Aquarius
Murder. Madness. Manson.
In the late 1960s, a Los Angeles police sergeant with a complicated personal life starts tracking a small-time criminal and budding cult leader seeking out vulnerable women to join his “cause.” The name of that man is Charles Manson.
Seasons
1. Everybody's Been Burned
Air Date: 2015-05-28
LAPD Detective Sam Hodiak and undercover officer Brian Shafe begin the search for a missing teenage girl, Emma Karn, who has fallen under the spell of infamous cult leader Charles Manson.
2. The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game
Air Date: 2015-05-28
Hodiak and Shafe investigate a complicated murder case amidst rising racial tensions. Meanwhile, Manson forces Emma's father, Ken Karn, to introduce him to an executive in the music business.
3. Never Say Never to Always
Air Date: 2015-06-04
A drug dealer is murdered, and the prime suspect is Shafe's snitch. Meanwhile, Shafe and rookie Charmain Tully go undercover into the Manson family in a mission that comes with serious consequences.
4. Home Is Where You're Happy
Air Date: 2015-06-11
Hodiak investigates Art Gladner's murder through his late wife Lucille, who runs a burlesque club. Manson hides Emma but Hodiak, under pressure from Grace, ultimately finds her and brings her home.
5. A Change Is Gonna Come
Air Date: 2015-06-18
A South Central murder investigation ratchets up tension with the Black Panthers. Emma runs away from home in the midst of the chaos and Hodiak pays Manson a visit and gives him a near-fatal beating.
6. A Whiter Shade of Pale
Air Date: 2015-06-25
Charlie recovers. Charmain finds a case. Hodiak seeks the man who's been harassing Shafe's family. Shafe helps Hodiak get a message to his son.
7. Cease to Resist
Air Date: 2015-07-02
Cutler gets a surprise visitor. Hodiak and Shafe work the murder of a Hollywood star. Charlie goes gun shopping.
8. Sick City
Air Date: 2015-07-09
Karn buries secrets. Failing to impress a record producer, Manson takes his disappointment out on his family. Shafe catches a tough break. Hodiak loses an old friend.
9. Why?
Air Date: 2015-07-18
Charmain's first ride-along ends when her fellow officers are gunned down, the first in a series of cop killings.
10. It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)
Air Date: 2015-07-25
Charlie tests Emma's loyalty. Shafe passes Guapo's test. After his first acid trip, courtesy of Manson, Hodiak helps a fellow detective with a secret.
11. Your Mother Should Know
Air Date: 2015-08-01
Trust is an issue when Bunchy asks Hodiak to find his brother's killer; the Hodiak family comes together to help Walt; Charlie's mom visits.
12. (Please Let Me Love You And) It Won't Be Wrong
Air Date: 2015-08-08
Emma's absence is felt when the Manson family makes a documentary; Hodiak makes a deal with Ken Karn to save his son.
13. Old Ego Is a Too Much Thing
Air Date: 2015-08-22
Season 1 finale! Emma returns just as Mary goes into labor; Hodiak's deal for Walt goes south; a murder investigation has unforeseen consequences.
1. Helter Skelter
Air Date: 2016-06-16
Hodiak receives some disturbing fan mail as Charmain takes a dangerous plunge undercover and Brian discovers Roy's true intentions. Ken takes aim at Hal as Charlie fears an old prison mate is back to collect a debt.
2. Happiness Is a Warm Gun
Air Date: 2016-06-16
Charlie cooks up a plan for Ralph and his crew; Hal wakes to a nightmare; and Hodiak gets leverage for his son.
3. Why Don't We Do It in the Road
Air Date: 2016-06-16
Charlie bonds with a Beach Boy, while "Tex" joins the Manson Family. Hodiak and Grace tread familiar territory as Brian takes a stab at a killer and gets rewarded for his sharp work.
4. Revolution 1
Air Date: 2016-06-23
On the day of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s assassination, Hodiak must investigate a murder in a black neighborhood while trying to prevent an imminent riot. In the midst of the crisis in the black community, Kristin's involvement with the Black Panthers drives a wedge between her and Shafe's marriage. Meanwhile, Charmain brings the drug case to a close and discovers the full cost of undercover work.
5. Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey
Air Date: 2016-06-30
Internal affairs turns up the heat on Hodiak, but a tragedy interrupts the investigation. Meanwhile, Dennis Wilson's courtship with Emma ignites jealousy in Manson. Dennis takes Emma and Manson to meet a record producer who lives at 10050 Cielo Drive- the future home of the Tate family.
6. Revolution 9
Air Date: 2016-07-07
While Shafe's addiction problems mount, Hodiak helps an old war buddy find his blackmailer. Meanwhile, Karn gathers information to use against Bobby Kennedy and Grace finds a new love for politics.
7. Piggies
Air Date: 2016-07-14
Manson and the Family receive two surprises: one a blessing, one a threat. As Hodiak tries to investigate a new clue in the case of the photographer killer, a series of roadblocks forces him to take a proactive measure. Meanwhile, Grace makes plans for Emma. A shootout between the Black Panthers and LAPD reverberate in Shafe and Kristin's marriage.
8. While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Air Date: 2016-08-27
Shafe, alone at the bloody Tate crime scene, is confronted by his own demons. As Manson searches for a missing Emma, he ends up on Hodiak's doorstep. Meanwhile, Ken Karn goes to new levels for international diplomacy.
9. Sexy Sadie
Air Date: 2016-08-27
Sharon Tate begs for her life but Sadie has no mercy. Manson tries to track down Dennis Wilson. Meanwhile Hodiak finds Emma in a sanatorium, but will need help to get her out. While, an unemployed Ken Karn reunites with an old friend.
10. Blackbird
Air Date: 2016-09-03
Ken and Emma reconcile but Emma wants to find Charlie. At the expense of Charmain's career, Hodiak is determined to find the truth behind Bunchy's murder. Meanwhile, Shafe sees an old friend at rehab.
11. Can You Take Me Back?
Air Date: 2016-09-03
Changes within the police department land Hodiak back in hot water with Internal Affairs, which forces him to adjust to a neutered role in the precinct. Meanwhile, the Manson family's misfortune seems to take a turn for the better when Terry Melcher arrives and wants to record Charlie's music.
12. Mother Nature's Son
Air Date: 2016-09-10
Hodiak decides to take matters into his own hands and shows up on the doorstep of the mysterious serial killer who has been sending him obscene pictures. Meanwhile, Manson sends Bobby, Mary and Sadie to go to extreme measures to get money from Gary Hinman.
13. I Will
Air Date: 2016-09-10
A newly "retired" Hodiak tracks down the serial killer who has been tormenting him for months, without the protection and authority of his police position. Manson sends Tex, Sadie, Emma and Patty to 10050 Cielo Drive, where they are swept up in one of the most infamous crimes in the country's history. (Season Finale)
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Rating
6.5/10
Release Date
2015-05-28
Episodes
26 (2 seasons)
Status
Canceled
Cast
David Duchovny
Detective Sam Hodiak
Grey Damon
Brian Shafe
Gethin Anthony
Charles Manson
Emma Dumont
Emma Karn
Claire Holt
Charmain Tully
Michaela McManus
Grace Karn
Brían F. O'Byrne
Ken Karn
Milauna Jackson
Kristin Shafe
Ambyr Childers
Sadie
Chance Kelly
Detective Ed Cutler
Madisen Beaty
Patricia Krenwinkel
Cameron Deane Stewart
Tex Watson
Videos
Production Companies
Tomorrow Studios
McNamara Moving Company
King Baby
Fabrication