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Set up to take the blame for corporate fraud, young Macarena Ferreiro is locked up in a high-security women's prison surrounded by tough, ruthless criminals in this tense, provocative Spanish thriller.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Locked Up Season 4 Episode 7 - Back Home
    8.7/10(3 votes)

    #1 - Back Home

    S4:E7

    An inmate comes back from the brink of death. Sandoval sets out to complete his mission of revenge. Sole's exit strategy hits a snag.

    Director:Ramón Salazar
    Writers:Lucía Carballal, Juan María Ruiz Córdoba

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  2. Locked Up Season 3 Episode 3 - One Grain of Rice
    8.5/10(10 votes)

    #2 - One Grain of Rice

    S3:E3

    Altagracia learns an upsetting truth about Unai. Saray receives shocking news from her mother. The Chinese gang spots Anabel stealing their drug trade.

    Director:Sandra Gallego
    Writers:Juan María Ruiz Córdoba, Iván Escobar, Marc Cistaré, Santiago San Martín

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  3. Locked Up Season 3 Episode 2 - Very Easy or Very Difficult
    8.3/10(10 votes)

    #3 - Very Easy or Very Difficult

    S3:E2

    The Chinese gang gives Mercedes a mission. Fabio pays Macarena a visit. Altagracia executes an illicit plan to find out who killed her colleague.

    Director:Jesús Colmenar
    Writers:Iván Escobar, Marc Cistaré

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  4. Locked Up Season 1 Episode 8 - Pretty Woman
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #4 - Pretty Woman

    S1:E8

    Macarena's feelings of attraction to Rizos overwhelm her -- and confuse her. Leopoldo suffers a serious setback. Zulema attempts to escape.

    Directors:David Molina Encinas, Jesús Colmenar
    Writers:Álex Pina, Alberto Úcar, Vicente Bendicho, Adriana Rivas

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  5. Locked Up Season 1 Episode 9 - Quid pro quo
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #5 - Quid pro quo

    S1:E9

    Zulema and Saray hold Macarena hostage in order to force the release of the Egyptian, but Leopoldo wants Hanbal to reveal where the money is first.

    Directors:Jesús Rodrigo, Jesús Colmenar
    Writers:Iván Escobar, Álex Pina, Raúl Encinar

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  6. Locked Up Season 1 Episode 11 - The Turtle Principle
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #6 - The Turtle Principle

    S1:E11

    A donor heart becomes available for Sole. Zulema offers Leopoldo the Egyptian in exchange for 8 million euros. Macarena makes an untimely discovery.

    Directors:Jesús Rodrigo, Jesús Colmenar
    Writers:Iván Escobar, Álex Pina, Pablo Roa, Alberto Úcar, Esther Martínez Lobato, Vicente Bendicho, Raúl Encinar, Adriana Rivas, Javier Andrés Roig

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  7. Locked Up Season 3 Episode 8 - What We Know About Monsters
    8.0/10(10 votes)

    #7 - What We Know About Monsters

    S3:E8

    Altagracia sets out to avenge Unai's murder. Zulema decides to fulfill her promise to Saray. Mercedes gets caught in a showdown between sibling rivals.

    Directors:David Molina Encinas, Jesús Rodrigo
    Writers:Juan María Ruiz Córdoba, Iván Escobar, José Javier Reguilón, Marc Cistaré, Santiago San Martín

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  8. Locked Up Season 4 Episode 1 - The Barbie
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #8 - The Barbie

    S4:E1

    A familiar face becomes Cruz del Norte's director, and an ex-jailer arrives as an inmate. Zulema does whatever it takes to avoid going back to prison.

    Director:Marc Vigil
    Writers:Iván Escobar, José Javier Reguilón

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  9. Locked Up Season 4 Episode 2 - The Escape
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - The Escape

    S4:E2

    An inmate dares to swipe the drugs left in the middle of the floor. Altagracia uses her knowledge of the prison's inner workings to devise an escape.

    Director:Marc Vigil
    Writers:Iván Escobar, José Javier Reguilón

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  10. Locked Up Season 4 Episode 4 - Mum
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #10 - Mum

    S4:E4

    Goya immediately preys upon Fátima. Zulema and Altagracia try to force Sandoval's hand by targeting the person he cares about most: his ex-wife.

    Director:Ramón Salazar
    Writer:Lucía Carballal

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  11. Locked Up Season 4 Episode 5 - Betrayal
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - Betrayal

    S4:E5

    An inmate says a difficult goodbye. The choir performs at a retirement home, where some of the singers use the opportunity to stock up on drugs.

    Director:Carles Torrens
    Writer:José Javier Reguilón

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  12. Locked Up Season 4 Episode 6 - Bad Person
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #12 - Bad Person

    S4:E6

    Sad news leads Tere to a happy reunion. Sandoval finally succeeds in awakening Zulema's maternal instinct and uses it as a weapon against her.

    Director:Sandra Gallego
    Writers:Juan María Ruiz Córdoba, Iván Escobar

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  13. Locked Up Season 4 Episode 8 - The Yellow Tide
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #13 - The Yellow Tide

    S4:E8

    Two old flames are reunited. Sole leaves on her own terms, while Zulema decides what Sandoval's ending will be. The inmates' fates are revealed.

