Reaper: Season 1
2007 · 18 episodes · ★ 7.6
What Season 1 of Reaper
Sam Oliver is 21 years old, lives with his parents in the Seattle area and works a dead-end job at Work Bench, a home repair superstore. Between video game sessions, he pines for his girlfriend Andi. His parents spoil him without reproach while demanding constant effort from his brother, and Sam has never understood why. On his 21st birthday, he starts experiencing hellish visions and inexplicable events, until his father confesses the deal: his family promised the firstborn son to the Devil in exchange for curing his father's illness. Now Sam works for the Devil, played by Ray Wise, as a bounty hunter for escaped souls, alongside his friends Ben and Sock.
Season 1 Episodes
1x01 Pilot
Sam Oliver has always been the slacker with no goals or purpose. However, his life takes an unprecedented new direction on his twenty-first birthday, when he discovers that his parents sold his soul to the devil and he must now become Satan's personal bounty hunter.
Directing: Kevin Smith · Writing: Michele Fazekas, Tara Butters · Starring: Allison Hossack, Kyle Switzer, Christine Willes, Fraser Aitcheson
1x02 Charged
After Sam wakes up to find that everything he touches gives him a shock, he consults Satan, who tells him that this is related to his next target - an escaped soul from hell who sucks energy from power lines in order to loose it as lightning against his next victim. In order to capture the escapee Sam must use his new vessel, a remote control monster truck, given to him by Satan himself.
Directed by: Peter Lauer · Written by: Michele Fazekas · Starring: Allison Hossack, Mark Rolston, Kyle Switzer, Christine Willes
1x03 All Mine
Sam, Ben, and Sock must hunt an escaped soul that uses insects to kill the people living at an apartment complex. Also, Sam is crushed when Andi meets a new guy who encourages her to go back to school full-time and quit her job.
Directed by: Mike Rohl · Written by: Jeff Vlaming · Starring: Robert Foxworth, Julia Benson, Colby Johannson, James Ashcroft
1x04 Magic
Sam requests some time off to go to a concert with Andi, but the Devil refuses and points out that vacation periods are not part of his contract. Therefore, Sam is given a white dove as his next vessel and is sent to capture an escaped magician who kills anyone who does not appreciate his act.
Directed by: Ron Underwood · Written by: Kevin Murphy · Starring: Allison Hossack, Agam Darshi, Darren Shahlavi, Christine Willes
1x05 What About Blob
Sam must deal with a toxic revenger when the escaped soul of a chemical company's CEO starts taking human lives. Meanwhile, the Devil delivers Sam's contract as promised... but it's a few hundred pages longer then Sam expected.
Directing: Peter Lauer · Writing: Thomas Schnauz · Starring: Phillip Mitchell, Aaron Douglas, Christine Willes, Colby Johannson
1x06 Leon
Sam discovers that demons don't work on Halloween. Unfortunately, a depressed Devil decides to make Sam's assignment even harder to cheer himself up. Sam and Sock capture one soul, Leon, an escapee who killed someone over a hundred years ago, but before Sam can return him Leon tries to convince them that he's changed. The Devil then sends Sam to recapture a second soul, a serial killer who plans on starting a new murder spree.
Directing: Victoria Hochberg · Writing: Craig DiGregorio · Starring: Patton Oswalt, Christine Willes, Darcy Michael, Gillian Barber
1x07 Love, Bullets and Blacktop
Sam and the crew go after a thrill-seeking pair of escaped souls that engineer car wrecks to keep their relationship fresh. Meanwhile, the Devil tries to set Sam up with a new girl.
Directing: James Head · Starring: Kea Wong, Mercedes McNab, Curtis Armstrong, Pascale Hutton
1x08 The Cop
Sam gets a reward from the Devil for a job well done... but finds that he's being set up for murder. Meanwhile, Sock becomes obsessed with Gladys the DMV demon.
Directing: Peter Lauer · Starring: Mitch Pileggi, Fulvio Cecere, Christine Willes, Colby Johannson
1x09 Ashes to Ashes
Ben's mother and grandmother stop by the Work Bench for some supplies for their family reunion. However, things go sour when the grandmother accuses Sam of being evil and calls him Diablo. Meanwhile, Sam meets a lady who has been the Devil's girlfriend for over twenty years and wonders whether her daughter is the Devil's daughter or not.
Directing: Victoria Hochberg · Writing: Thomas Schnauz · Starring: Melinda Clarke, Jessica Stroup, Robin Mossley, Lillian Hurst
1x10 Cash Out
Sam starts dating a woman that he suspects may be the Devil's daughter. Meanwhile, it turns out that money is the root of all evil when the the guys argue over what to do with money recovered from an escaped soul.
