Badlands, Texas (2015)

Crime · Reality-TV

The small town of Terlingua, Texas is a little known oasis on the Rio Grande River where eccentric residents trade modern comforts for a unique brand of freedom. But the price of their freedom proves high when a brutal crime threatens to tear their town apart. This true-crime docu-series delves into the eccentric world of Terlingua as its citizens struggle to reconcile the killing of a dear friend and fight to hold the town together as it grapples with change.

IMDb rating: 6.9 (252 votes)
Episode average: 7.4 +0.5 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

Seasons

Season 1 (2015)

7.41 avg 8 episodes 7.5 → 7.2 44 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	End of the Road	7.5	13
2	A Killing	7.8	15
3	The Interrogation	7.7	13
4	The Trial	7.1	10
5	The Verdict	7.3	9
6	Answers & Anger	7.0	9
7	Jurors Tell All	7.7	10
8	The Road Ahead	7.2	8