the boy’s life, and maybe his own. In the absence of Carrie, Gordon and Deva’s lives spin out of control. Proctor teaches Rebecca a hard lesson in allegiance.

episode image Only One Way a Dogfight Ends
8.7/10 (2267 votes)

#15 Only One Way a Dogfight Ends

S4:E6

With help from Lucas, Dawson narrows her search for Declan Bode, a Satanist “person of interest” in Banshee’s serial murders. An emboldened Calvin throws down a gauntlet to Proctor and Kurt. Carrie’s recent vigilantism ends up putting both her and Deva in peril.

episode image Wicks
8.6/10 (3178 votes)

#16 Wicks

S1:E6

Wicks, an ex-con from Lucas’ past, passes through Banshee, triggering memories about the Albino, a brutal insider enlisted by Rabbit to make Lucas’ prison life a living hell. Proctor turns to extortion when a reverend refuses to sell his home to make room for a casino hotel.

episode image The Thunder Man
8.6/10 (2696 votes)

#17 The Thunder Man

S2:E2

Spurned by Deva and Gordon, Carrie is forced to take up a new residence. With his leadership abilities questioned by rival George Hunter and the tribal council, Alex ramps up his efforts to recover the money stolen in the casino heist. Siobhan relives a nightmare when her ex-husband, Breece Connors, shows up looking to reconnect. Lucas is asked to return Proctor's favor.

episode image Evil For Evil
8.6/10 (2345 votes)

#18 Evil For Evil

S2:E8

An illegal search warrant helps Lucas bust Proctor, at a cost. Sharp and his skinheads look for payback against Emmett, testing the limits of the deputy’s patience. Carrie provides the cash for Max’s treatments and takes a small step towards thawing out her relationship with Gordon and Deva. Job finally gets a lead on Rabbit.

episode image Real Life Is the Nightmare
8.6/10 (2632 votes)

#19 Real Life Is the Nightmare

S3:E4

Carrie quits her job at the diner. Deva steals from a video game store. After Siobhan's discovery, Lucas decides to kill Proctor before leaving Banshee for good, with unforeseen consequences.

episode image The Warrior Class
8.5/10 (2478 votes)

#20 The Warrior Class

S2:E3

A shocking murder near an Amish farm fractures relations between the Kinaho tribe and the Amish, who are forced to rely on Proctor to fend off a vengeful mob. Investigating the crime on Kinaho turf, Lucas and his deputies find themselves confronted by uncooperative gang members and their imposing leader, Chayton Littlestone. Meanwhile, Carrie welcomes an unexpected visitor, while Lucas deals with the sudden appearance of a most unwelcome one.

episode image Bloodlines
8.5/10 (2396 votes)

#21 Bloodlines

S2:E4

Following a lead from Brock, Lucas visits a strict Amish schoolteacher who might have insights into the murder of Kinaho tribe member Lana Cleary and the disappearance of Solomon Bowman. Emmett and Siobhan find transferring a captive Chayton more difficult than expected. Rebecca copes with the pain of her parents' rejection. Proctor offers Alex a peace offering, and Nola delivers a final blow for justice.

episode image Ways to Bury a Man
8.5/10 (2338 votes)

#22 Ways to Bury a Man

S2:E7

In an effort to bring down Proctor, an enraged Lucas looks for trees to shake. After rattling the regulars and strippers at the Savoy, Lucas and his deputies rough up Sharp, a junkyard skinhead, for info on Proctor’s ecstasy operation. A family crisis brings Carrie, Deva and Gordon together; Alex (Anthony Ruivivar) faces a vote of no-confidence at the tribal council; Job shows off his explosive side.

episode image The Fire Trials
8.4/10 (2635 votes)

#23 The Fire Trials

S3:E1

With Rabbit dead and Emmet's death avenged, Banshee has since been nothing but a quiet town. But things begin to change when Hood eyes a risky new job, as Chayton returns railing the Kinaho to war.

episode image We Were All Someone Else Yesterday
8.4/10 (2374 votes)

#24 We Were All Someone Else Yesterday

S3:E6

Hood copes with Siobhan's death. The FBI takes over in the hunt for Chayton. A wedge is driven between Proctor and Rebecca.

episode image Something Out of the Bible
8.4/10 (2454 votes)

