The Best Episodes of Manhattan Season 2

A new era is ushered in with the first test of an atomic weapon.

Director: Thomas Schlamme

Writer: Sam Shaw

Days before the world's first nuclear explosion, everyone races to secure their place in history.

Director: Michael Uppendahl

Writer: Dustin Thomason

Frank discovers the real reason he's been taken captive.

Director: Daniel Attias

Writer: Scott Brown

Charlie is forced into a new leadership role in the race to build the world’s first atomic bomb.

Director: Thomas Schlamme

Writer: Sam Shaw

Liza faces off against Darrow as Abby learns a secret about Oppenheimer.

Director: Andrew Bernstein

Writer: Lila Byock, Vinnie Wilhelm

The hunt for a Soviet spy turns deadly.

Director: Jennifer Getzinger

Writer: Lila Byock, Vinnie Wilhelm

Oppenheimer puts Charlie in a precarious position.

Director: Christopher Misiano

Writer: Alexander Woo

Frank attempts to navigate his new place on the Hill.

Director: Daniel Stern

Writer: Mark Lafferty

The scientists and the Army battle for control of the bomb.

Director: Kimberly Peirce

Writer: Scott Brown, Megan Ferrell Burke

As the project falters, Charlie turns to an unlikely partner for help.

Director: Julie Anne Robinson

Writer: Mark Lafferty