5.7/10211 votes#1 - Ladj Ly
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 6/30/2020
Buzz sends his drone over Montfermeil and captures the contrasts brought about by the lockdown, in a nod to the director's 2019 film "Les Misérables."
Director: Ladj Ly
Writer: Ladj Ly, Al-Hassan Ly
7.2/10268 votes#2 - Paolo Sorrentino
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 6/30/2020
In Rome, two lonely figures meet, flirt and ponder a lifetime of social distancing. But can romance survive when they butt little plastic heads?
Director: Paolo Sorrentino
Writer: Paolo Sorrentino
6.6/10183 votes#3 - Rachel Morrison
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 6/30/2020
A filmmaker composes a loving, lyrical tone poem to her son and hopes that he'll remember the everyday magic of being 5 during an extraordinary time.
Director: Rachel Morrison
Writer: Rachel Morrison
7.8/10257 votes#4 - Pablo Larraín
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 6/30/2020
A man, who lives in a nursing home, video conferences a former girlfriend from decades ago and professes his never-ending love for her.
Director: Pablo Larraín
Writer: N/A
5.2/10142 votes#5 - Rungano Nyoni
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 6/30/2020
Candid images — and even more candid text messages — capture a couple's crumbling relationship and humorous attempts at connection during lockdown.
Director: Rungano Nyoni
Writer: Reto Caffi, Besa Chisanga, Susan Eigbefoh, Gabriel Gauchet, Mubanga Kalimamukwento, Ndaba Mazibuko, Rungano Nyoni
5.1/10143 votes#6 - Natalia Beristain
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 6/30/2020
A young, determined child in isolation tries everything she can to keep herself entertained and occupied at her home.
Director: Natalia Beristáin
Writer: Natalia Beristáin
6.2/10152 votes#7 - Sebastian Schipper
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 6/30/2020
A man dealing with the day-to-day monotony of life in lockdown finds unexpected company in this short film that was shot solo over a single weekend.
Director: Sebastian Schipper
Writer: Sebastian Schipper
4.7/10136 votes#8 - Naomi Kawase
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 6/30/2020
During Japan's state of emergency, the pandemic spurs a boy to contemplate human life on Earth in an impressionistic film shot in Nara.
Director: Naomi Kawase
Writer: N/A
5.4/10123 votes#9 - David Mackenzie
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 6/30/2020
Snapshots of a Glasgow teen's life under lockdown seize on the tedium and strangeness, flights of imagination, and fleeting moments of connection.
Director: David Mackenzie
Writer: N/A
6.6/10164 votes#10 - Maggie Gyllenhaal
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 6/30/2020
As a mysterious virus attacks the solar system, one man attempting to survive in solitude struggles to maintain the simple comforts he once knew.
Director: Maggie Gyllenhaal
Writer: Maggie Gyllenhaal
4.0/10124 votes#11 - Nadine Labaki and Khaled Mouzanar
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 6/30/2020
Trapped in a room together with her toy unicorn, little Mayroun conjures up an imaginary world that gets scarier by the minute.
Director: Nadine Labaki, Khaled Mouzanar
Writer: N/A
5.8/10118 votes#12 - Antonio Campos
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 6/30/2020
Two sequestered women's sensible caution spikes into full-blown fear after their daughter discovers a mysterious, unconscious stranger at the shore.
Director: Antonio Campos
Writer: Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold, Antonio Campos
5.9/10214 votes#14 - Kristen Stewart
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 6/30/2020
Stuck at home. Suffering from insomnia. Taunted by crickets. In an exhausted haze between waking and sleep, a young woman tries to turn off her brain.
Director: Kristen Stewart
Writer: Kristen Stewart
6.3/10118 votes#15 - Gurinder Chadha
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 6/30/2020
In a loving look at her family's life in lockdown, the director uses the unexpected gift of time to connect with her kids and grieve for loved ones lost.
Director: Gurinder Chadha
Writer: Ronak Chadha Berges, Paul Mayeda Berges, Gurinder Chadha, Kumiko Chadha Berges
6.1/10123 votes#16 - Sebastián Lelio
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 6/30/2020
A woman sings about surviving life in quarantine as she cleans, dances and muses about how the pandemic affects humanity.
Director: Sebastián Lelio
Writer: N/A
6.8/10140 votes#17 - Ana Lily Amirpour
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 6/30/2020
One woman's seemingly serene bike ride highlights a hauntingly deserted but eerily captivating Los Angeles during the 2020 lockdown.
Director: Ana Lily Amirpour
Writer: Ana Lily Amirpour
The Best Episodes of Homemade Season 1
Every episode of Homemade Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Homemade Season 1!
Acclaimed filmmakers from around the world channel their creativity during COVID-19 isolation with this diverse, genre-spanning collection of short films.
Genres:DramaDocumentaryFamily
Network:Netflix
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Ladj Ly" is the best rated episode of "Homemade" season 1. It scored 5.7/10 based on 211 votes. Directed by Ladj Ly and written by Ladj Ly, Al-Hassan Ly, it aired on 6/30/2020. This episode is rated 1.5 points higher than the second-best, "Paolo Sorrentino".