#25 Something Out of the Bible

S4:E1

With his inability to find Job, Lucas returns to Banshee two years later to look for a serial murderer on the loose.

episode image Behold a Pale Rider
8.3/10 (2835 votes)

#26 Behold a Pale Rider

S1:E7

Lucas’ cover is threatened when Carrie decides to give him over to Rabbit in an effort to protect herself and her family. Meanwhile, a drugstore robbery turns into a full-blown hostage crisis at the high school, with Deva and Mayor Kendall’s wife Janie among those whose lives are imperiled.

episode image We Shall Live Forever
8.3/10 (2817 votes)

#27 We Shall Live Forever

S1:E8

Carrie urges Lucas to let go of the past, even as an increasingly suspicious Gordon is hell-bent on uncovering hers. Cast out of her Amish home, Rebecca turns to Proctor to give her a new start in Banshee. A surprise visit from Rabbit’s lieutenant, Olek, a.k.a. Widow’s Peak, brings back a flood of memories for Carrie. As his family keeps vigil for the ailing Benjamin Longshadow, Alex gets a surprise visit from his sister Nola.

episode image Always the Cowboy
8.3/10 (2677 votes)

#28 Always the Cowboy

S1:E9

As Rabbit closes in on Carrie and Lucas, Carrie flees the hospital in a desperate attempt to collect her family and get them out of town. Kai introduces Rebecca to the business world, and sends Lucas a message about fooling around with his niece. Alex Longshadow recruits a Proctor thug with gambling issues to deal with a work-stoppage problem at the casino.

episode image Snakes and Whatnot
8.3/10 (2518 votes)

#29 Snakes and Whatnot

S3:E2

Nola returns to Banshee. Proctor's mother ails from a disease. Carrie must choose between the heist and her relationship with Colonel Douglas Stowe.

episode image Pilot
8.1/10 (4170 votes)

#30 Pilot

S1:E1

A recently paroled master thief assumes the identity of Lucas Hood, sheriff-in-waiting of Banshee, Pa. Keeping his history a secret, Lucas befriends boxer-turned-bartender Sugar Bates, and settles into his new life as Banshee’s sheriff. Lucas inadvertently gets tangled up in the rampant corruption of shunned Amish gangster Kai Proctor, while keeping a vigilant eye out for Mr. Rabbit, the New York mob boss who wants revenge against Lucas and former partner and lover Carrie for the jewel heist that landed Lucas in prison.

episode image The Burden of Beauty
8.1/10 (2069 votes)

#31 The Burden of Beauty

S4:E2

Carrie embarks on a vigilante crusade. Brock eyes Lucas in the serial-murder case.

episode image A Little Late to Grow a Pair
8.1/10 (1954 votes)

#32 A Little Late to Grow a Pair

S4:E5

Calvin is tested by Watts' mercenary partnership with Proctor, whose promise to the Colombians has taken a severe hit after the torching of his factory. Following separate leads in the serial-killer case, Dawson and Lucas converge in a members-only Goth club replete with painful SM initiation rites. Proctor, through Burton, sends a forceful message to his Amish kin. Brock vows justice in a televised press conference. Cruz scopes out Carrie's fortress while Sugar helps a displaced Lucas find familiar lodgings.

episode image Half Deaf is Better Than All Dead
8.0/10 (2997 votes)

#33 Half Deaf is Better Than All Dead

S1:E4

A botched museum heist in Harrisburg has unintended consequences, as Lucas, Carrie and Job renew their partnership, at least for the moment. Later, after coercing redneck henchman Arno to offer up incriminating evidence, Lucas and Emmett arrest Proctor for Hanson’s murder, but are detoured on the way to the jail. Sugar looks for a cut; Kendall gets roughed up; Lucas and Carrie love the ones they’re with.

episode image The Kindred
8.0/10 (2886 votes)

#34 The Kindred

S1:E5

A band of marauding bikers crashes the annual Banshee Spirit Festival, with deadly consequences, sparking Lucas and Siobhan to meter out vigilante justice. Burned after losing his key witness against Proctor, Lucas is further dismayed when FBI agent Xavier arrives to monitor the situation. Rebecca Bowman, torn between passion and her Amish roots, finds a kindred spirit in the sheriff.

episode image Little Fish
7.9/10 (2649 votes)