Directed by: Stephen Cragg · Starring: Byron Lawson, Jessica Stroup, Christine Willes, Vyto Ruginis
1x11 Hungry for Fame
Sam desperately tries to stop an untalented musician when the latter tries to sell his soul to the Devil for rock star fame. Meanwhile, Sock is in for a big surprise when his mother returns from Las Vegas and announces that she is now married.
Directing: James Head · Starring: Allison Hossack, Jamie Kennedy, Jessica Stroup, Maxine Miller
1x12 Unseen
Sock and Sam move in together into a condo of their own and meet their new neighbors, Tony and Steve, a gay couple who is surprisingly friendly to the two slackers. However, Sam and Sock soon discover that there is more to the couple than meets the eye.
Directing: Michael Robison · Writing: Melissa R. Byer, Treena Hancock · Starring: Allison Hossack, Ken Marino, Jessica Stroup, Michael Ian Black
1x13 Acid Queen
When Andi's life is threatened by an escaped soul from hell, Sam must go out of his way to protect her.
Directed by: James Head · Written by: Alan Cross · Starring: Kyle Labine, Ken Marino, Erica Cerra, Michael Ian Black
1x14 Rebellion
It's a demons world, as the gang encounters a demon support group with members who are trying to change their bad ways. However, not every demon is in for a change, as Sam and his friends must take down one who poses as a lawyer to unleash leeches on his victims.
Directed by: Kevin Dowling · Written by: Craig DiGregorio, Kevin Murphy · Starring: Ken Marino, Jay Brazeau, Bob Clendenin, Michael Ian Black
1x15 Coming to Grips
Andi finally learns Sam's secret regarding the Devil after she is captured by a demon and the gang must rescue her. Unfortunately for Sam, the truth causes Andi to fear him and keep her distance. Meanwhile, Ben meets the woman of his dreams while chasing a demon at a hospital's maternity ward, but a major fact keeps them from being together.
Directing: Michael Grossman · Writing: Kevin Etten, Thomas Schnauz · Starring: Kate Robbins, Ken Marino, Kandyse McClure, Lucy Davis
1x16 Greg, Schmeg
When the Devil refuses to offer Sam any help on capturing the latest escaped soul, the gang turns to Gladys for help. Gladys then takes the guys to her demon friend Dennis who at first refuses to help but later on offers Sam a homemade vessel because he feels sorry that his parents sold his soul to the Devil. Meanwhile, Andi's ex-boyfriend Greg returns and Sam discovers that he has a plan to get her back.
Directing: Jeff Melman · Writing: Chris Black, Jeff Vlaming · Starring: Jeff Kober, Kandyse McClure, Lucy Davis, Christine Willes
1x17 The Leak
After realizing that the latest escaped soul keeps surfacing back to Earth, the Devil informs Sam that a leak has sprung in Hell and tells his bounty hunter to find out how the souls are escaping back to Earth.
Directing: John Fortenberry · Writing: Chris Dingess · Starring: Allison Hossack, Jonathan Potts, Ken Marino, Kandyse McClure
1x18 Cancun Season Finale
Sam is targeted by a demon revolution that ultimately leads to a revelation that can have serious effects on his future.
Directing: Stephen Cragg · Writing: Michele Fazekas, Tom Spezialy · Starring: Allison Hossack, Cindy Sampson, Ken Marino, Sarah Lind
Season 1 Cast
Bret HarrisonSam Oliver18 episodes
Tyler LabineBert 'Sock' Wysocki18 episodes
Valarie Rae MillerJosie18 episodes
Andrew AirlieMr. Oliver18 episodes
Donavon StinsonTed Gallagher18 episodes
Christine WillesGladys - DMV Demon10 episodes
Allison HossackMrs. Oliver7 episodes
Jill TeedMrs. Prendergast2 episodes
Scott PateyCashier2 episodes
Phillip MitchellCampaign WorkerEpisode 1
Byron LawsonPaul HuangEpisode 1
Kea WongThe bride-to-beEpisode 1
Kyle LabineKendallEpisode 1Where to Watch Season 1 of Reaper
It is currently not available on the major streaming platforms.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many episodes are in season 1 of Reaper?
Season 1 of Reaper has 18 episodes.
When did season 1 of Reaper premiere?
Premiered on September 25, 2007.
Where to Watch Reaper Season 1?
Currently not available on the major subscription platforms (availability may vary by country).