The BEST episodes of Billy the Kid
Every episode of Billy the Kid ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Billy the Kid!
An epic romantic adventure based on the life of Billy the Kid, also known as William H. Bonney — from his humble Irish roots and his early days as a cowboy and gunslinger in the American frontier, to his pivotal role in the Lincoln County War and beyond
#1 - The Chain Gang
Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/9/2025
While recuperating, Billy is reunited with his family and he and the Regulators plot a daring prison break to free an old friend while Garrett confirms Emily's suspicions about what really happened to Edgar and her father's involvement.
#2 - The Rampage
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 6/19/2022
We are on the eve of the Lincoln County War. Jesse and the gang are encouraged by Murphy to ramp up their attacks on those famers, mostly Mexican, who have signed up with Tunstall. It’s the last straw for Billy, and he decides to change sides.
#3 - An Invitation
Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 6/23/2024
Frustrated by Billy's ability to evade capture, Thomas Catron devises a scheme to lure Billy back for his arrest; The Regulators attack the jail while Billy, aided by Dulcinea, escapes once again.
#4 - The Day of the Dead
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/5/2023
The Regulators have been on the defensive since the start of war, but Billy draws up a plan which could bring the war to an end.
#5 - Antrim
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 5/8/2022
Antrim, Kathleen and the two boys relocate to Silver City, trying to start a new life. But all their dreams are shattered – and Billy loses everything.
#6 - A Debt Collected
Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 6/2/2024
The del Toboscos fail to repay their debt, leading to an ambush by the 7 Rivers Gang. Billy vows that he and the Regulators will take over Lincoln and clear out the thugs. But, there's a new Sheriff.
#7 - Breaking the Shackles
Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/26/2025
As Garrett doggedly searches the New Mexico Territory, savagely interrogating Billy's friends and supporters, their silence gives him the opportunity to stay one step ahead of the determined pursuit, while Emily digs deeper into her father's affairs.
#8 - Fate
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 6/5/2022
Billy bumps into a new character called Pat Garrett, who is riding with Jesse and the 7 Rivers Gang. Billy joins them – but law makers are already closing in. They plan to flee to Lincoln County – but not before Billy fulfils one last promise.
#9 - The Agony
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/29/2023
Billy and the Regulators hear news that John Tunstall’s ranch is going to be raided.
#10 - A Little Bit of Paradise
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/22/2022
Billy, on the move again, ends up in Chihuahua, Mexico, with a new Mexican friend called Segura. Together they enjoy several risky escapades – but in the end, Billy risks losing his life.
#11 - At the House
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 6/12/2022
Billy rides into Lincoln County to join up with the gang, who are working for Lincoln’s most powerful boss, Major Murphy. Murphy wants them to get rid of his new competitor, John Tunstall. Billy finds himself torn between the two rivals.
#12 - The Rattler
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 5/1/2022
Kathleen and her sons Billy and Joe travel on to Santa Fe. Life is hard, but she meets and marries a man who might change everything for the better – only to find that he makes it a lot worse.
#13 - Interlude
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 5/15/2022
Billy finds fresh trouble when he falls in with a character called Alias. He kills a man in self-defence and ends up on the run, and then in the arms of a young woman – who also happens to be the girlfriend of Jesse Evans.
#14 - The Blood-Soaked Bible
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 6/16/2024
With Lincoln on lockdown, Murphy's House celebrates what it regards as a victory over the Regulators. When a Regulators look-out shoots a soldier, the McSween house is set on fire. Many are killed.
#15 - Sickness
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/22/2023
The war has started, but John Tunstall is hospitalized by a smallpox outbreak.
#16 - Take Your Medicine
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/12/2025
After another surprise attack from Garrett, Billy loses a trusted friend, forcing him to seek revenge while Emily makes a calculated decision to reconcile with her father by asking for help.
#17 - The Plea
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 6/9/2024
Billy and the Regulators turn McSween’s house into their HQ, and are supported by the Mexicans. A confrontation with the 7 Rivers Gang leads to a fusillade of bullets. Restoring peace seems futile.
#18 - The Road to Hell
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/15/2023
The Lincoln County War is on the verge of kicking off in a big way. Billy has joined Englishman John Tunstall in his commercial battle with Major Murphy and the House, but even bigger players lurk in the background and the stakes are high.
#19 - The Beginning of the End
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/28/2025
Through the wild backdrop of the Lincoln County War, the legendary Billy the Kid becomes ensnared in a deadly game of cat and mouse as lawman Pat Garrett orchestrates the ultimate trap.
#20 - The Immigrants
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/24/2022
It’s 1871. 12-year-old Billy McCarty and his immigrant Irish family have to leave New York and travel west to seek new opportunities. But the journey proves fatal for some.
#21 - Two Shots
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/5/2025
Billy and the Regulators are ambushed by Garrett after a betrayal and Jesse deals with a loss, while Catron has a conflict with his daughter as he tries to seize The House from Riley.
#22 - The Shepherd's Hut
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/19/2025
Garrett and his posse relentlessly pursue Billy and the Regulators and after a tense stand-off, several close allies are forced to choose between loyalty and survival.