Luke Cage (2016)

Action · Crime · Drama

Given superstrength and durability by a sabotaged experiment, a wrongly accused man escapes prison to become a superhero for hire.

IMDb rating: 7.2 (150,595 votes)
Episode average: 7.7 ↑ +0.5 vs IMDb
Seasons: 2
Streaming (US): Disney+
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 2 seasons indexed

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Seasons

Season 1 (2016)

7.89 avg 13 episodes 7.6 → 7.6 54 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Moment of Truth	7.6	5,504
2	Code of the Streets	8.0	4,903
3	Who's Gonna Take the Weight?	8.1	4,665
4	Step in the Arena	8.3	4,710
5	Just to Get a Rep	7.8	4,348
6	Suckas Need Bodyguards	7.8	4,266
7	Manifest	8.3	4,420
8	Blowin' Up the Spot	7.8	4,166
9	DWYCK	7.6	4,066
10	Take It Personal	7.7	4,004
11	Now You're Mine	8.1	4,045
12	Soliloquy of Chaos	7.9	4,043
13	You Know My Steez	7.6	4,180

Season 2 (2018)

7.47 avg 13 episodes 7.0 → 7.5 59 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Soul Brother #1	7.0	2,928
2	Straighten It Out	7.1	2,634
3	Wig Out	7.2	2,552
4	I Get Physical	7.1	2,468
5	All Souled Out	7.3	2,444
6	The Basement	7.6	2,456
7	On and On	7.6	2,444
8	If It Ain't Rough, It Ain't Right	7.3	2,353
9	For Pete's Sake	7.6	2,417
10	The Main Ingredient	8.3	2,796
11	The Creator	7.6	2,366
12	Can't Front on Me	7.9	2,424
13	They Reminisce Over You	7.5	2,594

Luke Cage (2016)

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