- 6.5/10483 votes
#1 - Pilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 3/1/2023
Helen, a language professor bored with her daily routine, who makes the shocking discovery that her seemingly ordinary husband is leading an extraordinary double life.
Director: Anthony Hemingway
Writer: Matt Nix
- 6.9/10338 votes
#2 - Public Secrets
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 3/8/2023
Helen gets her first official Omega Sector assignment – going undercover with Harry and the team at an academic conference in Madrid to stop a bioweapon terrorist attack. During the mission, Harry does his best to keep his history with Ximena, a sexy cryptographer they must work with to complete the mission, away from his wife.
Director: Robert Duncan McNeill
Writer: Matt Nix
- 6.9/10269 votes
#3 - Separate Pairs
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 3/15/2023
Henry and Helen go undercover as billionaires when the Omega Sector team gets an opportunity to bring down a weapons dealer. Helen struggles to separate her home and new work life.
Director: Anna Mastro
Writer: Matt Nix
- 7.8/10278 votes
#4 - Rival Companions
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 3/22/2023
When an international catastrophe occurs on live TV, the Omega Sector team must seek out help from The Wolf, a merciless contract assassin.
Director: Scott Peters
Writer: Kathryn Price, Nichole Millard
- 6.8/10221 votes
#5 - Unrelated Parents
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 3/29/2023
The Omega Sector team must track down a dangerous hacker with missile codes that could cause war to break out in the middle east if they fall into the wrong hands. When the hacker turns out to be a moody teenager, Harry and Helen attempt to use their parenting techniques from home to get him to cooperate, which proves to be more challenging than handling the miscreants they usually deal with.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.6/10206 votes
#6 - Working Vacation
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 4/5/2023
The entire Tasker family takes a trip to Mexico for Harry’s annual computer sales family retreat, which Helen learns has been an ongoing cover for his real job as a spy. The simple mission goes awry when a notorious spy hunter threatens to take out the entire computer sales retreat to capture Omega Sector spies while Dana and Jake are missing.
Director: Ryan Zaragoza
Writer: Kathryn Price, Nichole Millard
- 6.8/10196 votes
#7 - Independent Dependents
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 4/12/2023
Despite Gib’s passionate arguments, Omega Sector requires the team to work with his estranged father, Al, when the weapons manufacturing plant he built gets taken over by a domestic terrorist organization with employees trapped inside. Harry and Helen must learn to work in sync like never before to neutralize the threat, rescue the hostages and survive the bickering between Gib and Al.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.9/10174 votes
#8 - Honest Manipulations
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 4/19/2023
Omega Sector has a new mission to manipulate the girlfriend of a hedge fund CEO in an attempt to collect sensitive data about the company to determine if they have been responsible for major catastrophes and loss of human life.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.1/10169 votes
#9 - Bitter Sweethearts
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 4/26/2023
The Omega Sector team partners with Arnie and Sharon, two retired Omega operatives, to locate a mystery assassin who murdered members of their former team. During the mission, Arnie and Sharon give Harry and Helen a frightening glimpse at what a career at Omega can do to a romantic relationship.
Director: Aprill Winney
Writer: N/A
- 7.3/10170 votes
#10 - Friendly Enemies
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 5/3/2023
Harry and Helen go undercover as American diplomats to befriend and recruit the Pérezes, a couple with connections that can help Omega Sector take down a rogue general who has gained missile-launching capabilities. The mission takes a turn when they realize the Pérezes have a secret of their own.
Director: Gina Lamar
Writer: Valentina Garza
- 6.6/10142 votes
#11 - Unfamiliar Partnerships
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 5/10/2023
When an ex-Omega Sector operative asks the team to help stop the sale of weaponized uranium, Harry finds himself struggling to reconcile his loyalty between his current team and his former comrade, who continually demonstrates some questionable, yet effective, tactics.
Director: Geoff Wing Shotz
Writer: John Swetnam
- 7.3/10127 votes
#12 - Lying Truths (1)
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 5/17/2023
After a van full of computer software containing confidential information about Omega Sector operatives gets hijacked, the team enlists the help of Max, a teen hacker, to learn who is going after the agency. When Harry and Helen discover that Max is dating their daughter, Dana, their actions put the mission in jeopardy.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.9/10141 votes
#13 - Waking Dreams (2)
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 5/17/2023
With an Omega Sector spy missing, the entire agency searches for clues. Harry and Helen’s relationship with each other, their team and reality itself, is tested in unimaginable ways, even for the best of spies and spouses.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of True Lies Season 1
Every episode of True Lies Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of True Lies Season 1!
Shocked to discover that her bland and unremarkable computer consultant husband is a skilled international spy, an unfulfilled suburban housewife is propelled into a life...
Genres:Action & AdventureComedy
Network:CBS
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Pilot" is the best rated episode of "True Lies" season 1. It scored 6.5/10 based on 483 votes. Directed by Anthony Hemingway and written by Matt Nix, it aired on 3/1/2023. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "Public Secrets".