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A listless hitman is enthralled by theatre acting and becomes eager to leave his old life behind in pursuit of a new career.

4 Seasons
32 Episodes
Ended
Comedy Crime Drama
episode image ronny/lily
9.7/10 (16165 votes)

#1 ronny/lily

S2:E5

An encounter that Barry never could have predicted has surprising effects.

episode image starting now
9.5/10 (6898 votes)

#2 starting now

S3:E8

What the hell is that?!

episode image 710N
9.4/10 (6145 votes)

#3 710N

S3:E6

What kind of guy wouldn't want to put a hot tub up there?

episode image berkman > block
9.3/10 (6223 votes)

#4 berkman > block

S2:E8

Barry is out for vengeance. Noho Hank faces the looming threat of being sent home. Sally makes a split-second decision on the night of the acting class' big performance. Fuches turns to an unexpected source for help. Season Two Finale.

episode image Chapter Seven: Loud, Fast, and Keep Going
9.2/10 (6957 votes)

#5 Chapter Seven: Loud, Fast, and Keep Going

S1:E7

After a shootout at the airstrip, Barry must make a tough decision to avoid capture. Sally worries her performance in MacBeth will be compromised and ruin her chance at impressing a top talent agent.

episode image it takes a psycho
9.2/10 (5345 votes)

#6 it takes a psycho

S4:E4

Damn...

episode image What?!
9.1/10 (5598 votes)

#7 What?!

S2:E4

Barry's patience is put to the test when a figure from Sally's past arrives in LA. Gene gets a pleasant surprise and encourages Barry to believe that change is possible.

episode image The Audition
9.0/10 (5059 votes)

#8 The Audition

S2:E7

Barry prepares for his first audition under Gene's guidance. Sally takes a stand in a meeting with a major TV producer. Noho Hank bares all.

episode image you're charming
9.0/10 (4903 votes)

#9 you're charming

S4:E3

What's wrong with you?

episode image Chapter Eight: Know Your Truth
8.9/10 (5856 votes)

#10 Chapter Eight: Know Your Truth

S1:E8

In the season finale, Barry vows to give up his life of crime. Elsewhere, Pazar enlists a replacement to take care of Fuches. Detective Moss closes in on an arrest that they hope will crack the Madison homicide case.

episode image wow
8.8/10 (7506 votes)

#11 wow

S4:E8

That's it.

episode image limonada
8.6/10 (4590 votes)

#12 limonada

S3:E2

Say you're going to the Redlands.

episode image all the sauces
8.6/10 (4277 votes)

#13 all the sauces

S3:E4

You're Thweetie?!

episode image candy asses
8.6/10 (4198 votes)

#14 candy asses

S3:E7

Let's split up.

episode image a nice meal
8.6/10 (4263 votes)

#15 a nice meal

S4:E7

I was talking about office supplies!

episode image Chapter Six: Listen With Your Ears, React With Your Face
8.4/10 (5079 votes)

#16 Chapter Six: Listen With Your Ears, React With Your Face

S1:E6

Barry tries to fly solo at a remote airstrip, but Taylor still wants in. Vacha looks to exact revenge on the man who killed his brother, despite Pazar’s hands-off orders. Moss tries to end her association with Gene, but finds herself drawn to his classroom at a critical juncture. Sally lobbies for a major acting challenge.

episode image Past = Present x Future Over Yesterday
8.4/10 (4707 votes)

#17 Past = Present x Future Over Yesterday

S2:E3

As part of a class project, Gene tasks Barry with revisiting his past, and Sally reflects on her own personal history. Barry offers to provide training to NoHo Hank's men. Fuches finds Barry in an unexpected location.

episode image The Truth Has a Ring to It
8.4/10 (4491 votes)

#18 The Truth Has a Ring to It

S2:E6

In preparation for his big scene with Sally, Barry works with Gene to help get into character. Sally resolves to embrace her truth. Noho Hank prepares for a big night with his newly-trained men. Fuches goes on a mission.

episode image forgiving jeff
8.4/10 (4779 votes)

#19 forgiving jeff

S3:E1

What are you, some kind of psycho?

episode image crazytimesh*tshow
8.4/10 (4103 votes)

#20 crazytimesh*tshow

S3:E5

This is just an example of bottling it up...

episode image bestest place on the earth
8.4/10 (4205 votes)

#21 bestest place on the earth

S4:E2

Here it comes.

episode image yikes
8.3/10 (4356 votes)

#22 yikes

S4:E1

Are you mad at me?

episode image Chapter Five: Do Your Job
8.2/10 (5037 votes)

#23 Chapter Five: Do Your Job

S1:E5

Barry looks to hit the reset button with Sally, but a scene from “Macbeth” triggers a reaction that pushes them farther apart. Moss moves to interrogate members of Gene’s acting class after a shooting video surfaces. Barry finds himself in a quandary after teaming up with Taylor, a reckless new acquaintance, in a dangerous mission to wipe out a group of Bolivians.

episode image The Show Must Go On, Probably?
8.2/10 (4866 votes)

#24 The Show Must Go On, Probably?

