Aquarius
Aquarius
TV ShowCanceled

Aquarius

Murder. Madness. Manson.

6.5 / 10
2015
2 seasons
26 episodes
DramaCrime

In the late 1960s, a Los Angeles police sergeant with a complicated personal life starts tracking a small-time criminal and budding cult leader seeking out vulnerable women to join his “cause.” The name of that man is Charles Manson.

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Seasons

  • Everybody's Been Burned

    1.Everybody's Been Burned

    7.6
    28-05-201543m

    LAPD Detective Sam Hodiak and undercover officer Brian Shafe begin the search for a missing teenage girl, Emma Karn, who has fallen under the spell of infamous cult leader Charles...

  • The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game

    2.The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game

    7.2
    28-05-201543m

    Hodiak and Shafe investigate a complicated murder case amidst rising racial tensions. Meanwhile, Manson forces Emma's father, Ken Karn, to introduce him to an executive in the musi...

  • Never Say Never to Always

    3.Never Say Never to Always

    7.2
    04-06-201543m

    A drug dealer is murdered, and the prime suspect is Shafe's snitch. Meanwhile, Shafe and rookie Charmain Tully go undercover into the Manson family in a mission that comes with ser...

  • Home Is Where You're Happy

    4.Home Is Where You're Happy

    6.3
    11-06-201543m

    Hodiak investigates Art Gladner's murder through his late wife Lucille, who runs a burlesque club. Manson hides Emma but Hodiak, under pressure from Grace, ultimately finds her and...

  • A Change Is Gonna Come

    5.A Change Is Gonna Come

    6.2
    18-06-201543m

    A South Central murder investigation ratchets up tension with the Black Panthers. Emma runs away from home in the midst of the chaos and Hodiak pays Manson a visit and gives him a...

  • A Whiter Shade of Pale

    6.A Whiter Shade of Pale

    6.6
    25-06-201543m

    Charlie recovers. Charmain finds a case. Hodiak seeks the man who's been harassing Shafe's family. Shafe helps Hodiak get a message to his son.

  • Cease to Resist

    7.Cease to Resist

    5.7
    02-07-201543m

    Cutler gets a surprise visitor. Hodiak and Shafe work the murder of a Hollywood star. Charlie goes gun shopping.

  • Sick City

    8.Sick City

    7.1
    09-07-201543m

    Karn buries secrets. Failing to impress a record producer, Manson takes his disappointment out on his family. Shafe catches a tough break. Hodiak loses an old friend.

  • Why?

    9.Why?

    7.6
    18-07-201543m

    Charmain's first ride-along ends when her fellow officers are gunned down, the first in a series of cop killings.

  • It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)

    10.It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)

    7.8
    25-07-201543m

    Charlie tests Emma's loyalty. Shafe passes Guapo's test. After his first acid trip, courtesy of Manson, Hodiak helps a fellow detective with a secret.

  • Your Mother Should Know

    11.Your Mother Should Know

    7.3
    01-08-201543m

    Trust is an issue when Bunchy asks Hodiak to find his brother's killer; the Hodiak family comes together to help Walt; Charlie's mom visits.

  • (Please Let Me Love You And) It Won't Be Wrong

    12.(Please Let Me Love You And) It Won't Be Wrong

    6.9
    08-08-201543m

    Emma's absence is felt when the Manson family makes a documentary; Hodiak makes a deal with Ken Karn to save his son.

  • Old Ego Is a Too Much Thing

    13.Old Ego Is a Too Much Thing

    7.4
    22-08-201543m

    Season 1 finale! Emma returns just as Mary goes into labor; Hodiak's deal for Walt goes south; a murder investigation has unforeseen consequences.

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