7.8/10966 votes#1 - Light Out
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/30/2021
When the U.S. government finally tracks them down, the off-the-grid Fox family flees to begin a new life.
Director: Rupert Wyatt
Writer: Tom Bissell, Neil Cross
7.9/10855 votes#2 - foxes and coyotes
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/30/2021
The Foxes enlist the help of two coyotes who promise to take them across the U.S. border into Mexico.
Director: Rupert Wyatt
Writer: Neil Cross
7.2/10698 votes#3 - Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 5/7/2021
With the Feds closing in on them, the Foxes and Chuy must cross the desert on foot—and face adversity both natural and man-made.
Director: Jeremy Podeswa
Writer: Neil Cross, Ian Scott McCullough
7.3/10654 votes#4 - Bus Stop
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 5/14/2021
The Foxes seek refuge in an opulent hacienda, where a family’s all-powerful matriarch sees them as pawns in her own game.
Director: Natalia Beristáin
Writer: Michael D. Fuller
6.6/10605 votes#5 - Elvis, Jesus, Coca-Cola
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 5/21/2021
Arriving in Mexico City, the Fox parents attempt to connect with Allie’s mysterious contact while the kids get into trouble.
Director: Natalia Beristáin, Tinge Krishnan
Writer: Anya Leta
7.1/10530 votes#6 - Calaca
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/28/2021
Held captive by a shadowy organization, Allie and Margot must find a way to escape and get back to their kids.
Director: Natalia Beristáin
Writer: Emmy Grinwis
7.5/10574 votes#7 - The Glass Sandwich
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 6/4/2021
The Foxes are forced into a crisis that will either bring them back together or tear them apart forever. Season finale.
Director: Clare Kilner
Writer: Gideon Yago
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Allie Fox—a brilliant inventor and stubborn idealist—uproots his family for a dangerous quest through Mexico to flee the U.S. government and find safety.
Genres:DramaAction & Adventure
Network:Apple TV+
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Light Out" is the best rated episode of "The Mosquito Coast" season 1. It scored 7.8/10 based on 966 votes. Directed by Rupert Wyatt and written by Tom Bissell, Neil Cross, it aired on 4/30/2021. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "foxes and coyotes".