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The Best Episodes of Sleeper Cell Season 1

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

The Best Episodes of Sleeper Cell Season 1

A chilling and unflinching look at all sides of a complicated issue, focusing on an African-American Muslim who joins an Islamic sleeper terrorist cell in...

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  1. Background image for Al-Fatiha
    7.5/10(219 votes)

    #1 - Al-Fatiha

    S1:E1

    Darwyn Al-Hakim is a Muslim ex-con who has just been released from prison and finds his way to an Islamic extremist named Farik, who recruits him to join a terrorist sleeper cell planning an attack in Los Angeles.

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  2. Background image for Target
    7.6/10(166 votes)

    #2 - Target

    S1:E2

    Farik and Ilija receive a deadly biological anthrax shipment and prepare for an attack inside a Los Angeles shopping mall. Darwyn's supervisor Ray Fuller become suspicious about the disappearance of a cell member.

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  3. Background image for Money
    7.6/10(152 votes)

    #3 - Money

    S1:E3

    Farik, Darwyn and Christian cross the U.S.-Mexico border at Tijuana to find out why the cell's pipeline of mob funds has suddenly gone dry.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  4. Background image for Scholar
    7.8/10(163 votes)

    #4 - Scholar

    S1:E4

    Farik dispatches a biochemical student on a flight to Vancouver, Canada, to drive a shipment of real anthrax across the Canadian border and down to Los Angeles.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  5. Background image for Soldier
    7.6/10(142 votes)

    #5 - Soldier

    S1:E5

    The cell members pose as Iraqi insurgents-in-training in order to infiltrate and take over a secure warehouse as a new base of operations for Youmud Din ("Judgment Day").

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  6. Background image for Family
    7.5/10(143 votes)

    #6 - Family

    S1:E6

    Darwyn befriends a pesticide plant worker in order to buy some of his company's product under the table for the cell, while each of the jihadis cope with personal troubles of their own.

    Director:Leslie Libman
    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for Immigrant
    8.1/10(163 votes)

    #7 - Immigrant

    S1:E7

    When an Afghan boy arrives at the warehouse looking for training as a jihadi, Darwyn introduces him to a more moderate brand of Islam in hopes of steering him away from terrorism.

    Director:Unknown
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  9. Background image for Intramural
    8.0/10(134 votes)

    #8 - Intramural

    S1:E8

    The cell buys explosives from a white supremacist militia while Darwyn's new handler, Patrice Serxner, tries to prevent the LAPD from blowing his cover in a conflicting investigation.

    Director:Unknown
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  10. Background image for Hijack
    8.0/10(148 votes)

    #9 - Hijack

    S1:E9

    The cell hijacks a chemical truck in preparation for Judgment Day, as Farik spends a last night with and bids farewell to his wife, and the FBI prepares to stop the attack.

    Director:Rick Wallace
    Writer:Unknown
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  11. Background image for Youmud Din
    8.6/10(160 votes)

    #10 - Youmud Din

    S1:E10

    Judgement Day has arrived and Fariq isn't yet out of surprises. A surprise diversion proves effective in allowing the cell to escape their surveilance. A quick thinking Darwyn leaves a clue that will hopefully lead the FBI to the target location in time.

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Al-Fatiha" is the best rated episode of "Sleeper Cell" season 1. It scored 7.5/10 based on 219 votes. Directed by Clark Johnson and written by Cyrus Voris, Ethan Reiff, it aired on 12/4/2005. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Target".