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The Best Episodes of Almost Paradise Season 1

Every episode of Almost Paradise Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Almost Paradise Season 1!

A former DEA agent forced into early retirement runs a gift shop in in the Philippines. Despite his best efforts to begin a tranquil new life, he’s pulled back into a world of dangerous people and deadly situations, either through his friends in the local police department or running into people from his old life. And the problem is: he likes it.

Genres:Action & AdventureDramaCrime

Season 1 Ratings Summary

The best episode of "Almost Paradise" season 1 is "Finding Mabuhay", rated 7.7/10 from 588 user votes. It was directed by Marc Roskin and written by Dean Devlin, Gary Rosen. "Finding Mabuhay" aired on 3/30/2020 and is rated 0.5 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "It's Personal".

  • Finding Mabuhay
    7.7/10 588 votes

    #1 - Finding Mabuhay

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 3/30/2020

    When an ex-DEA agent retires to a tranquil, out-of-the-way resort in the Philippines, he finds himself falling back into his undercover operative ways when he's pulled into a drug sting run by the local police department.

    Director: Marc Roskin

    Writer: Dean Devlin, Gary Rosen

  • It's Personal
    8.2/10 483 votes

    #2 - It's Personal

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/6/2020

    When the body of a friend of Detective Alamares washes up on a beach, Alex suspects the international smugglers who just checked in at the resort may be involved. While Ernesto tracks down the murderer, Alex goes under cover with Detective Kai.

    Director: Marc Roskin

    Writer: Dean Devlin

  • Reef Eel Soup for the Soul
    8.1/10 453 votes

    #3 - Reef Eel Soup for the Soul

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/13/2020

    When Alex discovers that a group of mobsters are shaking down local street-food vendors, he goes undercover as a Spanish crime lord to bring the criminals to justice. But when he learns that a murderous international businessman is pulling the strings, he realizes that the implications for the future of Cebu are far worse than he ever imagined.

    Director: Francis dela Torre

    Writer: Ty Freer, Nick Keetch

  • Pistol Whip
    8.2/10 436 votes

    #4 - Pistol Whip

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 4/20/2020

    When a crew for a reality TV show exploring sunken WWII battlegrounds arrives at the resort, Alex's need for rent-money ensnares him in an illicit dive operation with potentially catastrophic consequences.

    Director: Dan Villegas

    Writer: Calvin Sloan

  • Unbecalming
    8.3/10 441 votes

    #5 - Unbecalming

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 4/27/2020

    When a typhoon hits the Island, criminals and their hostages are trapped inside the police station. Alex must find a way to save his friends... as well as a sworn enemy – a US State Department bureaucrat there to “do a deal” with an arms dealer Alex had recently captured.

    Director: Milan Todorović

    Writer: Kerry Glover

  • Rise of the Kalangay
    7.9/10 428 votes

    #6 - Rise of the Kalangay

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/4/2020

    Alex, feeling competitive, races to solve a murder before a celebrated detective can find the killer. Things take a turn for the personal when Alex realizes the crime leads back to the murder of Kai's mother fifteen years before.

    Director: Hannah Espia

    Writer: Sean Presant

  • Uncle Danny
    8.1/10 412 votes

    #7 - Uncle Danny

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 5/11/2020

    Alex's con-artist Uncle Danny comes for a visit to make amends and Alex finds himself caught between protecting the world from his Uncle and protecting his Uncle from Kai and Ernesto... and a very pissed off mafia leg breaker.

    Director: Francis dela Torre

    Writer: Gary Rosen

  • Lone Wolf
    8.1/10 435 votes

    #8 - Lone Wolf

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 5/18/2020

    When Alex takes a job protecting a country singer he idolizes; he quickly learns that you should never meet your heroes. But when the singer is kidnapped, Alex must figure out who is really behind the crime and rescue him before it's too late.

    Director: Irene Villamor

    Writer: Ty Freer, Nick Keetch

  • A Wedding to Die For
    8.2/10 389 votes

    #9 - A Wedding to Die For

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 5/25/2020

    Kai is assigned to a clandestine intelligence operation during the wedding of Tommy Chow aka the Scorpion, the boss of the Qin Xiong Di, Hong Kong's most brutal Triad. Alex is unintentionally dragged in the deadly dangerous game.

    Director: Hannah Espia

    Writer: Calvin Sloan

  • Something Walker This Way Comes
    8.7/10 454 votes

    #10 - Something Walker This Way Comes

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 6/1/2020

    The partner who betrayed Alex shows up on the island, and Alex's long-absent daughter shows up on his doorstep to tell him she's joined the Peace Corps.

    Director: Dean Devlin

    Writer: Sean Presant