7.3/10974 votesLoading...#1 - Pilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 3/29/2018
The coastal town of Bristol Cove, once known for being home to mermaids, is turned upside down with the arrival of a mysterious girl.
Director: Emily Whitesell
Writer: Eric Wald
7.4/10224 votesLoading...#2 - The Last Mermaid
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 7/18/2019
Mating season turned out to be less successful than everyone had hoped, leading them to question the possibility of the mermaids procreating on land. Ryn brings a new mate ashore for the good of the colony, but it raises emotional questions for Ben and Maddie.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.5/10753 votesLoading...#3 - The Lure
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 3/29/2018
Ben and crew of The North Star uncover a device emitting a strange sound. Meanwhile, Ryn finds shelter in the home of the local folklore expert.
Director: Nick Copus
Writer: Eric Wald
7.5/10632 votesLoading...#4 - Interview with a Mermaid
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/5/2018
Dale and the local police’s investigation starts pointing directly to Ryn, meanwhile Xander and Calvin’s search for Chris heats up when they locate the nurse who works at the military bunker.
Director: Jaime Eliezer Karas
Writer: Emily Whitesell
7.5/10484 votesLoading...#5 - Showdown
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 4/26/2018
When Ben and Maddie attend his mother’s fundraising gala, an unexpected guest shows up and offers to put an end to the overfishing that’s threatening the lives of the mermaids in Bristol Cove.
Director: Martha Coolidge
Writer: Holly Brix
7.5/10447 votesLoading...#6 - Being Human
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 5/10/2018
Bristol Cove mourns a loss causing Ryn to experience a new human emotion.
Director: Amanda Tapping
Writer: Liz Maccie
7.5/10447 votesLoading...#7 - Aftermath
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 5/24/2018
In the season finale, the enchanting siren song takes hold of Ben and Decker. Meanwhile, Dale must answer for the escalating crime in Bristol Cove.
Director: Nick Copus
Writer: Eric Wald, Emily Whitesell
7.5/10314 votesLoading...#8 - Primal Instincts
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 2/21/2019
Ryn continues to try to teach the other mermaids to be more human in order to better assimilate, but some are starting to resist her, causing Ryn to wonder if she herself is becoming too human. Maddie finds herself in a dangerous situation trying to help her mom. Meanwhile, Ben and Xander reconcile in order to work together to get the mermaid pack back into the water.
Director: Ellen S. Pressman
Writer: Liz Maccie
7.5/10241 votesLoading...#9 - All In
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 6/20/2019
With Elaine Pownall’s health worsening, she seeks treatment from the military’s medical trial using mermaid cells, but the procedure doesn’t come without side effects to the mermaids. Meanwhile, Helen and Rick learn more about the hybrid status, their history in Bristol Cove, and discover they are far less alone than Helen once believed.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.5/10235 votesLoading...#10 - Mixed Signals
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 6/27/2019
Maddie and Ben contend with how to help Ryn knowing that in order to help Elaine get better, they will need to continue the procedures on Ryn. Meanwhile, when one of the group gets sirened, there is more drive than ever to get to the bottom of how the siren song really works—further piquing the interest of the military in how Ryn can be of use to them.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.5/10227 votesLoading...#11 - The Outpost
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 7/11/2019
Mermaid mating season has begun, with Ryn knowing she will need to go back to the sea to help her colony. The hybrids convince one of the mermaids to come with them to a remote location, leading Helen and Ben on a hunt to find them. A journalist turns to Xander for help putting the pieces together of the night of the oil rig disaster, but Xander is torn on where his loyalties lie and what helping him could mean for his future.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.6/10527 votesLoading...#12 - Curse of the Starving Class
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 4/19/2018
Ben begins to investigate some suspicious overfishing, meanwhile Decker ramps up his efforts to find his escaped mermaid and shows the true extent of his influence.
