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The Best Episodes of The Deep Season 1

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

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The adventures of the Nekton family, a family of daring underwater explorers who live aboard a state-of-the-art submarine, The Aronnax, and explore uncharted areas of the earth's oceans to unravel the mysteries of the deep.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The Deep Season 1 Episode 1 - Here Be Dragons
    7.9/10(52 votes)

    #1 - Here Be Dragons

    S1:E1

    A dragon hunting expedition leads Ant to an ancient scroll that holds clues to an amazing mystery. But his family are trapped by the dragon and only Ant and Jeffrey can save them. And Jeffrey's a fish.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. The Deep Season 1 Episode 2 - Dark Orca
    7.4/10(38 votes)

    #2 - Dark Orca

    S1:E2

    The Dark Orca pirates attack. They believe the Nektons have a rare treasure aboard their sub. With pirates on one side and an erupting undersea volcano on the other, the Nektons will have to get creative to escape.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The Deep Season 1 Episode 3 - A.I.M.Y.
    7.2/10(42 votes)

    #3 - A.I.M.Y.

    S1:E3

    An artificial intelligence programmed to run the sub and protect the Nektons tries to stop their rescue mission because it's too risky. When they try to shut her down, she takes over completely to save them from themselves.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The Deep Season 1 Episode 4 - Digging Deeper
    7.2/10(36 votes)

    #4 - Digging Deeper

    S1:E4

    Will and Ant are retrieving an item from the deepest part of the ocean, but it is not what they were told. They've been duped. And now there's a stowaway on the Aronnax, trying to take control of it.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The Deep Season 1 Episode 5 - Devil's Sea Mystery
    7.3/10(30 votes)

    #5 - Devil's Sea Mystery

    S1:E5

    Are aliens stealing things from a Japanese island and dragging them underwater? Ant believes that's perfectly reasonable. The Nektons investigate and find something even more dangerous. But can they escape?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The Deep Season 1 Episode 6 - Lonesome Jim
    7.2/10(31 votes)

    #6 - Lonesome Jim

    S1:E6

    Someone just stole the rarest tortoise in the world and the Nektons are searching for it. But the man who stole it secretly wants to capture them too. They're walking into a trap, but really, there's no other way.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. The Deep Season 1 Episode 7 - Captured
    7.2/10(31 votes)

    #7 - Captured

    S1:E7

    Captain Hammerhead has captured the Nektons aboard his sub! But his rusty vessel is about to sink. The Arronax could save them all, but first, Hammerhead would have to free the Nektons-and that's not exactly in his character.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. The Deep Season 1 Episode 8 - The Test
    7.4/10(30 votes)

    #8 - The Test

    S1:E8

    To find a piece of the mysterious Ephemychron, the Nektons have to fight off whirlpools, zero visibility and giant robotic jellyfish. Is Nereus doing this to them? If not, who is really behind all these obstacles?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The Deep Season 1 Episode 9 - Fossil
    7.3/10(31 votes)

    #9 - Fossil

    S1:E9

    Huge prehistoric crocodiles still inhabit an underwater cave system the Nektons are exploring. Ant shouldn't have bonded with that baby croc-its enormous mother doesn't take kindly to kidnappers, and now she's after him.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The Deep Season 1 Episode 10 - Colossal Squid
    8.0/10(30 votes)

    #10 - Colossal Squid

    S1:E10

    Ant and Fontaine hunt for one of the rarest ocean creatures: the colossal squid. But it turns out to be smarter than anyone thought and thinks the Nektons look tasty. Can the Aronnax survive being pulled down very, very deep?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The Deep Season 1 Episode 11 - Monster Hunter
    7.3/10(33 votes)

    #11 - Monster Hunter

    S1:E11

    Media superstar Devil Daniels - Monster Hunter is hunting a sea creature that he believes is a menace, but the Nektons want to protect it. To make matters worse, the public are on Daniels's side.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. The Deep Season 1 Episode 12 - The Phantom Sub
    7.9/10(31 votes)

