The Following: Season 1

2013 · 15 episodes · ★ 6.8

What Season 1 of The Following

Joe Carroll, a former English literature professor, escapes from prison and resumes his criminal plans. Ryan Hardy, a former FBI agent who helped put him behind bars years earlier, returns to the job to hunt him down with a new team. He soon discovers that the inmate has gathered around him followers from the classroom and from prison, who have turned into a cult of fanatical killers. Emma Hill, the leader's right hand, occupies a central place in that circle. The search takes them through New York, Virginia and Maryland, and Hardy faces a web of crimes that keeps growing and forces him to get to know his former enemy inside out.

15episodes

Jan 21, 2013premiered

Apr 29, 2013Latest episode

11 hrtotal runtime

Season 1 Episodes

1x01 Pilot
Jan 21, 2013 · 46 min · ★ 7.4
Former FBI agent, Ryan Hardy is called out of retirement to track down Joe Carroll after he escapes from prison. Hardy works closely with an FBI team, which includes young, razor-sharp Mike Weston. The investigation also leads Hardy back to Claire Matthews, Carroll's ex-wife and the mother of the criminal's young son, Joey. Hardy soon discovers that Carroll has an ever-growing cult of followers.
Directing: Marcos Siega · Writing: Kevin Williamson · Starring: Maggie Grace, John Lafayette, Billy Brown, Steve Monroe
1x02 Chapter Two
Jan 28, 2013 · 44 min · ★ 7.1
Ryan Hardy, Agent Mike Weston and FBI Specialist Debra Parker, who is brought in to lead the investigation into Joe Carroll and his followers, dive deeper into the history of Carroll's psyche. To do so, they enlist the help of Carroll's ex-wife, and Hardy's former love, Claire Matthews. Meanwhile, Emma, Jacob and Paul keep Claire's son Joey at a house in the country as they prepare for their next move
Directing: Marcos Siega · Writing: Kevin Williamson · Starring: John Lafayette, Billy Brown, Steve Monroe, Carissa Capobianco
1x03 The Poet's Fire
Feb 4, 2013 · 44 min · ★ 6.9
A new follower is found in Rick, who is on a determined path to follow through on Carroll's orders. Hardy and the FBI attempt to predict Rick's course of revenge, which leads to a surprising outcome. Meanwhile, Paul's jealousy over Emma and Jacob's relationship leads to a breaking point, and the origin of Hardy and Carroll's relationship.
Directing: Liz Friedlander · Writing: Adam Armus, Nora Kay Foster · Starring: Billy Brown, Steve Monroe, Jeananne Goossen, Todd Faulkner
1x04 Mad Love
Feb 11, 2013 · 44 min · ★ 6.7
Maggie devises a plot to put an end to Hardy. Meanwhile, tension rises as Paul reveals a secret that Jacob has been keeping from Emma and more information about Hardy and Claire's past relationship is revealed.
Directing: Henry J. Bronchtein · Writing: Kevin Williamson · Starring: Chinasa Ogbuagu, Virginia Kull, Li Jun Li, Susan Misner
1x05 The Siege
Feb 18, 2013 · 44 min · ★ 7.4
When Claire receives a phone call that may lead her to find her son, the FBI and Ryan Hardy set their next move into motion, causing panic at the farmhouse. Meanwhile, Joe Carroll seeks a lawyer from his past to send a message that has deadly results.
Directing: Phil Abraham · Writer: Rebecca Dameron · Starring: John Lafayette, Li Jun Li, Dean Alai, Renée Elise Goldsberry
1x06 The Fall
Feb 25, 2013 · 44 min · ★ 6.8
Joe Carroll's true intentions are revealed through a new follower, Charlie. As Ryan learns of Joe's plans, he tries to stall Emma, Jacob and Paul by taunting them in hopes of turning them against each other. Meanwhile, Emma makes a shocking decision.
Directing: Marcos Siega · Writing: Shintaro Shimosawa · Starring: John Lafayette, Li Jun Li, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Albert Jones
1x07 Let Me Go
Mar 4, 2013 · 42 min · ★ 7.0
With the help of attorney Olivia Warren, Joe Carroll makes a case against Ryan and the FBI to be transferred to a different facility, but Ryan suspects a larger plan may be at play. Meanwhile, Emma and Joey arrive at a meeting point and come across another one of Roderick's men who has a secret of his own.
