The BEST episodes of The Hire
Every episode of The Hire ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Hire!
The Hire is a collection of short films which debuted in 2001 under the talent of executive producer David Fincher (Se7en, Fight Club) and starring Clive Owen simply as "The Driver". This series teams up top international action directors with mainstream Hollywood talent in various short films designed to entertain and exploit the power and brand image of BMW. For the serie's second "season", Ridley and Tony Scott replaced Fincher as creative overseers of the project. Originally created for distribution on the Internet, the success of the series eventually led to a DVD production of these various films. The series made a comeback in 2016, fifteen years after its original run ended.
#1 - The Escape
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/23/2016
After the controversial disappearance of their Chief Medical Officer, a shadowy bio genetics company is under siege by the FBI for secretly cloning humans. Amidst the chaos, Molgen’s head mercenary Holt is sneaking out the last living clone, a young woman named Lily to a mysterious buyer. Holt has hired The Driver, accompanied by a heavily armed squadron of fellow Molgen mercenaries, to evade the authorities and deliver Lily and himself to the buyer. The journey takes an unexpected turn and Holt is forced to take matters into his own hands, as the driver once again demonstrates his mettle and extraordinary driving skills.
#2 - The Follow
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 5/24/2001
The driver is hired by a nervous movie manager to spy on a paranoid actor's wife. During his tailing of the wife, the Driver describes the right way to tail someone. As he follows her he begins to fear what he might learn of her apparently tragic life. He discovers the wife is fleeing the country and returning to her mother's, and that she's been given a black eye, likely by her husband. He returns the money for the job, refusing to tell where the wife is, and drives off telling the manager never to call him again.
#3 - Ticker
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/17/2002
The Driver rescues a mysterious messenger carrying an even more mysterious briefcase after an ambush on a rural highway. As a helicopter gunman relentlessly pursues them, a game of political intrigue plays out, with an unforeseen ending.
#4 - Chosen
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 5/10/2001
The driver meets a ship carrying an eight-year-old Tibetan boy at a dark, deserted New York shipyard. But he's not the only one waiting.
#5 - Star
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 6/7/2001
The driver faces perhaps his most perplexing challenge: Coming face-to-face with a hugely talented and successful rock star. But beneath her beauty lies a problem she always gets what she wants.
#6 - Hostage
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/3/2002
The driver races to locate a kidnapped victim locked in the trunk of an abandoned car somewhere in the city. Linked to her only by cell phone, the driver narrows in on her location in a desperate race against time. Preeminent action director John Woo and star Clive Owen pair to create this fast-paced action thriller.
#7 - Ambush
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/26/2001
On a dark freeway, a van swerves close to the driver and the door slides open. From inside, masked gunmen threaten to fire unless the driver stops and surrenders his passenger, a seemingly harmless man they accuse of smuggling diamonds. It's a simple choice: do or die.
#8 - Beat the Devil
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/31/2002
Decades ago, the legendary James Brown sold his soul to the devil for fame and fortune. Now he wishes to renegotiate. Hired to take Mr. Brown to a rendezvous with the devil (Gary Oldman), the driver soon finds himself entangled in fiendish plans.
#9 - Powder Keg
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 6/21/2001
Soldiers patrol fields and rural villages. Their mission: find a photojournalist who has snapped a picture certain to unite the world against their leader. Alejandro González Iñárritu directs Clive Owen as the photographer's driver and sole hope of getting him and his film beyond the strongly guarded border.