#35 Little Fish

S2:E1

In the aftermath of their bloody shootout with Rabbit, Lucas, Carrie and the Banshee Sheriff's Department (BSD) are interrogated by FBI special agent Jim Racine, who metes out punishment that may, or may not, fit the crimes. Meanwhile, Proctor sets his sights on persuading Rebecca to return to his care. As Gordon stews over his wife's betrayal, Deva shows off her resourcefulness after being caught shoplifting in a mall. Later, a straightforward armored-truck robbery turns into a dangerous high-speed chase involving a mysterious motorcycle pursuer.

episode image Innocent Might Be a Bit of a Stretch
7.9/10 (2047 votes)

#36 Innocent Might Be a Bit of a Stretch

S4:E4

Carrie strikes again; Bunker treads on thin ice; another grisly murder rocks Banshee.

episode image The Truth About Unicorns
7.8/10 (2832 votes)

#37 The Truth About Unicorns

S2:E5

Lucas considers moving on after he and Carrie take a detour on their drive back to Banshee. Agent Racine recalls the botched case against Rabbit that has haunted him for years.

episode image The Rave
7.7/10 (3500 votes)

#38 The Rave

S1:E2

Proctor’s desperate underling Hanson decides to hold a rave in an Amish barn, selling homemade E pills stolen from Proctor to Banshee youth including Deva, Carrie’s rebellious daughter. Catching wind of the plan, Lucas and his team orchestrate a raid, but the effects of a tainted batch of pills send many revelers into convulsions, with one notable fatality.

Cast & Chracters

character image Lucas Hood

Lucas Hood

Actor: Antony Starr
character image Anastasia / Carrie Hopewell

Anastasia / Carrie Hopewell

Actor: Ivana Miličević
character image Job

Job

Actor: Hoon Lee
character image Sugar Bates

Sugar Bates

Actor: Frankie Faison
character image Kai Proctor

Kai Proctor

Actor: Ulrich Thomsen
character image Clay Burton

Clay Burton

Actor: Matthew Rauch
character image Deputy Brock Lotus

Deputy Brock Lotus

Actor: Matt Servitto
character image Siobhan Kelly

Siobhan Kelly

Actor: Trieste Kelly Dunn
character image Rebecca Bowman

Rebecca Bowman

Actor: Lili Simmons
character image Deva Hopewell

Deva Hopewell

Actor: Ryann Shane
character image Kurt Bunker

Kurt Bunker

Actor: Tom Pelphrey
character image Calvin Bunker

Calvin Bunker

Actor: Chris Coy

The highest rated episode of Banshee is "A Fixer of Sorts" (S3E3) with a rating of 9.50.

This episode received 5,174 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "The Rave" (S1E2) with a rating of 7.70.

This episode received 3,500 votes.

The highest rated episode is "A Mixture of Madness" (S1E10) with a rating of 8.90.

This episode received 3,407 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "The Rave" (S1E2) with a rating of 7.70.

This episode received 3,500 votes.

The highest rated episode is "Bullets and Tears" (S2E10) with a rating of 9.20.

This episode received 3,317 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "The Truth About Unicorns" (S2E5) with a rating of 7.80.

This episode received 2,832 votes.

The highest rated episode is "A Fixer of Sorts" (S3E3) with a rating of 9.50.

This episode received 5,174 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "Snakes and Whatnot" (S3E2) with a rating of 8.30.

This episode received 2,518 votes.

The highest rated episode is "Requiem" (S4E8) with a rating of 9.50.

This episode received 4,431 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "Innocent Might Be a Bit of a Stretch" (S4E4) with a rating of 7.90.

This episode received 2,047 votes.

Name Department Job
Hilda Stark Art Production Design
Christopher Faloona Camera Director of Photography
Mike Wilson Crew Stunts
Adam Targum Production Executive Producer
Alan Ball Production Executive Producer
Alexa L. Fogel Production Casting
Allen Marshall Palmer Production Co-Producer
Chad Feehan Production Producer
Greg Yaitanes Production Executive Producer
Jonathan Tropper Production Executive Producer
Liz Sagal Production Supervising Producer
Ole Christian Madsen Production Executive Producer
Peter Macdissi Production Executive Producer
Robert F. Phillips Production Producer
Methodic Doubt Sound Music

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