7.9/103,238 votes#1 - Severance
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 7/25/2018
The warden of Shawshank Prison commits suicide, leaving behind an unsettling mystery that seems to be connected to a case from 27 years earlier.
Director: Michael Uppendahl
Writer: Dustin Thomason, Sam Shaw
7.8/102,720 votes#2 - Habeas Corpus
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 7/25/2018
Henry Deaver returns to Castle Rock and takes on the Kid as a client. A letter left behind by Warden Lacy sheds some light on the Kid's origins.
Director: Daniel Attias
Writer: Dustin Thomason, Sam Shaw
7.8/102,551 votes#3 - Local Color
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 7/25/2018
The past catches up with Molly Strand.
Director: Michael Uppendahl
Writer: Gina Welch
8.1/102,443 votes#4 - The Box
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 8/1/2018
Henry urges the Kid to accept the prison's settlement and investigates his own disappearance decades earlier. A Shawshank prison guard snaps.
Director: Michael Uppendahl
Writer: Scott Brown
7.9/102,207 votes#5 - Harvest
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 8/8/2018
After the Shawshank shooting, the Kid is released and Henry moves him into an apartment above Molly's office. A ceremony honoring Alan goes awry.
Director: Andrew Bernstein
Writer: Lila Byock
7.7/102,114 votes#6 - Filter
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 8/15/2018
Molly confesses her role in the death of Reverend Deaver. Henry's son Wendell arrives from Boston. The Kid is institutionalized, but not for long.
Director: Kevin Hooks
Writer: Marc Bernardin, Vinnie Wilhem
8.9/104,224 votes#7 - The Queen
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 8/22/2018
Ruth explains her jumbled memories and time-skipping to her grandson Wendell, but the Kid's presence and her disorientation have tragic consequences.
Director: Greg Yaitanes
Writer: Sam Shaw
8.2/102,106 votes#8 - Past Perfect
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 8/29/2018
Out-of-towners renovate the Lacy home into a murder-themed bed and breakfast. Molly rescues Henry from the camper. Ruth remains lost in the past.
Director: Ana Lily Amirpour
Writer: Mark Lafferty
8.5/102,476 votes#9 - Henry Deaver
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 9/5/2018
The true identity of the Kid is revealed, as well as his relationship to Henry, Molly and a site in the forest where strange sightings occur.
Director: Julie Anne Robinson
Writer: N/A
7.0/102,299 votes#10 - Romans
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 9/12/2018
Henry and the Kid end up jailed together just as a prisoner transfer from the shuttering Shawshank prison leads to a violent breakout.
Director: Nicole Kassell
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Castle Rock Season 1
Every episode of Castle Rock Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Castle Rock Season 1!
Based on the stories of Stephen King, the series intertwines characters and themes from the fictional town of Castle Rock.
Genres:MysteryDrama
Network:Hulu
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Severance" is the best rated episode of "Castle Rock" season 1. It scored 7.9/10 based on 3238 votes. Directed by Michael Uppendahl and written by Dustin Thomason, Sam Shaw, it aired on 7/25/2018. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Habeas Corpus".