8.1/10 24 votes#1 - Chapter 51
Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 3/4/2016
Frank asks Will to help deal with extremists threatening to murder hostages. Hammerschmidt digs deeper into the allegations against Frank.
Director: Jakob Verbruggen
Writer: Laura Eason
7.9/10 28 votes#2 - Episode Five
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 6/9/2013
The killer's latest attack gives Gibson renewed impetus. As the net appears to be closing in, Spector makes a dramatic confession and a decision that binds his fate to Gibson.
Director: Jakob Verbruggen
Writer: Allan Cubitt
7.8/10 33 votes#3 - Chapter 52
Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 3/4/2016
As the hostage situation continues, Claire secretly negotiates with Yusuf al Ahmadi. Frank confronts Hammerschmidt.
Director: Jakob Verbruggen
Writer: Beau Willimon
7.8/10 6 votes#4 - Goliath
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 8/27/2014
Sonya visits a stranger from her past while Marco’s tainted history is unearthed. Frye takes a step too far. Eleanor’s loyalties are tested. A move is made to apprehend Fausto.
Director: Jakob Verbruggen
Writer: Dario Scardapane
7.6/10 5 votes#5 - Quetzalcoatl
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 9/24/2014
Marco becomes Fausto’s ticket to freedom. Sonya attempts to interpret Eleanor’s ledger. Frye and Adriana aid the EPPD investigation.
Director: Jakob Verbruggen
Writer: Adam Gaines
7.6/10 30 votes#6 - Episode Four
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 6/2/2013
When Eastwood's investigation into Olson's murder throws open some uncomfortable truths for Burns, Gibson comes under increased pressure in her hunt for Belfast's killer.
Director: Jakob Verbruggen
Writer: Allan Cubitt
7.6/10 20 votes#7 - The Box
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 5/14/2024
Leighton and Amanda show Jason his groundbreaking invention. Daniela and Jason2 throw a dinner party.
Director: Jakob Verbruggen
Writer: Blake Crouch
7.6/10 19 votes#8 - Trip of a Lifetime
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 5/7/2024
Jason wakes to a life that makes no sense—he doesn't have a family and he's created something extraordinary.
Director: Jakob Verbruggen
Writer: Blake Crouch
7.5/10 31 votes#9 - Episode Three
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 5/26/2013
As DSI Stella Gibson takes control of the hunt for the serial killer striking women in Belfast, the realisation that his perfect kill is tainted pushes Spector into looking for his next victim.
Director: Jakob Verbruggen
Writer: Allan Cubitt
7.4/10 37 votes#10 - Episode One
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 5/12/2013
When a murder in Belfast remains unsolved after 28 days, DSI Stella Gibson is called in to review the case.
Director: Jakob Verbruggen
Writer: Allan Cubitt
7.4/10 20 votes#11 - Are You Happy in Your Life?
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 5/7/2024
Physics professor and family man Jason Dessen is abducted from everything he loves.
Director: Jakob Verbruggen
Writer: Blake Crouch
7.3/10 17 votes#12 - Silver Smile
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 2/5/2018
Innovative evidence leads the team to discover a crucial element in the case is missing. Kreizler and Moore interview a witness to find out what happened to Moore at the Brothel. Sara attempts to live in a world outside the investigation. Kreizler challenges them to look within themselves.
Director: Jakob Verbruggen
Writer: N/A
7.3/10 24 votes#13 - The Boy on the Bridge
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/22/2018
A young boy prostitute is butchered on the Williamsburg Bridge, alienist Laszlo Kreizler, newspaper illustrator John Moore, secretary Sara Howard & police commissioner Theodore Roosevelt investigate outside the law to find a serial killer.
Director: Jakob Verbruggen
Writer: N/A
7.2/10 268 votes#14 - Men Against Fire
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 10/21/2016
After his first battle with an elusive enemy, a soldier begins experiencing unfamiliar sensations and strange technical glitches.
Director: Jakob Verbruggen
Writer: Charlie Brooker
7.2/10 32 votes#15 - Episode Two
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 5/19/2013
DSI Stella Gibson's worst fears are realised as Spector's murder spree in Belfast continues and she faces very real consequences after a reckless decision.
Director: Jakob Verbruggen
Writer: Allan Cubitt
6.8/10 20 votes#16 - A Fruitful Partnership
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/29/2018
Sara finds a clue and Kreizler tries to connect the evidence left behind by the serial killer. Kreizler takes Moore, Sara, Marcus and Lucius to Delmonico's in New York and informs them they're working together to catch the killer.
Director: Jakob Verbruggen
Writer: N/A
6.6/10 25 votes#17 - Last Day
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/21/2021
Across the globe, strange and unexplainable events begin to unfold. A small-town sheriff senses something bigger is at play.
Director: Jakob Verbruggen
Writer: Simon Kinberg
6.4/10 24 votes#18 - Crash
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/21/2021
Amid chaos, Aneesha makes a difficult decision for the sake of her family. Trevante, a Navy SEAL, investigates a distress call with his team.
Director: Jakob Verbruggen
Writer: Simon Kinberg
6.4/10 18 votes#19 - Full of Stars
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 12/2/2021
Mitsuki is determined to contact the Hoshi 12 before it’s too late, as the military detains the Maliks and Caspar takes a risk that may kill him.
Director: Jakob Verbruggen
Writer: Simon Kinberg
6.0/10 21 votes#20 - Six Degrees of Freedom
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/2/2019
A space crew preparing for the first human flight to Mars is faced with a life-altering decision… and its consequences.
Director: Jakob Verbruggen
Writer: Heather Anne Campbell
5.9/10 17 votes#21 - First Day
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/9/2021
The world, still reeling from global destruction, faces a new and unforeseen dawn.
Director: Jakob Verbruggen
Writer: Andrew Baldwin
1.0/10 1 votes#22 - Deborah
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/7/2009
A young woman is brutally battered and explains to Hannah that she was attacked by a man she met in a bar, but doesn't want to file a complaint. And Hannah seeks new leads in her mother's rape case.
Director: Jakob Verbruggen
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes Directed By Jakob Verbruggen
Every TV Episode Directed by Jakob Verbruggen Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters
Jakob Verbruggen Ratings Summary
The best episode directed by Jakob Verbruggen is "Chapter 51", rated 8.063/10 from 24 user votes. It was "written by Laura Eason". "Chapter 51" aired on 3/4/2016 and is rated 0.2 point(s) higher than their second highest rated, "Episode Five".