The Night Of
Created by Steven Zaillian (Schindler’s List) and Richard Price (The Wire), this limited series tracks a young man whose perfect night out becomes a nightmare when he’s arrested for murder.
- Metascore90
- 2016-2016
- 1 season
- HBO
- Suspense, Drama
- TV-MA
Created by Steven Zaillian (Schindler’s List) and Richard Price (The Wire), this limited series tracks a young man whose perfect night out becomes a nightmare when he’s arrested for murder.
Season 1 Episode Guide
8 Episodes 2016
Episode 1
The Beach
Fri, Jun 24, 2016 79 mins
A straight-laced Pakistani-American student is off to a must-attend party on a Friday night. His only available transportation being his father's taxi cab, he sets off into Manhattan. But his party-going plans are quickly forgotten when a mysterious young woman jumps aboard in need of a ride. Charmed by her intense intrigue and good looks, the young man gets swept up by her pressures. After a mind-altering night of drugs and passion, the woman is dead, and the young man finds himself in the cross hairs of a gruesome murder investigation, panicked and shaken, but possibly with a trace of doubt as to his own innocence.
Episode 2
Subtle Beast
Sun, Jul 17, 2016 57 mins
As attorney John Stone counsels Naz, lead detective Dennis Box investigates the crime.
Episode 3
A Dark Crate
Sun, Jul 24, 2016 59 mins
At Rikers Island, Naz realises that his survival, or perhaps his demise, rests with an inmate named Freddy Knight, while Stone is double crossed.
Episode 4
The Art of War
Sun, Jul 31, 2016 59 mins
A fellow prisoner advises Naz on prison life while he weighs the pros and cons of copping a plea, and Stone delves into Andrea's past.
Episode 5
The Season of the Witch
Sun, Aug 7, 2016 59 mins
Box reconstructs Naz's whereabouts on the night of Andrea's death, Stone looks into other potential suspects, and Naz is pulled further into the murkiness of prison life.
Episode 6
Samson and Delilah
Sun, Aug 14, 2016 57 mins
As prosecutor Helen Weiss prepares for trial, Chandra follows a potential new lead, and Naz's alliance with Freddy deepens.
Episode 7
Ordinary Death
Sun, Aug 21, 2016 56 mins
As the defense presents its case, Box's actions on the night of the murder are called into question, and tragedy strikes at Rikers.
Episode 8
The Call of the Wild
Sun, Aug 28, 2016 95 mins
A controversy surrounding the defense puts Stone in the spotlight as Naz's trial reaches its climax.