Directing: Nick Gomez · Writing: Seamus Kevin Fahey · Starring: Chinasa Ogbuagu, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Tom Lipinski, Nestor Serrano
1x08 Welcome Home
Mar 11, 2013 · 44 min · ★ 6.6
With Joey Matthews still missing and the search for Joe Carroll escalating, the FBI brings in Nick Donovan to run lead on the case, much to Ryan and Parker's dismay. Meanwhile, a follower from the past meets up with Joe Carroll, and their plans have a life-threatening result.
Directing: Joshua Butler · Writer: Amanda Kate Shuman · Starring: Kal Parekh, Chinasa Ogbuagu, Tom Lipinski, Arian Moayed
1x09 Love Hurts
Mar 18, 2013 · 43 min · ★ 6.5
With Weston still in the hospital, Ryan and Parker attempt to outsmart their new leader Nick as a way to continue their search. In a surprising move, Joe reaches out to Ryan to demand Claire's location and reveals that he will go to great lengths to lure her out of FBI custody. Meanwhile, followers from the past make a shocking return.
Directing: Marcos Siega, Adam Davidson · Writers: Adam Armus, Nora Kay Foster · Starring: Kal Parekh, Chinasa Ogbuagu, Jayne Atkinson, Warren Kole
1x10 Guilt
Mar 25, 2013 · 44 min · ★ 6.5
After discovering Claire's location, Joe sends two followers to capture her, but Ryan may be one step ahead. Meanwhile, Jacob struggles with recent decisions causing his reunion with Emma to be less than ideal. Also, a relationship from Ryan's past plays a significant role in his future.
Directing: Joshua Butler · Writing: Kevin Williamson, Shintaro Shimosawa · Starring: Kal Parekh, Chinasa Ogbuagu, Warren Kole, Jennifer Ferrin
1x11 Whips and Regret
Apr 1, 2013 · 44 min · ★ 6.6
After losing Claire to Joe's followers, Ryan and Parker attempt to recover while the FBI tracks down an undercover location that may have dark ties to Joe's following. Meanwhile, Claire adjusts to life at the follower's mansion and has an unexpected reunion, while Emma and Jacob continue to deal with Emma's betrayal.
Directing: Marcos Siega · Writers: Kevin Williamson, Rebecca Dameron · Starring: Kal Parekh, John Lafayette, Chinasa Ogbuagu, Warren Kole
1x12 The Curse
Apr 8, 2013 · 44 min · ★ 7.2
Ryan and the FBI discover a follower who might be able to lead them to Joe Carroll's location. Agent Weston returns to the case but his run-in with the cult may have had a bigger impact on him than anyone originally thought. Meanwhile, Claire and Emma come face-to-face for the first time since Joey's kidnapping.
Directing: David Von Ancken · Writers: Seamus Kevin Fahey, Amanda Kate Shuman · Starring: Kal Parekh, Chinasa Ogbuagu, Warren Kole, Jennifer Ferrin
1x13 Havenport
Apr 15, 2013 · 44 min · ★ 6.9
The Havenport Police Department is brought onto the case and Roderick's role as sheriff is called into question, which leads him to make a shocking decision that threatens the safety of Joey. Meanwhile, Ryan goes against the FBI, hoping to gain the trust of one of Joe's followers.
Directing: Nicole Kassell · Writers: Vincent Angell, David Wilcox · Starring: Kal Parekh, Chinasa Ogbuagu, Warren Kole, Mandy Siegfried
1x14 The End is Near
Apr 22, 2013 · 44 min · ★ 6.1
Ryan, Parker and Weston prepare to storm the follower's mansion, but Joe already has an escape plan in action. Meanwhile, disguised followers create a diversion at the town evacuation center, which causes panic among the residents and leads to a dangerous kidnapping of one FBI official.
Directing: Joshua Butler · Writing: Adam Armus, Nora Kay Foster · Starring: Kal Parekh, John Lafayette, Chinasa Ogbuagu, Jennifer Ferrin
1x15 The Final Chapter Season Finale
Apr 29, 2013 · 43 min · ★ 5.9
In the explosive Season One finale, Ryan races to stop Joe Carroll before his endgame reaches a deadly conclusion. Meanwhile, Joe leads Claire to a special location and the ultimate showdown between good and evil takes place.
Directing: Marcos Siega · Writing: Kevin Williamson · Starring: John Lafayette, Chinasa Ogbuagu, Jennifer Ferrin, Charlie Semine