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The Best Episodes of The Net

Every episode of The Net ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of The Net!

The Best Episodes of The Net

The Net is a 1998 television drama series based on the 1995 film of the same name. The series starred Brooke Langton as Angela Bennett,...
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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    The Net Season 1 Episode 19 - Zero
    9.2/10(19 votes)

    #1 - Zero

    S1:E19

    A sinister new drug leads Angela and Jacob to a showdown with the Praetorians. Angela becomes an FBI CIC agent.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Larry Barber, Paul Barber

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  2. The Net Season 1 Episode 11 - Diamonds Aren't Forever
    8.8/10(16 votes)

    #2 - Diamonds Aren't Forever

    S1:E11

    Angela and Sorcerer counter a Praetorian plan to bring down the world diamond market.

    Director:Michael Robison
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The Net Season 1 Episode 8 - Jump Vector
    8.4/10(15 votes)

    #3 - Jump Vector

    S1:E8

    Angela poses as a river guide to learn more about a new program about to be released with a back door allowing the Praetorians access to any computer using this new operating system.

    Director:Scott Paulin
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The Net Season 1 Episode 9 - Go Like You Know
    8.4/10(14 votes)

    #4 - Go Like You Know

    S1:E9

    Angela joins forces with a streetwise guy to fight a cyber terrorist who is overloading power grids on the east coast.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Larry Barber, Paul Barber

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  5. The Net Season 1 Episode 18 - Y2K: Total System Failure
    8.4/10(18 votes)

    #5 - Y2K: Total System Failure

    S1:E18

    Angela has to try and stop the seemingly unstoppable Millenium Bug after a programmer is killed who was close to finding the solution.

    Director:Randall Zisk
    Writer:Nan Hagan

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  6. The Net Season 1 Episode 3 - Transplant
    8.3/10(15 votes)

    #6 - Transplant

    S1:E3

    While in Chicago, Angela gets shot. Sorcerer with a doctor at a Chicago hospital but Angela gets involved in an organ harvest program that the Praetorians are heading up.

    Director:George Mendeluk
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. The Net Season 1 Episode 2 - North by Northwestern
    8.2/10(18 votes)

    #7 - North by Northwestern

    S1:E2

    On her way to Chicago in search of her father, Angela gets detained by the police in Ohio who think that her laptop computer is a bomb. She befriends a cellmate who helps her escape the clutches of the Praetorians. The public defender assigned to Angela doubts her story until Trelawney catches up with him.

    Director:Jim Charleston
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. The Net Season 1 Episode 14 - Lucy's Life
    8.2/10(17 votes)

    #8 - Lucy's Life

    S1:E14

    The Praetorians set up a camera accessible via the Internet in a student's dorm in an attempt to trap Angela.

    Director:Jefferson Kibbee
    Writers:Larry Barber, Paul Barber

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  9. The Net Season 1 Episode 13 - Sample
    8.1/10(15 votes)

    #9 - Sample

    S1:E13

    A friend of Jacob's is murdered for trying to publish a negative review on a music web site. The Praetorians are involved in an elaborate scheme to control the world's music.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The Net Season 1 Episode 16 - Lunatic Fringe
    8.1/10(16 votes)

    #10 - Lunatic Fringe

    S1:E16

    Angela is concerned about Jacob's obsession with an internet cult leader.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The Net Season 1 Episode 4 - Bulls and Bears
    7.9/10(17 votes)

    #11 - Bulls and Bears

    S1:E4

    The Praetorians are trying to manipulate the stock market to raise $100 million cash to finance a Praetorian needed satellite from the Russians. Angela joins the stock brokerage to prevent the theft. Angela's voice activated computer is destroyed while Trelawney meets up the some really bad boys.

    Director:Helen Shaver
    Writers:Larry Barber, Paul Barber

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  12. The Net Season 1 Episode 7 - Fireball
    7.9/10(14 votes)

    #12 - Fireball

    S1:E7

    An old college boyfriend of Angela's is involved in hacking state lotteries. Things get ugly when Daniel hacks with the lotteries under control of the Praetorians. Angela needs to help Daniel while preventing the Praetorians from winning all the lotteries.

