- 7.6/101,979 votesLoading...
#1 - UNABOM
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 8/1/2017
In 1995, FBI profiler Jim "Fitz" Fitzgerald joins the Unabom Task Force. Fitz recommends new methods of profiling but finds no allies among the agents in charge. In 1997, Fitz is tasked with confronting Ted Kaczynski, the Unabomber.
Director: Greg Yaitanes
Writer: Andrew Sodroski
- 7.6/10376 votesLoading...
#2 - Army of God
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 2/3/2020
Viewing him as a freedom fighter under siege, local militias rally around Eric and attack the FBI. As Embry continues to investigate, he learns that Eric is not who he claims to be.
Director: Janice Cooke
Writer: Nick Schenk
- 7.6/10358 votesLoading...
#3 - Join or Die
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 2/3/2020
FBI agent Brennan realizes he needs to change course radically to catch Eric and allies with Embry to do so. In Atlanta, Kathy Scruggs comes face to face with Richard for the first time ever.
Director: Ali Selim
Writer: Nick Towne
- 7.6/10365 votesLoading...
#4 - Don't Tread on Me
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 2/3/2020
Risking everything, Brennan and Embry appeal to a powerful local militia leader with the truth about Eric, and a call for unity and moral courage.
Director: Michael Dinner
Writer: Nick Schenk
- 7.7/10386 votesLoading...
#5 - Open Season
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 2/3/2020
Eric, starving and bereft of allies, is finally captured. But as his day in court—and Richard's exoneration—approaches, he has another dangerous secret in store for law enforcement.
Director: Michael Dinner
Writer: Allison Moore
- 7.8/101,627 votesLoading...
#6 - Pure Wudder
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 8/1/2017
When the elusive Unabomber threatens to blow up a jetliner, Fitz must determine if the threat is real. In 1997, Fitz confronts Ted for the first time.
Director: Greg Yaitanes
Writer: N/A
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#7 - Land of the Noonday Sun
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 2/3/2020
The FBI search for Eric spins out of control as anti-government locals and Eric's family push back. Meanwhile, Richard must confront his inner demons as he prepares for a pivotal press conference.
Director: Janice Cooke
Writer: Allison Moore
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#8 - Eric
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 2/3/2020
Eric manipulates locals, militia, and FBI alike as he plans a major counterattack. Meanwhile, Richard appears on "60 Minutes" in a high-stakes gamble to save his reputation once and for all.
Director: Ali Selim
Writer: Andrew Sodroski
- 7.9/101,539 votesLoading...
#9 - Fruit of the Poisonous Tree
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 8/8/2017
Linguist Natalie Rogers helps Fitz find clues about the Unabomber's identity in the Manifesto, but their findings face skepticism at the UTF. In 1997, Ted claims he can invalidate all of the evidence against him.
Director: Greg Yaitanes
Writer: Max Hurwitz
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#10 - Centbom
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 2/3/2020
Security guard Richard Jewell saves hundreds of lives when he discovers a bomb at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. But his heroic act quickly comes under the scrutiny of law enforcement as pressure mounts to catch the killer.
Director: Michael Dinner
Writer: Andrew Sodroski
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#11 - Unabubba
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 2/3/2020
When the media gets wind of the FBI's "hero-bomber" theory, a media firestorm erupts, engulfing Richard and his family. Meanwhile, ATF agents raise doubts as bombings continue.
Director: Michael Dinner
Writer: Andrew Sodroski
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#12 - Run Rudolph Run
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 2/3/2020
The FBI identifies serial bomber Eric Rudolph and gives chase, but Eric escapes into the forest. Richard and Watson discover powerful evidence that could exonerate Richard and contemplate turning to the press for help.
Director: Jon Avnet
Writer: Nick Towne
- 8.0/101,485 votesLoading...
#13 - Publish or Perish
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 8/15/2017
The Unabomber will stop bombing if his Manifesto is published. Fitz pushes for publication with S.A.C. Ackerman, who presents Fitz's argument to Attorney General Janet Reno.
Director: Greg Yaitanes
Writer: Nick Towne
- 8.0/10395 votesLoading...
#14 - Bombingham
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 2/3/2020
While Richard fights back against the FBI and the media, ATF Agent Embry investigates a serial bomber terrorizing the Southeast and discovers a crucial link to the Olympic bomb.
Director: Jon Avnet
Writer: Denise Harkavy
- 8.2/101,479 votesLoading...
#15 - Abri
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 8/22/2017
Fitz receives linguistic proof that Ted is the Unabomber. He tracks down Ted's brother David, who is astonished at the accuracy of Fitz's profile.
Director: Greg Yaitanes
Writer: N/A
- 8.2/101,435 votesLoading...
#16 - Lincoln
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 9/5/2017
Fitz races to find a linguistic connection that will secure an arrest warrant while the FBI closes in on Ted's cabin in Montana.
Director: Greg Yaitanes
Writer: N/A
- 8.4/101,556 votesLoading...
#17 - USA vs. Theodore J. Kaczynski
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 9/12/2017
When Ted fails to have the evidence against him invalidated, Fitz makes one last appeal to him to plead guilty.
Director: Greg Yaitanes
Writer: Andrew Sodroski
- 8.7/102,174 votesLoading...
#18 - Ted
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 8/29/2017
In a letter to his brother, Ted recounts the key events from his past that informed his decision to engage in terrorist activities.
Director: Greg Yaitanes
Writer: Andrew Sodroski
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"UNABOM" is the worst rated episode of "Manhunt". It scored 7.6/10 based on 1979 votes. Directed by Greg Yaitanes and written by Andrew Sodroski, it aired on 8/1/2017. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Army of God".