The BEST episodes of Earth Abides season 1

Every episode of Earth Abides season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Earth Abides season 1!

Ish, a brilliant young geologist living a semi-isolated life, awakens from a coma only to find that a global plague has all but wiped out humanity. In the aftermath, he is forced to look for what he was so certain he could live without, other people.

Last Updated: 2/16/2025Network: MGM+Status: Continuing
The Return
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7.48
345 votes

#1 - The Return

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 12/22/2024

Ish catches Charlie assaulting Evie so San Lupo must decide how to punish evil; the virus returns and Joey falls ill; Ish feels humanity's future hanging in the balance.

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Predators
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7.37
383 votes

#2 - Predators

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 12/22/2024

A drought hits San Lupo; a nomadic group arrives that knows how to find water and want to trade; Ish has his doubts, but chooses to accept help.

Directors: Rachel Leiterman
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Forever is Tomorrow is Today
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7.36
373 votes

#3 - Forever is Tomorrow is Today

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/29/2024

San Lupo fights for survival against the virus; Ish realizes the answers to humanity's future may not be in his books and finds Joey's secret project.

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World Without End
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7.34
433 votes

#4 - World Without End

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 12/15/2024

New survivors appear but Ish doesn't trust them, Emma invites them in; a bad storm slams San Lupo.

Directors: Rachel Leiterman
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The Space Between
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7.11
498 votes

#5 - The Space Between

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 12/8/2024

Ish finds a survivor and feels a romantic spark; he feels the need to see if it real, or if it is the reality that they are last two people on earth; rats plague San Lupo; Ish dreams of rebuilding civilization.

Directors: Bronwen Hughes
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Alone
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6.93
606 votes

#6 - Alone

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 12/1/2024

Ish, a solitary young geologist, barely survives a snake bite; after he wakes from a coma, he drives to the nearest town only to find dead bodies; he searches for survivors, from San Francisco to Las Vegas.

Directors: Bronwen Hughes
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