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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!

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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 of danger and adventure when she's recruited to work alongside

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    True Lies Season 1 Episode 4 - Rival Companions
    7.8/10(286 votes)

    S1:E4

    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
    Writers:Kathryn Price, Nichole Millard

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  2. True Lies Season 1 Episode 10 - Friendly Enemies
    7.4/10(176 votes)

    S1:E10

    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

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  3. True Lies Season 1 Episode 12 - Lying Truths (1)
    7.4/10(135 votes)

    S1:E12

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. True Lies Season 1 Episode 9 - Bitter Sweethearts
    7.1/10(176 votes)

    S1:E9

    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:Unknown

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  5. True Lies Season 1 Episode 13 - Waking Dreams (2)
    7.0/10(150 votes)

    S1:E13

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. True Lies Season 1 Episode 2 - Public Secrets
    6.9/10(347 votes)

    S1:E2

    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

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  7. True Lies Season 1 Episode 3 - Separate Pairs
    6.9/10(278 votes)

    S1:E3

    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

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  8. True Lies Season 1 Episode 7 - Independent Dependents
    6.9/10(202 votes)

    S1:E7

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. True Lies Season 1 Episode 8 - Honest Manipulations
    6.9/10(179 votes)

    S1:E8

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. True Lies Season 1 Episode 5 - Unrelated Parents
    6.8/10(226 votes)

    S1:E5

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. True Lies Season 1 Episode 6 - Working Vacation
    6.6/10(214 votes)

    S1:E6

    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
    Writers:Kathryn Price, Nichole Millard

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  12. True Lies Season 1 Episode 11 - Unfamiliar Partnerships
    6.6/10(149 votes)

    S1:E11

    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

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  13. True Lies Season 1 Episode 1 - Pilot
    6.5/10(499 votes)

    S1:E1

    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

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Rival Companions" is the best rated episode of "True Lies" season 1. It scored 7.8/10 based on 286 votes. Directed by Scott Peters and written by Kathryn Price, Nichole Millard, it aired on 3/22/2023. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "Friendly Enemies".