Director: John Badham
Writer: Michael Gans, Richard Register
7.6/10275 votesLoading...#13 - No North Star
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 6/13/2019
Ben, Maddie and the other humans deal with the fallout from the attack on the oil rig, while the mermaids reacclimate to their ocean home. Ryn comes back to land to follow through on an agreement she made with the military, despite not knowing what their ultimate goals are.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.6/10231 votesLoading...#14 - Serenity
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 6/27/2019
Ryn goes back to the ocean to get help for Ben and Maddie’s conditions but discovers that continuing to go back may get harder than she realized the longer she’s on land. But when they learn that there may be a special place in Ryn’s homeland that could help them, Ben, Maddie and Ryn must all venture under the sea together to find the cure. Meanwhile, Helen and Ted connect over their shared family histories.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.6/10229 votesLoading...#15 - Sacrifice
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 7/25/2019
Ben and Xander are left dealing with a shocking discovery about Chris and his connection to the military. Meanwhile, Helen and Maddie reluctantly seek help from the hybrids as the threat of extinction looms over the mermaids. Ryn encounters the journalist who continues to chase his theories on mermaids to increasingly desperate ends.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.7/10391 votesLoading...#16 - The Arrival
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 1/24/2019
With more mermaids landing at Bristol Cove’s shores, the threat of discovery increases. After his encounter with the siren song, Ben tries to cope with the after effects. Maddie’s mom returns to town and tries to connect with her daughter. Meanwhile, Ryn attempts to adapt to life on land.
Director: Matthew Hastings
Writer: Emily Whitesell
7.7/10332 votesLoading...#17 - The Wolf at the Door
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 1/31/2019
Ben, Maddie and Ryn desperately try and keep the newly arrived mermaid pack hidden from the rest of the town, but the new mermaids’ quick degradation on land forces them to get them back to the sea unnoticed during the town’s Mermaid Beauty Contest. Elaine grows more suspicious of Helen and her connections to their family.
Director: Amanda Row
Writer: Eric Wald
7.7/10314 votesLoading...#18 - Natural Order
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 2/7/2019
Ryn fights to maintain leadership of the pack when the other mermaids question her loyalties. Ben interferes in a mermaid ritual causing friction between himself and Ryn, meanwhile, Helen discovers more about her family lineage.
Director: Joe Menendez
Writer: Heather Thomason
7.7/10301 votesLoading...#19 - Distress Call
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 2/28/2019
Dale copes with the fallout from Maddie and Ryn’s encounter with the man from Susan’s past, while Katrina continues to persuade the rest of the mermaid pack to get on her side—even if that means brute force against both mermaids and humans.
Director: David Grossman
Writer: Michael Gans, Richard Register
7.8/10581 votesLoading...#20 - On the Road
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 4/12/2018
When the military facility goes on high alert, Chris manages to escape, but he’s not the only one who gets out.
Director: Steven A. Adelson
Writer: Elle Triedman
7.8/10451 votesLoading...#21 - Street Fight
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 5/17/2018
Donna comes ashore with two other members of her colony to bring Ryn back home. When mermaids once again begin wreaking havoc throughout the town, Dale tries to put an end to it once and for all.
Director: Joe Menendez
Writer: Zach Ayers
7.8/10326 votesLoading...#22 - Oil & Water
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 2/14/2019
Ryn decides they need to find another solution for housing the mermaids, as hiding them becomes increasingly difficult. Ben becomes a mentor to Levi as he tries to learn how men behave on land, while Maddie continues to struggle with her mother’s renewed presence in her life.
Director: John Badham
Writer: Matt Morgan, Ian Sobel
7.8/10292 votesLoading...#23 - Entrapment
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 3/7/2019
Tensions are rising following a shocking discovery. And living in a tank rather than the ocean is starting to have an adverse effect on many of the mermaids. Hoping to save her kind, and help her human circle, Ryn makes a deal with a complicated ally.
Director: Amanda Row
Writer: Zoë Green
7.8/10265 votesLoading...#24 - Borders
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 4/2/2020
As an old friend visits Helen, a new mermaid arrives leaving Ryn questioning their motives. Maddie learns the truth behind Ian’s death, as Ben fights for his mother’s treatments. While Xander is inspired to take on more responsibility.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.9/10471 votesLoading...#25 - Dead in the Water
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 5/3/2018
When Ryn is taken in for questioning, Maddie rushes to her rescue. Meanwhile, Ben and Xander return to the deep sea to search for answers, only to be met by an uninvited guest.
Director: Nick Copus
Writer: Ian Sobel, Matt Morgan
The Worst Episodes of Siren
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The coastal town of Bristol Cove is known for its legend of once being home to mermaids. When the arrival of a mysterious girl proves...
Genres:Sci-Fi & FantasyDrama
Network:Freeform
Worst Episodes Summary
"Pilot" is the worst rated episode of "Siren". It scored 7.3/10 based on 974 votes. Directed by Emily Whitesell and written by Eric Wald, it aired on 3/29/2018. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Last Mermaid".