The BEST episodes directed by Susanne Bier
#1 - Episode 6
The Night Manager - Season 1 - Episode 6
Roper and his team return to Cairo for the deal, reuniting Pine with an old enemy. Pine risks it all to put his plan in motion. A discredited Burr makes one last stand.
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#2 - Episode 5
The Night Manager - Season 1 - Episode 5
A suspicious Roper gathers his entourage around him in an attempt to root out the traitor, forcing Pine to play a dangerous game. In London, Burr and Steadman face mounting opposition from Whitehall.
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#3 - Victory Dance
The First Lady (2022) - Season 1 - Episode 10
Eleanor receives a last gift from an ailing Franklin: the charter for the League of Nations, a blueprint for their shared lifelong dream of world peace. Betty overcomes vulnerable hurdles in rehab and, with Jerry’s support, vows to build a new clinic to help others with addiction problems. Barack and Michelle solemnly prepare to leave the White House, disappointed with the incoming administration but determined to continue making a difference in the world after leaving office.
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#4 - Episode 4
The Night Manager - Season 1 - Episode 4
Roper welcomes Pine into his inner circle, leaving Corky out in the cold. Meanwhile, Burr has concerns for the safety of her source, when she suspects key information has been leaked to the River House.
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#5 - Episode 3
The Night Manager - Season 1 - Episode 3
While he continues to recuperate in Roper’s villa, Pine starts to dig up secrets about the other members of the household. Meanwhile, Burr and Steadman seize on an opportunity to recruit a new asset.
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#6 - Episode 2
The Night Manager - Season 1 - Episode 2
On the Mediterranean island of Mallorca, Roper’s life of luxury and calm is shattered. Six months earlier, Burr continues her recruitment of Pine, sending him to Devon to build his cover story.
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#7 - Trial by Fury
The Undoing - Season 1 - Episode 5
On the first day of the trial, the prosecution presents shocking evidence, while the defense casts doubt on the police investigation. Henry divulges a secret to Grace.
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#8 - See Saw
The First Lady (2022) - Season 1 - Episode 5
Young Eleanor makes her societal debut in New York and meets her ambitious cousin, Franklin; young Betty, trapped in an abusive marriage, finds herself pursued by hotshot lawyer Jerry; young Michelle trains an idealistic summer intern named Barack.
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#9 - Episode 1
The Night Manager - Season 1 - Episode 1
Hotel night manager Jonathan Pine receives a plea for help from a well-connected guest. His actions draw him into the world of Richard Roper, a businessman and arms dealer.
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#10 - The Missing
The Undoing - Season 1 - Episode 2
After seeking refuge at her father’s house, Grace finds herself on the receiving end of detectives’ probing questions.
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#11 - Please Allow Me
The First Lady (2022) - Season 1 - Episode 3
Frustrated by the male dominated world of media and politics, Eleanor holds the White House’s first all-female press conference and grows closer to journalist Lorena “Hick” Hickock. Betty’s public announcement of her breast cancer diagnosis shifts opinion of the Ford Administration away from Jerry’s controversial pardon of Nixon and makes Betty a popular figure among American women. After Barack gets clobbered in the midterms, Michelle launches a new healthy school lunch program, which prompts a stalled Congress to enact new legislation.
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#12 - See No Evil
The Undoing - Season 1 - Episode 4
Haley begins to shape the narrative of the case. Franklin uses his resources to help his family.
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#13 - Cracked Pot
The First Lady (2022) - Season 1 - Episode 4
Years before first entering the White House, Eleanor discovers Franklin’s marital indiscretions, which push her to socialize with more independent, politically active women in the salons of New York City. While Jerry rises through the ranks in Congress, a stubborn shoulder injury drives Betty to seek help from a doctor, who prescribes addictive pain medication. After toddler Sasha is rushed to the hospital with meningitis, Michelle vows to hold Chicago’s inadequate healthcare system to task by working to improve it from the inside.
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#14 - Rift
The First Lady (2022) - Season 1 - Episode 9
Eleanor rallies the country as the United States enters World War II; after Betty's addiction spirals, Jerry and her family intervene; Michelle joins Hillary Clinton on the 2016 presidential campaign trail to advocate for the dignity of women.
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#15 - Do No Harm
The Undoing - Season 1 - Episode 3
Grace hears Jonathan’s side of the story and finds herself being followed by someone close to Elena.
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#16 - Nadir
The First Lady (2022) - Season 1 - Episode 7
Eleanor doubles down on her efforts to confront racism; Betty helps Jerry secure the Republican nomination for reelection while her problems with addiction worsen; Michelle grieves after gun violence tragedies and advocates for legislative action.
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#17 - The Bloody Truth
The Undoing - Season 1 - Episode 6
Haley challenges her own ethics in her defense strategy. As the courtroom theater mounts, Grace takes measures to protect herself and her family.
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#18 - The Undoing
The Undoing - Season 1 - Episode 1
Grace Fraser becomes intrigued by a young mother at her son's school. News of a tragedy rocks the school community.
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#19 - Punch Perfect
The First Lady (2022) - Season 1 - Episode 8
Eleanor forces Franklin's hand in assisting Jewish refugees fleeing Nazi Germany; while Jerry spends his retirement on the road, Betty seeks out new party companions at home; despite Barack's hesitations, Michelle directly speaks out about race.
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#20 - Shout Out
The First Lady (2022) - Season 1 - Episode 6
Eleanor moves Hick into the White House while Franklin has the FBI spy on her; Betty works to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, which aggravates Jerry's staff; Michelle pushes Barack to support marriage equality despite his reelection concerns.
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#21 - Voices Carry
The First Lady (2022) - Season 1 - Episode 2
Moved by the toll the Great Depression has taken on the country, Eleanor presses Franklin to act more boldly and lobbies for an unprecedented formal position in the administration while helping craft his inaugural address. After Nixon’s resignation, Jerry assumes the presidency and Betty becomes First Lady days before an important state dinner, which Jerry's staff try to cancel. In the days leading up to Barack’s inauguration, Michelle faces opposition from members of his transition team who plan to diminish her role.
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#22 - That White House
The First Lady (2022) - Season 1 - Episode 1
After Franklin’s sudden polio diagnosis, Eleanor Roosevelt commits to enabling his political future despite pressure from her mother-in-law, Sara. As the Watergate scandal unfolds, Betty Ford unexpectedly becomes Second Lady upon Jerry’s nomination as Vice President and she clashes with his staff over her newly public role. Following the historic 2008 election, Michelle Obama wrestles with the expectations and dangers that Barack and their children face as the first Black family to live in the White House.
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