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Season 1 – Banshee

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A recently paroled master thief assumes the identity of Sheriff Lucas Hood in Banshee, Pa., where his former lover and partner in crime relocated years ago and reinvented herself as Carrie Hopewell, the wife of the town's prosecutor. As Lucas attempts to reunite with Carrie and keep his past a secret, he resumes his life of crime, even as he's hunted by the shadowy gangsters he betrayed years earlier, including a mob boss who seeks revenge against Lucas and Carrie for the jewel heist that landed Lucas in prison.
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Banshee — Season 1

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Critics Consensus

Its trappings are nothing new and Its lurid combination of violence and sex will likely turn away some viewers, but Banshee can be entertaining in some distinctive ways.

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Alison Willmore IndieWire Jan 7, 2019
Banshee has a ridiculous energy that's ultimately irresistible, especially when it starts to seem like a shameless mash-up of other TV and film properties. Go to Full Review Phelim O'Neill Guardian Jan 7, 2019
This show is trashy pulp, but, make no mistake, it's trashy pulp of the highest quality. Go to Full Review Allison Keene Collider Jan 7, 2019
Banshee is a great surprise on the winter TV docket, and absolutely worth the trouble of finding it to watch. Go to Full Review Sean Axmaker Stream on Demand Aug 19, 2023
This is crime TV at its pulpiest, with an unusually sex-positive approach to the obligatory softcore scenes and a brutal twist to the violence. Go to Full Review Dan Buffa KSDK News (St. Louis) Nov 10, 2020
...the best show on television and one that deserves your attention. Go to Full Review Randy Dankievitch Processed Media Feb 12, 2020
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Banshee's first season certainly was an enjoyable one - despite its indulgence in boobs and blood, it managed to carve out a little niche of pulpy drama powered by great performances across the main cast. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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J H @UpstateNYThriller Aug 11, 2026 8.5/10 Early 2010s erie action suspense Show staring Homelander as a bank robber who poses as a sheriff in a small PA town. His navigation of being a new person interacting with a rust best community of organized crime, his old life, the Amish etc. Great action and small town suspnse thriller See more Richard B @Maverick1024 Jul 8, 2026 Non stop action and plot that keeps you on the edge if you'd seat. Looking forward to watching season 2! See more Jens D @RT00643195 Jun 14, 2026 I’m probably going to get downvoted like crazy. I’ve finished Season 1 and I’m shocked at how bad it is. People are constantly having sex, and *The Expendables* is actually more realistic in some ways. The "slaughterhouse"? Is that supposed to be work, with five people just standing around doing nothing? Just an example. People are dying all the time and nobody gives a damn, and so on and so forth. I’m not expecting anything realistic, but right now I see satire and some See more prawnda S @RT72497680 Jun 3, 2026 i cant rate this too highly because it's technically trash, but it's really entertaining so i will firmly recommend that you at least check it out. if you just came from the boys and want more homelander, his ex con character here is great, easier to root for, and the worldbuilding is just hilarious. amish crime boss? check. flamboyant lgbtq asian criminal who changes his accent only slightly more often than his hair? oh yeah. very fake obvious cgi explosions that literally no one asked for in a show of this scale? you betcha. it's no award winner, but if it were nominated for something that acknowledged the entertainment value as well as the low consideration for plausibility, i might vote for it. while there are no superpowers and the show is technically grounded in real settings, it has a lot of arrowverse energy coupled with a performatively gritty narrative that you can somehow still take seriously. See more Jakotah C. @RT56379886 May 22, 2026 First time I was this invested into a show, I didn’t scroll on Instagram once 😂 See more Kim B @RT86564524 Apr 26, 2026 I hate that Anthony Starr is part of this cheesy mess. I wish it was so bad that it’s good, but it’s just bad. See more Read all reviews
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Ivana Milicevic

Carrie Hopewell

Antony Starr

Lucas Hood

Ulrich Thomsen

Kai Proctor

Frankie Faison

Sugar Bates

Ben Cross

Mr. Rabbit

Rus Blackwell

Gordon Hopewell

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Jan 11, 2013 Pilot A recently paroled master thief assumes the identity of Lucas Hood, sheriff-in-waiting of Banshee, Pa. Details Episode 2 Aired Jan 18, 2013 The Rave Lucas and his team orchestrate a raid on a rave where tainted homemade pills are being distributed. Details Episode 3 Aired Jan 25, 2013 Meet the New Boss A mixed martial arts title bout is jeopardized when the champion angers Lucas. Details Episode 4 Aired Feb 1, 2013 Half Deaf Is Better Than All Dead A botched museum heist delivers unexpected consequences; Lucas, Carrie and Job renew their partnership. Details Episode 5 Aired Feb 8, 2013 The Kindred Marauding bikers crash the annual Banshee Spirit Festival; Rebecca Bowman finds a kindred spirit in the sheriff. Details Episode 6 Aired Feb 15, 2013 Wicks A man from Lucas' past resurfaces and sets off a series of brutal prison memories; Proctor resorts to extortion. Details Episode 7 Aired Feb 22, 2013 Behold a Pale Rider Lucas' cover is threatened; a drugstore robbery escalates into a hostage crisis at the local high school. Details Episode 8 Aired Mar 1, 2013 We Shall Live Forever A suspicious Gordon is determined to uncover Carrie's past; Rebecca returns to Proctor; Alex gets a surprise visit. Details Episode 9 Aired Mar 8, 2013 Always the Cowboy Rabbit closes in on Carrie and Lucas; Alex Longshadow recruits a thug with gambling issues to deal with a problem at the casino. Details Episode 10 Aired Mar 15, 2013 A Mixture of Madness Lucas makes a decision that impacts Carrie, Sugar, Job and the entire Banshee police force; Nola reconsiders her future. Details

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Banshee — Season 1

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Season Info

Director
Greg Yaitanes, Ole Christian Madsen, Miguel Sapochnik, S.J. Clarkson, Dean White
Executive Producer
Alan Ball, Greg Yaitanes, Peter Macdissi
Screenwriter
Jonathan Tropper, David Schickler
Network
HBO Max
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date
Jan 11, 2013
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