10.0/101 votes#1 - Cornrows
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/29/2021
Inspired by his basketball idol, eighth grader Colin embraces his individuality and hip-hop culture in a way that startles his parents and coaches.
Director: Ava DuVernay
Writer: Michael Starrbury
9.0/1026 votes#2 - Part Four
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 5/31/2019
At age 16, Korey begins a brutal journey through the adult prison system. A shocking turn of events reveals the truth of the crime, long ignored.
Director: Ava DuVernay
Writer: N/A
8.6/1025 votes#3 - Part Three
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 5/31/2019
The boys struggle with the difficult reality of life behind bars. Years later, Raymond, Antron, Yusef and Kevin return home as men to a changed world.
Director: Ava DuVernay
Writer: N/A
8.2/1034 votes#4 - Part One
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 5/31/2019
In the spring of 1989, five boys of color are arrested, interrogated and coerced into confessing to the vicious attack of a woman in Central Park.
Director: Ava DuVernay
Writer: N/A
8.1/1027 votes#5 - Part Two
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 5/31/2019
As the jogger case stirs tensions nationwide, the families of the boys and their lawyers prepare for a bitter legal fight against the city of New York.
Director: Ava DuVernay
Writer: N/A
6.5/102 votes#6 - Good Luck
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 3/17/2022
As the clock begins on Alma’s dangerous 24-hour passage into a lawless Manhattan in search of her son Christian, rivals Parco and Wilson seek approval from the DMZ’s major gangs in separate bids for governor.
Director: Ava DuVernay
Writer: Roberto Patino
6.3/108 votes#7 - First Things First
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/6/2016
A woman gives up her upscale Los Angeles lifestyle to return home to a large sugarcane farm in Louisiana after her father suffers a stroke; she reunites with her estranged siblings and learns alarming news about her husband.
Director: Ava DuVernay
Writer: N/A
6.2/106 votes#8 - Evergreen
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/7/2016
The Bordelon siblings try to plan their father's funeral but tensions arise between Charley and Nova; Ralph Angel argues with Aunt Violet about inviting his son; Charley meets someone interested in buying the farm.
Director: Ava DuVernay
Writer: N/A
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"Cornrows" is the best rated episode directed by Ava DuVernay. It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. It was written by Michael Starrbury. It aired on 10/29/2021 and is rated 1.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Part Four".