    Director:Sandra Gallego
    Writer:Lucía Carballal

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  14. Locked Up Season 3 Episode 4 - The Flag on the Wall
    7.9/10(10 votes)

    #14 - The Flag on the Wall

    S3:E4

    Zulema learns about the Chinese gang's escape plan and drug-smuggling method, and takes steps to hijack both. Sole seeks to avenge her husband's murder.

    Director:Sandra Gallego
    Writers:Iván Escobar, José Javier Reguilón

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  15. Locked Up Season 3 Episode 5 - Someone Who Doesn't Give a Shit About You
    7.8/10(10 votes)

    #15 - Someone Who Doesn't Give a Shit About You

    S3:E5

    Mercedes's daughter goes missing. Altagracia's investigation of the cash found in Unai's locker puts a target on her back. Tere again faces temptation.

    Director:David Molina Encinas
    Writers:Juan María Ruiz Córdoba, Iván Escobar, Santiago San Martín

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  16. Locked Up Season 3 Episode 6 - Six Months Is a Long Time
    7.7/10(9 votes)

    #16 - Six Months Is a Long Time

    S3:E6

    A smuggling malfunction causes chaos in the henhouse. Mercedes learns who was actually behind her daughter's disappearance. Rojas shares her bad news.

    Director:David Molina Encinas
    Writers:Iván Escobar, José Javier Reguilón, Marc Cistaré

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  17. Locked Up Season 1 Episode 10 - Gray Cat
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #17 - Gray Cat

    S1:E10

    Macarena agrees to be Rizos's girlfriend. Sandoval tries to convince Miranda to send Macarena, who's having visions of a cat, to a psychiatric prison.

    Directors:Sandra Gallego, David Molina Encinas
    Writers:Álex Pina, Pablo Roa, Esther Martínez Lobato, Javier Andrés Roig

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  18. Locked Up Season 4 Episode 3 - Threshold of Pain
    7.5/10(1 votes)

    #18 - Threshold of Pain

    S4:E3

    When Zulema refuses to reveal Altagracia's location, all the inmates receive the same punishment she gets. Sole gives Tere a grave responsibility.

    Director:Sandra Gallego
    Writers:Juan María Ruiz Córdoba, Iván Escobar

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  19. Locked Up Season 3 Episode 7 - We Were Girls
    7.4/10(10 votes)

    #19 - We Were Girls

    S3:E7

    Per an Easter tradition, a Cruz del Norte inmate is selected to be pardoned. With Altagracia's help, Zulema negotiates a deal with Hong Fang.

    Director:Sandra Gallego
    Writers:Juan María Ruiz Córdoba, Iván Escobar, Santiago San Martín

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  20. Locked Up Season 3 Episode 1 - North Cross
    7.1/10(16 votes)

    #20 - North Cross

    S3:E1

    Due to overcrowding, Macarena and her friends -- and enemies -- are transferred to a new prison. Sole gets news about her husband that interests Anabel.

    Director:Jesús Colmenar
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Locked Up Season 1 Episode 2 - Sewing Tinkerbell
    6.2/10(4 votes)

    #21 - Sewing Tinkerbell

    S1:E2

    Sole suffers a health crisis, and Macarena scrambles to find a way to warn her parents that they're in imminent danger.

    Director:Jesús Rodrigo
    Writers:Iván Escobar, Álex Pina, Esther Martínez Lobato

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  22. Locked Up Season 1 Episode 6 - They'll Come for You
    6.0/10(5 votes)

    #22 - They'll Come for You

    S1:E6

    Anabel forces Macarena to pick up more drugs for her via a conjugal visit with a stranger. Leopoldo and Roman track down the Egyptian's camper van.

    Director:Jesús Rodrigo
    Writers:Iván Escobar, Vicente Bendicho, Raúl Encinar, Adriana Rivas

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  23. Locked Up Season 1 Episode 7 - 5 on the Dot
    5.9/10(9 votes)

    #23 - 5 on the Dot

    S1:E7

    Maca comes to realize she has proof of her relationship with Simon; their unborn son. But getting the fetus's DNA tested will be no easy task.

    Directors:Sandra Gallego, David Molina Encinas
    Writers:Álex Pina, Pablo Roa, Esther Martínez Lobato, Javier Andrés Roig

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  24. Locked Up Season 1 Episode 5 - Harsh Reality
    5.7/10(3 votes)

    #24 - Harsh Reality

    S1:E5

    As the scene in the woods plays out in flashbacks, Rizos learns she must get a job on the outside, and Zulema reveals a secret to Saray's family.

    Director:Jesús Colmenar
    Writers:Álex Pina, Pablo Roa, Esther Martínez Lobato, Javier Andrés Roig

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  25. Locked Up Season 1 Episode 1 - Dead Mosquito
    5.6/10(14 votes)

    #25 - Dead Mosquito

    S1:E1

    Unable to cope with prison life, Macarena is taken under the wing of her cellmate Yolanda. But a midnight visit from Zulema, the jail's self-appointed queen bee, is about to change her life for ever.

    Director:Jesús Colmenar
    Writers:Iván Escobar, Álex Pina, Esther Martínez Lobato

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Best Episodes Summary

"Back Home" is the best rated episode of "Locked Up". It scored 8.7/10 based on 3 votes. Directed by Ramón Salazar and written by Lucía Carballal, Juan María Ruiz Córdoba, it aired on 1/28/2019. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "One Grain of Rice".