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Samurai Jack (2001)

Action · Adventure · Animation

A great warrior is displaced to the distant future by the evil shape-shifting wizard Aku. The world has become a bleak place under the rule of Aku, segregated into fantastic tribes and ruled by Aku's evil robot warlords. Jack travels this foreign landscape in search of a time portal that can return him to his home time so he can "undo the future that is Aku!".

IMDb rating
8.5 (67,797 votes)
Episode average
8.4 -0.1 vs IMDb
Seasons
5
Language
EN
Type
TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 5 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2001)

8.22 avg 13 episodes 8.8 → 7.6 23 min avg

Ep 1: 8.8 · 1,972 votesEp 2: 8.1 · 1,537 votesEp 3: 8.4 · 1,463 votesEp 4: 7.8 · 1,274 votesEp 5: 7.5 · 1,181 votesEp 6: 8.1 · 1,187 votesEp 7: 9.2 · 1,596 votesEp 8: 8.4 · 1,180 votesEp 9: 7.7 · 1,052 votesEp 10: 8.6 · 1,188 votesEp 11: 8.9 · 1,302 votesEp 12: 7.8 · 1,038 votesEp 13: 7.6 · 1,054 votes
Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Episode I - The Beginning8.81,972
2Episode II - The Samurai Called Jack8.11,537
3Episode III - The First Fight8.41,463
4Episode IV - Jack, the Woolies and the Chritchellites7.81,274
5Episode V - Jack in Space7.51,181
6Episode VI - Jack and the Warrior Woman8.11,187
7Episode VII - Jack and the Three Blind Archers9.21,596
8Episode VIII - Jack vs. Mad Jack8.41,180
9Episode IX - Jack Under the Sea7.71,052
10Episode X - Jack and the Lava Monster8.61,188
11Episode XI - Jack and the Scotsman8.91,302
12Episode XII - Jack and the Gangsters7.81,038
13Episode XIII - Aku's Fairy Tales7.61,054

Season 2 (2002)

8.13 avg 13 episodes 8.2 → 7.8 23 min avg

Ep 1: 8.2 · 998 votesEp 2: 7.6 · 893 votesEp 3: 8.2 · 890 votesEp 4: 8.4 · 947 votesEp 5: 8.7 · 963 votesEp 6: 8.5 · 938 votesEp 7: 8.3 · 862 votesEp 8: 7.1 · 812 votesEp 9: 8.6 · 917 votesEp 10: 8.2 · 831 votesEp 11: 7.1 · 821 votesEp 12: 9.0 · 1,072 votesEp 13: 7.8 · 791 votes
Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Episode XIV - Jack Learns to Jump Good8.2998
2Episode XV - Jack Tales7.6893
3Episode XVI - Jack and the Smackback8.2890
4Episode XVII - Jack and the Scotsman II8.4947
5Episode XVIII - Jack and the Ultra-Robots8.7963
6Episode XIX - Jack Remembers the Past8.5938
7Episode XX - Jack and the Monks8.3862
8Episode XXI - Jack and the Dragon7.1812
9Episode XXII - Jack vs. the Five Hunters8.6917
10Episode XXIII - Jack vs. Demongo, the Soul Collector8.2831
11Episode XXIV - Jack Is Naked7.1821
12Episode XXV - Jack and the Spartans9.01,072
13Episode XXVI - Jack's Shoes7.8791

Season 3 (2002)

8.42 avg 13 episodes 7.5 → 8.1 23 min avg

Ep 1: 7.5 · 784 votesEp 2: 7.8 · 831 votesEp 3: 8.1 · 780 votesEp 4: 9.0 · 952 votesEp 5: 8.6 · 821 votesEp 6: 8.9 · 916 votesEp 7: 7.4 · 738 votesEp 8: 8.1 · 711 votesEp 9: 9.1 · 1,020 votesEp 10: 8.6 · 764 votesEp 11: 9.0 · 866 votesEp 12: 9.2 · 907 votesEp 13: 8.1 · 715 votes
Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Episode XXVII - Chicken Jack7.5784
2Episode XXVIII - Jack and the Rave7.8831
3Episode XXIX - Couple on a Train8.1780
4Episode XXX - Jack and the Zombies9.0952
5Episode XXXI - Jack and the Scarab8.6821
6Episode XXXII - Jack and the Traveling Creatures8.9916
7Episode XXXIII - Jack and the Annoying Creature7.4738
8Episode XXXIV - Jack and the Swamp Wizard8.1711
9Episode XXXV - Jack and the Haunted House9.11,020
10Episode XXXVI - Jack, the Monks and the Ancient Master's Son8.6764
11Episode XXXVII - The Birth of Evil: Part I9.0866
12Episode XXXVIII - The Birth of Evil: Part II9.2907
13Episode XXXIX - Jack and the Labyrinth8.1715

Season 4 (2003)

8.38 avg 13 episodes 9.0 → 7.5 23 min avg

Ep 1: 9.0 · 962 votesEp 2: 7.8 · 723 votesEp 3: 7.9 · 741 votesEp 4: 8.6 · 765 votesEp 5: 9.0 · 950 votesEp 6: 8.3 · 734 votesEp 7: 8.4 · 742 votesEp 8: 7.8 · 680 votesEp 9: 8.8 · 832 votesEp 10: 8.5 · 804 votesEp 11: 9.2 · 1,079 votesEp 12: 8.1 · 688 votesEp 13: 7.5 · 716 votes
Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Episode XL - Jack vs. the Ninja9.0962
2Episode XLI - Robo-Samurai vs. Mondo-bot7.8723
3Episode XLII - Samurai vs. Samurai7.9741
4Episode XLIII - The Aku Infection8.6765
5Episode XLIV - The Princess and the Bounty Hunters9.0950
6Episode XLV - The Scotsman Saves Jack: Part I8.3734
7Episode XLVI - The Scotsman Saves Jack: Part II8.4742
8Episode XLVII - Jack and the Flying Prince and Princess7.8680
9Episode XLVIII - Jack vs. Aku8.8832
10Episode XLIX - The Four Seasons of Death8.5804
11Episode L - Tale of X-499.21,079
12Episode LI - Young Jack in Africa8.1688
13Episode LII - Jack and the Baby7.5716

Season 5 (2017)

9.20 avg 10 episodes 9.3 → 9.3 23 min avg

Ep 1: 9.3 · 2,136 votesEp 2: 9.7 · 2,848 votesEp 3: 9.6 · 2,333 votesEp 4: 9.1 · 1,388 votesEp 5: 8.9 · 1,316 votesEp 6: 9.1 · 1,353 votesEp 7: 9.3 · 1,352 votesEp 8: 8.5 · 1,310 votesEp 9: 9.2 · 1,288 votesEp 10: 9.3 · 1,818 votes
Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Episode XCII9.32,136
2Episode XCIII9.72,848
3Episode XCIV9.62,333
4Episode XCV9.11,388
5Episode XCVI8.91,316
6Episode XCVII9.11,353
7Episode XCVIII9.31,352
8Episode XCIX8.51,310
9Episode C9.21,288
10Episode CI9.31,818
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