S2:E1

Barry tries to convince Sally and the class to go ahead with a performance despite the absence of Cousineau, who's grief-stricken after the disappearance of Detective Moss. With Goran gone, NoHo Hank and Cristobal's new partnership faces growing pains and some jealousy issues. Back in Cleveland, Fuches learns that replacement hitmen don't come easy.

episode image the wizard
8.2/10 (4194 votes)

#25 the wizard

S4:E6

Lock the door.

episode image Chapter One: Make Your Mark
8.1/10 (6613 votes)

#26 Chapter One: Make Your Mark

S1:E1

Barry, a disillusioned hit man, is sent to Los Angeles to kill an aspiring actor who is having an affair with a Chechen mob leader's wife. After following his target to an acting class, Barry becomes inspired to begin a new life with the students.

episode image The Power of No
7.9/10 (4567 votes)

#27 The Power of No

S2:E2

Facing pressure from Noho Hank, Barry struggles to pull off an important hit. After asking the class to mine their personal traumas for an original piece, Gene decides to confront his own past. A visit to her agents leaves Sally disappointed. Fuches tries to evade questions in Cleveland.

episode image Chapter Three: Make the Unsafe Choice
7.8/10 (5227 votes)

#28 Chapter Three: Make the Unsafe Choice

S1:E3

A frustrated Barry misses an acting class to honor an obligation. Detectives Moss and Loach try to piece together a murder puzzle. Gene presses Barry to take more risks. Sally is thrown for a loop during an audition, and turns to Barry for comfort. The Chechens rejoice when a legendary assassin arrives.

episode image Chapter Four: Commit ... to YOU
7.7/10 (4997 votes)

#29 Chapter Four: Commit ... to YOU

S1:E4

Barry finds that distancing himself from Fuches and the Chechens might be harder than he thought. Sally is dismayed to learn that an audition arranged by a prospective agent has strings attached. Gene promises Moss a bombshell, but only over dinner. Barry invites a Marine buddy and his two pals to a party given by his classmate Natalie, where Zach, a rising actor, threatens Barry’s claim on Sally.

episode image ben mendelsohn
7.7/10 (4018 votes)

#30 ben mendelsohn

S3:E3

I could've been a marine, but I guess I had too many options.

episode image Chapter Two: Use It
7.6/10 (5596 votes)

#31 Chapter Two: Use It

S1:E2

In the wake of shocking news, Gene encourages his students to channel their feelings into their work. Resolved to quit his job and put the past behind him, Barry tries not to get pulled back in by Fuches and the Chechens. Sally tries to crack the nut that is Barry.

episode image tricky legacies
7.5/10 (4903 votes)

#32 tricky legacies

S4:E5

Things have changed.

Cast & Chracters

character image Barry Berkman

Barry Berkman

Actor: Bill Hader
character image Sally Reed

Sally Reed

Actor: Sarah Goldberg
character image NoHo Hank

NoHo Hank

Actor: Anthony Carrigan
character image Gene Cousineau

Gene Cousineau

Actor: Henry Winkler
character image Monroe Fuches

Monroe Fuches

Actor: Stephen Root
character image Jim Moss

Jim Moss

Actor: Robert Wisdom

The highest rated episode of Barry is "ronny/lily" (S2E5) with a rating of 9.70.

This episode received 16,165 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "tricky legacies" (S4E5) with a rating of 7.50.

This episode received 4,903 votes.

The highest rated episode is "Chapter Seven: Loud, Fast, and Keep Going" (S1E7) with a rating of 9.20.

This episode received 6,957 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "Chapter Two: Use It" (S1E2) with a rating of 7.60.

This episode received 5,596 votes.

The highest rated episode is "ronny/lily" (S2E5) with a rating of 9.70.

This episode received 16,165 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "The Power of No" (S2E2) with a rating of 7.90.

This episode received 4,567 votes.

The highest rated episode is "starting now" (S3E8) with a rating of 9.50.

This episode received 6,898 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "ben mendelsohn" (S3E3) with a rating of 7.70.

This episode received 4,018 votes.

The highest rated episode is "it takes a psycho" (S4E4) with a rating of 9.20.

This episode received 5,345 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "tricky legacies" (S4E5) with a rating of 7.50.

This episode received 4,903 votes.

Name Department Job
Amanda Knehans Art Assistant Art Director
Eric Schoonover Art Production Design
Scott Enge Art Art Direction
Tiffany White Stanton Costume & Make-Up Costume Design
Aida Rodgers Production Executive Producer
Alec Berg Production Executive Producer
Arturs Rusis Production Producer
Bill Hader Production Executive Producer
Duffy Boudreau Production Co-Executive Producer
Elizabeth Sarnoff Production Executive Producer
Emma Barrie Production Co-Producer
John T. McCracken Production Associate Producer
Julie Camino Production Producer
Sharon Bialy Production Casting
Sherry Thomas Production Casting
Taofik Kolade Production Consulting Producer
David Wingo Sound Music

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