    #12 - The Phantom Sub

    S1:E12

    Does a ghost sub haunt the ocean depths? Ant believes it does, but when he actually finds this "ghost sub", the truth is even stranger - and much more dangerous. Ant and Fontaine find themselves trapped - by a ghost?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. The Deep Season 1 Episode 13 - The Abyss Stares Back
    7.9/10(30 votes)

    #13 - The Abyss Stares Back

    S1:E13

    While diving in a rare blue hole, a sinkhole in the middle of the sea, strange things begin to happen to the Nektons. They're seeing things that can't exist. And where did the exit go? Why is there no way out?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. The Deep Season 1 Episode 14 - Junior Nektons
    7.4/10(30 votes)

    #14 - Junior Nektons

    S1:E14

    Ant and Fontaine are sure they can control some young fans visiting the Aronnax. But when they have to rescue a whale calf, success depends on them and all the hyperactive kids working well together. What could go wrong?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. The Deep Season 1 Episode 15 - Treasure of the Islanders
    7.9/10(33 votes)

    #15 - Treasure of the Islanders

    S1:E15

    Dolos has sold two maps leading to the same treasure: one to the Nektons, the other to the pirates. Now it's a race to get there first, and the winner will need to use every sneaky trick in the book to win.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. The Deep Season 1 Episode 16 - Tunnel
    7.9/10(34 votes)

    #16 - Tunnel

    S1:E16

    As the Nektons explore a mysterious tunnel behind a huge undersea waterfall, strange creatures and strong currents surprise them at every turn. Everything is not as it seems.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. The Deep Season 1 Episode 17 - The Sunken Gallery
    8.1/10(29 votes)

    #17 - The Sunken Gallery

    S1:E17

    The Nektons are arrested for stealing. Ant and Fontaine escape to prove their innocence, but whoever set them up is already two steps ahead.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. The Deep Season 1 Episode 18 - Field of Giants
    8.1/10(28 votes)

    #18 - Field of Giants

    S1:E18

    Fontaine and Smiling Finn get stuck inside a giant clam as the Dark Orca pirates battle the Nektons for the giant pearl within.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. The Deep Season 1 Episode 19 - The Proteus Factor
    7.5/10(27 votes)

    #19 - The Proteus Factor

    S1:E19

    Proteus, leader of the mysterious Guardians, traps the Aronnax in a magnetic field and kidnaps Ant, believing he is the key to finding Lemuria.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. The Deep Season 1 Episode 20 - Song of the Siren
    7.8/10(29 votes)

    #20 - Song of the Siren

    S1:E20

    Devil Daniels, Monster Hunter, attempts to hunt a siren - a mythical creature whose song lures sailors to their doom.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. The Deep Season 1 Episode 21 - Bad Luck Fish
    7.5/10(29 votes)

    #21 - Bad Luck Fish

    S1:E21

    A fish invades Jeffrey's home on the Aronnax. How can he get rid of it and its bad luck?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. The Deep Season 1 Episode 22 - Strange Migration
    8.2/10(27 votes)

    #22 - Strange Migration

    S1:E22

    The Rover is swallowed by a huge prehistoric shark. Will and Fontaine manage to cling to its gills just inside its mouth.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. The Deep Season 1 Episode 23 - Bloop
    8.0/10(28 votes)

    #23 - Bloop

    S1:E23

    The Nektons are trying to identify a unique life form. They've never seen it, they've only heard its sound: 'Bloop'.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. The Deep Season 1 Episode 24 - The Twilight Zone
    7.4/10(28 votes)

    #24 - The Twilight Zone

    S1:E24

    A weird glowing fish has lured every fish in the area to its bioluminescence, and Kaiko and Will also fall under its spell.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. The Deep Season 1 Episode 25 - Loki's Castle
    8.2/10(29 votes)

    #25 - Loki's Castle

    S1:E25

    While fighting over Viking treasure, the Nektons take over the Dark Orca. But the pirates in turn take over the Aronnax.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Here Be Dragons" is the best rated episode of "The Deep" season 1. It scored 7.9/10 based on 52 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 12/1/2015. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "Dark Orca".