The Best Episodes Directed By Steven Zaillian

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.6/10(36 votes)

   #1 - Part 8: The Call of the Wild

   S1:E88/28/2016

   A controversy surrounding the defense puts Stone in the spotlight as Naz’s trial reaches its climax.

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   8.6/10(53 votes)

   #2 - Part 1: The Beach

   S1:E17/10/2016

   What starts as a perfect night for Pakistani-American student Nasir “Naz” Khan becomes a nightmare when he’s arrested for murder.

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   8.5/10(34 votes)

   #3 - Part 7: Ordinary Death

   S1:E78/21/2016

   The trial of The State v. Nasir Khan moves to the defense phase.

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   8.3/10(13 votes)

   #4 - VIII NARCISSUS

   S1:E84/4/2024

   Tom reinvents himself again, creating an enviable life in Venice — as long as his lies hold.

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   8.3/10(44 votes)

   #5 - Part 2: Subtle Beast

   S1:E27/17/2016

   As attorney John Stone counsels Naz, lead detective Dennis Box investigates the crime.

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6. 

   8.1/10(12 votes)

   #6 - VI SOME HEAVY INSTRUMENT

   S1:E64/4/2024

   A ghastly discovery leads Rome police to Tom's doorstep, beginning a game of cat and mouse with its lead investigator.

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   8.1/10(14 votes)

   #7 - III SOMMERSO

   S1:E34/4/2024

   With funds low and his future in Italy in jeopardy, Tom puts a dark scheme into motion.

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   8.0/10(13 votes)

   #8 - V LUCIO

   S1:E54/4/2024

   Ensconced in a lovely Rome apartment, Tom's perfect life is threatened by the arrival of an unexpected visitor.

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   8.0/10(41 votes)

   #9 - Part 5: The Season of the Witch

   S1:E58/7/2016

   Box reconstructs Naz’s whereabouts on “the night of.”

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    7.9/10(14 votes)

    #10 - IV LA DOLCE VITA

    S1:E44/4/2024

    Tom must deal with Marge's deep skepticism before embarking on a new, fictitious life in Rome.

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    7.9/10(13 votes)

    #11 - VII MACABRE ENTERTAINMENT

    S1:E74/4/2024

    As Inspector Ravini expands his murder investigation, an elusive Tom plots his next moves from Sicily.

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12. 

    7.8/10(36 votes)

    #12 - Part 6: Samson and Delilah

    S1:E68/14/2016

    As prosecutor Helen Weiss prepares for trial, Naz’s alliance with Freddy deepens.

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13. 

    7.8/10(44 votes)

    #13 - Part 3: A Dark Crate

    S1:E37/24/2016

    Awaiting his formal arraignment at Rikers Island, Naz realizes that his survival, or perhaps his demise, rests with a particular inmate, Freddy.

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    7.6/10(18 votes)

    #14 - I A HARD MAN TO FIND

    S1:E14/4/2024

    Tom Ripley's life of petty crime in New York City detours with an offer to bring a wealthy man's wayward son home from Europe.

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    7.5/10(17 votes)

    #15 - II SEVEN MERCIES

    S1:E24/4/2024

    On Italy's Amalfi Coast, Tom settles into Dickie's grand villa, but not without arousing suspicion from his girlfriend Marge.

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