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The Best Episodes of Marshals Season 1

Every episode of Marshals Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Marshals Season 1!

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With the Yellowstone Ranch behind him, Kayce Dutton joins an elite unit of U.S. Marshals, combining his skills as a cowboy and Navy SEAL to bring range justice to Montana, where he and his teammates

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Marshals Season 1 Episode 1 - Piya Wiconi
    6.5/10(1417 votes)

    #1 - Piya Wiconi

    S1:E1

    Kayce Dutton reunites with an old SEAL teammate and aids his Marshal unit in hunting down a bomber targeting Broken Rock Reservation. The trail leads to a dangerous encounter with an armed anti-government militia.

    Director:Greg Yaitanes
    Writer:Spencer Hudnut

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  2. Marshals Season 1 Episode 2 - Zone of Death
    5.8/10(1000 votes)

    #2 - Zone of Death

    S1:E2

    As Kayce tries to embrace his new beginning, a Marshals op to stop a domestic terror attack lands him in a valley of buried Dutton family skeletons. While confronting his past he must also learn to ingratiate himself with his new Marshals teammates

    Director:Greg Yaitanes
    Writer:Spencer Hudnut

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  3. Marshals Season 1 Episode 3 - Road to Nowhere
    7.3/10(787 votes)

    #3 - Road to Nowhere

    S1:E3

    When a standoff between Broken Rock and local ranchers over a mine groundbreaking turns violent, the Marshals lead a manhunt to find the shooters.

    Director:Christopher Chulack
    Writer:Tom Mularz

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  4. Marshals Season 1 Episode 4 - The Gathering Storm
    6.4/10(674 votes)

    #4 - The Gathering Storm

    S1:E4

    Kayce and Cal search for the survivors of a helicopter crash while the rest of the team tries to clear Kayce's name in a use of force complaint. While on the search Kayce and Cal encounter a wanted felon and the harsh nature of Montana's wilderness.

    Director:Christopher Chulack
    Writer:Dana Greenblatt

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  5. Marshals Season 1 Episode 5 - Lost Girls (1)
    8.1/10(629 votes)

    #5 - Lost Girls (1)

    S1:E5

    When Kayce and Tate cross paths with an old friend of Tate's from the rez, Hayley, who exhibits behavior consistent with a trafficking victim, Kayce throws himself into tracking her down rather than committing to commemorating Monica.

    Director:Guy Ferland
    Writer:Jim Adler

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  6. Marshals Season 1 Episode 6 - Out of the Shadows (2)
    8.4/10(604 votes)

    #6 - Out of the Shadows (2)

    S1:E6

    After losing the trail of teen trafficking victims, Kayce must tell Tate that his friend may be gone for good. When the Marshals learn the girls are in the hands of a violent motorcycle gang, they launch a dangerous op to infiltrate the gang.

    Director:Guy Ferland
    Writer:Mark Semos

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  7. Marshals Season 1 Episode 7 - Family Business
    8.4/10(530 votes)

    #7 - Family Business

    S1:E7

    When a federal judge and her family are the targets of a car bomb, the Marshals are assigned to guard them. Family secrets start to surface as the Marshals start to look into why someone would want this family dead.

    Director:Gonzalo Amat
    Writer:Dana Greenblatt

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  8. Marshals Season 1 Episode 8 - Blowback (1)
    8.5/10(500 votes)

    #8 - Blowback (1)

    S1:E8

    The Marshals go manhunting after receiving a tip that a dangerous fugitive is on the loose. Kayce and Cal struggle to reckon with their time at war when a former SEAL brother, Garrett, drifts back into their lives as they hunt a vicious enemy.

    Director:John Erick Dowdle
    Writers:Jim Adler, Lyle Mitchell Corbine Jr.

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  9. Marshals Season 1 Episode 9 - In Low Places (2)
    8.8/10(486 votes)

    #9 - In Low Places (2)

    S1:E9

    With one of their own taken prisoner, the Marshals strategize a risky assault on a paramilitary compound; outmanned, outgunned and with time rapidly running out, Kayce leads the team straight into the fire, risking everything to save their teammate.

    Director:Gonzalo Amat
    Writers:Tom Mularz, Maggie Schroeder

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  10. Marshals Season 1 Episode 10 - Playing with Fire (1)
    8.2/10(379 votes)

    #10 - Playing with Fire (1)

    S1:E10

    After a prison bus crash, two Marshals face ghosts from the past when the team splits up to hunt down the escapees and triage the injured.

    Director:Darren Grant
    Writers:Dana Greenblatt, Lyle Mitchell Corbine Jr.

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  11. Marshals Season 1 Episode 11 - On Thin Ice (2)
    8.2/10(244 votes)

    #11 - On Thin Ice (2)

    S1:E11

    With a dangerous prison escapee in tow, Kayce and Cal struggle to survive a freezing night on a mountain, a task made all the more challenging by an unhealed wound from their past that threatens their ability to work as a team in the present.

    Director:John Erick Dowdle
    Writers:Mark Semos, Maggie Schroeder

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Piya Wiconi" is the best rated episode of "Marshals" season 1. It scored 6.5/10 based on 1417 votes. Directed by Greg Yaitanes and written by Spencer Hudnut, it aired on 3/1/2026. This episode is rated 0.7 points higher than the second-best, "Zone of Death".