
Limited series · FOX
The Passage
Can one girl save humanity?
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
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TV DNA
How The Passage actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
The Passage reads strongest on Spectacle, Bingeability and Character Depth.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
A post-apocalyptic story about a botched U.S. government experiment that turns a group of death row inmates into highly infectious vampires, and an orphan girl who might be the only person able to stop the ensuing crisis.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.

S01E01
Pilot
As an imminent flu epidemic threatens the U.S., Federal Agent Brad Wolgast is tasked with bringing in the experiment's latest chosen test subject, a ten-year-old girl, Amy Bellafonte. But, after meeting Amy, Brad's loyalties to Project NOAH are tested.
- Directed by Jason Ensler, Marcos Siega
- Written by Liz Heldens

S01E09
Stay in the Light
When the only way to stop Fanning and the virals' escape from Project NOAH involves a dangerous explosion that could leave Brad, Sykes, and the cure for the virus caught in the crossfire, Amy must be the one to decide what's best for humanity. In the wake of this, surprising alliances form and a key figure returns to instill confidence, convincing everyone to fight for their lives.
- Directed by Jason Ensler
- Written by Vanessa Gomez, Daniel T. Thomsen

S01E08
You are Not That Girl Anymore
As Amy experiences symptoms of the virus that indicate she is close to turning, Brad brings everyone together, and Lila and Sykes race to perfect an anti-viral medicine to save her from Fanning. Meanwhile, Richards tries to keep Project NOAH contained when Guilder makes a mysterious decision to let go of most of the staff while also trying to ward off Babcock's attempts to get in his head.
- Directed by Ti West
- Written by C.A. Johnson, Peter Elkoff

S01E02
You Owe Me a Unicorn
Amy and a wounded Brad continue on the run from Richards and attempt to seek refuge with an elusive, ex-military instructor of Brad's, while Lila tries to help from afar. Meanwhile, at Project NOAH, Dr. Lear reflects on the decisions that compelled him to involve Fanning in his research, and testing of the virus on Anthony Carter begins, as the epidemic in China spreads and the race for a cure intensifies.
- Directed by Jason Ensler
- Written by Liz Heldens

S01E06
I Want to Know What You Taste Like
Tensions are high with a viral on the loose outside Project NOAH, as Guilder and Richards hurry to mobilize a search party. Amy volunteers to help in an unexpected way, causing friction between her and Brad. Lear tries to help a lucid Elizabeth understand the tough decisions he's made while at NOAH. A surprising connection between Sykes and Babcock is revealed.
- Directed by Jessica Lowrey
- Written by Dennis Saldua

S01E10
Last Lesson
When the only way to stop Fanning and the virals' escape from Project NOAH involves a dangerous explosion that could leave Brad, Sykes, and the cure for the virus caught in the crossfire, Amy must be the one to decide what's best for humanity. In the wake of this, surprising alliances form and a key figure returns to instill confidence, convincing everyone to fight for their lives.
- Directed by Mark Tonderai
- Written by Joy Blake, Liz Heldens
Recently aired
Latest Episodes

S01E10
Last Lesson
- Directed by Mark Tonderai
- Written by Joy Blake, Liz Heldens

S01E09
Stay in the Light
- Directed by Jason Ensler
- Written by Vanessa Gomez, Daniel T. Thomsen

S01E08
You are Not That Girl Anymore
- Directed by Ti West
- Written by C.A. Johnson, Peter Elkoff

S01E07
You are Like the Sun
- Directed by Eduardo Sanchez-Ubanell
- Written by Kate Erickson

S01E06
I Want to Know What You Taste Like
- Directed by Jessica Lowrey
- Written by Dennis Saldua

S01E05
How You Gonna Outrun the End of the World?
- Directed by Jeffrey Nachmanoff
- Written by Joy Blake
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.

Liz Heldens
Showrunner
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Adam Kassan
Executive producer
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David W. Zucker
Executive producer

Marcos Siega
Executive producer

Matt Reeves
Executive producer

Ridley Scott
Executive producer

Vanessa Gomez
Writer
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Dennis Saldua
Writer
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Kate Erickson
Writer
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Joy Blake
Writer
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C.A. Johnson
Writer
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Peter Elkoff
Writer
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Daniel T. Thomsen
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Adam KassanExecutive Producer
- Liz HeldensExecutive Producer
- David W. ZuckerExecutive Producer
- Marcos SiegaExecutive Producer
- Matt ReevesExecutive Producer
- Ridley ScottExecutive Producer
Writing
- Vanessa GomezWriter
- Dennis SalduaWriter
- Kate EricksonWriter
- Joy BlakeWriter
- Liz HeldensWriter
- C.A. JohnsonWriter
Direction
- Eduardo Sanchez-UbanellDirector
- Jason EnslerDirector
- Allison Liddi-BrownDirector
- Mark TonderaiDirector
- Marcos SiegaDirector
- Ti WestDirector
Cinematography
- Ramsey NickellDirector of Photography
Music
- Jordan GagneOriginal Music Composer
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