    Director:Bill Gereghty
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. The Net Season 1 Episode 15 - Pay the Line
    7.9/10(16 votes)

    #13 - Pay the Line

    S1:E15

    Jacob gets involved in on-line gambling scheme and gets in over his head. He needs Angela's help to pay his debts back and they wind up in Las Vegas in some high stakes gambling. Meanwhile, Trelawney is told he has to clean up the mess he left behind with Hearney.

    Director:Les Landau
    Writer:Lawrence Meyers

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  14. The Net Season 1 Episode 5 - Death of an Angel
    7.7/10(19 votes)

    #14 - Death of an Angel

    S1:E5

    Angela stages her death in an attempt to regain her identity and freedom from the Praetorians. She takes residence at the university where her father was a professor. There she meets Kyle, an aspiring law student. When Kyle's uncle, who is a judge, is falsely accused of child pornography over the internet, Angela helps out.

    Director:Patrick R. Norris
    Writer:Robert Bielak

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  15. The Net Season 1 Episode 1 - Deleted
    7.6/10(25 votes)

    #15 - Deleted

    S1:E1

    Computer expert Angela Bennett has her identity stolen by a terrorist group after opening an unexpected email. She must stop them with the help of a stranger known only as the sorcerer but the problem deepens after her new identity is wanted by the FBI.

    Director:Bradford May
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. The Net Season 1 Episode 12 - Pandora's Box
    7.6/10(16 votes)

    #16 - Pandora's Box

    S1:E12

    Angela and Sorcerer need to stop a Praetorian plot to dump nuclear waste in the world's oceans.

    Director:Neill Fearnley
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. The Net Season 1 Episode 17 - In Dreams
    7.6/10(19 votes)

    #17 - In Dreams

    S1:E17

    A 14-year-old girl with a photographic memory holds the key to a Praetorian code.

    Director:Helaine Head
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. The Net Season 1 Episode 21 - Chem Club
    7.5/10(18 votes)

    #18 - Chem Club

    S1:E21

    Angela and Jacob go to high school to find the young creators of a chemical weapon.

    Director:Anson Williams
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. The Net Season 1 Episode 10 - Harvest
    7.4/10(19 votes)

    #19 - Harvest

    S1:E10

    Angela meets Sorcerer! A bizarre cult calling itself Harvest Sun has the interest of the Praetorians. While Angela tries to get through to the cult members, she finally meets Sorcerer and is quite surprised!

    Director:Peter DeLuise
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. The Net Season 1 Episode 6 - Kill the Buddha
    7.2/10(15 votes)

    #20 - Kill the Buddha

    S1:E6

    While working as a barmaid, Angela befriends the owner and becomes friends with him and his wife, who are an interracial couple. When Eric is murdered, Angela finds out they were policemen. Wanting not to get involved due to trying to protect herself from discovery by the Praetorians, Angela is torn between helping the widow and protecting herself.

    Director:Adam Nimoy
    Writers:Larry Barber, Paul Barber

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  21. The Net Season 1 Episode 20 - Last Man Standing
    7.2/10(24 votes)

    #21 - Last Man Standing

    S1:E20

    New CIC agent Angela must put a stop to cybercast wrestling matches fought to the death.

    Director:Peter DeLuise
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. The Net Season 1 Episode 22 - eye-see-you.com
    6.5/10(16 votes)

    #22 - eye-see-you.com

    S1:E22

    Angela and Walter are in hot pursuit of a clever murderer who spies on his victims using the internet.

    Director:Scott Paulin
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"Zero" is the best rated episode of "The Net". It scored 9.2/10 based on 19 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Larry Barber, Paul Barber, it aired on 3/6/1999. This episode scored 0.4 points higher than the second highest rated, "Diamonds Aren't Forever".