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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
    8.9/10(614 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 4 Episode 8 - The Yellow Tide
    8.8/10(627 votes)

    #2 - 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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  3. Locked Up Season 1 Episode 11 - The Turtle Principle
    8.4/10(495 votes)

    #3 - 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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  4. Locked Up Season 2 Episode 11 - Patron of the Desperate
    8.4/10(445 votes)

    #4 - Patron of the Desperate

    S2:E11

    Amaia's parents ask to see Zulema. When Rizos is jumped for taking over the drug trade, Macarena searches for a way to strip Anabel of her power.

    Directors:Jesús Colmenar, Alex Rodrigo
    Writer:Pablo Roa

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  5. Locked Up Season 2 Episode 13 - Liquid
    8.4/10(452 votes)

    #5 - Liquid

    S2:E13

    Sole's big day arrives. Sandoval receives an offer. As time runs out, Macarena ruthlessly tries to force Zulema to reveal Amaia's location.

    Directors:Sandra Gallego, Jesús Colmenar, Alex Rodrigo
    Writers:Jesús Cañadas, Alejandro Mateos, Esther Morales, Álex Pina, Pablo Roa, Alberto Úcar

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  6. Locked Up Season 1 Episode 9 - Quid pro quo
    8.3/10(493 votes)

    #6 - 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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  7. Locked Up Season 2 Episode 7 - A Field Day
    8.3/10(444 votes)

    #7 - A Field Day

    S2:E7

    An outbreak of food poisoning prompts the inmates to launch a defiant protest. Macarena is granted a 24-hour leave, which takes a startling turn.

    Directors:Jesús Rodrigo, Jesús Colmenar
    Writers:Jesús Cañadas, Alejandro Mateos, Esther Morales, Álex Pina

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  8. Locked Up Season 3 Episode 2 - Very Easy or Very Difficult
    8.3/10(482 votes)

    #8 - 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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  9. Locked Up Season 1 Episode 10 - Gray Cat
    8.2/10(474 votes)

    #9 - 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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  10. Locked Up Season 2 Episode 1 - Two Guns for One Monkey
    8.2/10(480 votes)

    #10 - Two Guns for One Monkey

    S2:E1

    An accident scares Macarena into fleeing overseas with the other escapees. Fabio makes a decision about his marriage. Miranda picks a security chief.

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

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  11. Locked Up Season 3 Episode 1 - North Cross
    8.2/10(554 votes)

    #11 - 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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  12. Locked Up Season 4 Episode 4 - Mum
    8.2/10(419 votes)

    #12 - 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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  13. Locked Up Season 1 Episode 8 - Pretty Woman
    8.0/10(487 votes)

    #13 - 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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  14. Locked Up Season 2 Episode 2 - Home Sweet Home
    8.0/10(438 votes)

    #14 - Home Sweet Home

    S2:E2

    Sandoval's wife gets a shock. Karim forces Zulema's lawyer to give him a lead on the Egyptian. Castillo's search of the Ferreiro home turns harrowing.

    Director:Jesús Rodrigo
    Writers:Iván Escobar, Álex Pina, Pablo Roa, Alberto Úcar

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  15. Locked Up Season 2 Episode 6 - The Baboons
    8.0/10(427 votes)

    #15 - The Baboons

    S2:E6

    An undercover cop from Fabio's past and a suspect in the case of the missing teen enter the prison. Encarna brings the Egyptian's ashes to his mother.

    Directors:Sandra Gallego, Jesús Colmenar
    Writers:Iván Escobar, Pablo Roa, Alberto Úcar

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  16. Locked Up Season 3 Episode 3 - One Grain of Rice
    8.0/10(443 votes)

    #16 - 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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  17. Locked Up Season 3 Episode 4 - The Flag on the Wall
    8.0/10(415 votes)

    #17 - 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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  18. Locked Up Season 4 Episode 3 - Threshold of Pain
    8.0/10(403 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 4 Episode 6 - Bad Person
    8.0/10(411 votes)

    #19 - 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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  20. Locked Up Season 1 Episode 1 - Dead Mosquito
    7.9/10(782 votes)

    #20 - 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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  21. Locked Up Season 1 Episode 4 - A Day in the Country
    7.9/10(551 votes)

    #21 - A Day in the Country

    S1:E4

    When Zulema and Anabel harass Valbuena, he pits the two against each other. Rizos gets an offer she can't refuse, even if it means betraying Macarena.

    Director:David Molina Encinas
    Writers:Iván Escobar, Álex Pina, Esther Martínez Lobato, Adriana Rivas

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  22. Locked Up Season 1 Episode 6 - They'll Come for You
    7.9/10(501 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
    7.9/10(503 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 2 Episode 12 - Banana and Lemon
    7.9/10(392 votes)

    #24 - Banana and Lemon

    S2:E12

    Sole is scared off by the hope Fernando offers her. A judge hears Zulema's request for a deal. Fabio makes a change in plans that stuns Macarena.

    Directors:Sandra Gallego, Jesús Rodrigo
    Writers:Iván Escobar, Jesús Cañadas, Alejandro Mateos, Esther Morales, Álex Pina, Pablo Roa, Alberto Úcar, Esther Martínez Lobato

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  25. Locked Up Season 1 Episode 2 - Sewing Tinkerbell
    7.8/10(612 votes)

    #25 - 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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Best Episodes Summary

"Back Home" is the best rated episode of "Locked Up". It scored 8.9/10 based on 614 votes. Directed by Ramón Salazar and written by Lucía Carballal, Juan María Ruiz Córdoba, it aired on 1/28/2019. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Yellow Tide".