Search Party (2016)

Comedy · Crime · Drama

A dark comedy about four self-absorbed twenty-somethings who become entangled in an ominous mystery when a former college acquaintance suddenly disappears.

IMDb rating: 7.6 (15,936 votes)
Episode average: 7.7 ↑ +0.1 vs IMDb
Seasons: 5
Streaming (US): Netflix
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 5 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2016)

7.69 avg 10 episodes 7.1 → 8.7 23 min avg

Big finale

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Mysterious Disappearance of the Girl No One Knew	7.1	547
2	The Woman Who Knew Too Much	7.3	445
3	The Night of One Hundred Candles	7.5	412
4	The Captive Dinner Guest	7.7	392
5	The Mystery of the Golden Charm	7.5	371
6	The Secret of the Sinister Ceremony	7.9	377
7	The Riddle Within the Trash	7.6	347
8	The Return of the Forgotten Phantom	7.7	339
9	Password to the Shadows	7.9	342
10	The House of Uncanny Truths	8.7	443

Season 2 (2017)

7.92 avg 10 episodes 8.1 → 8.5 23 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Murder!	8.1	334
2	Conspiracy	8.0	310
3	Paralysis	7.5	291
4	Suspicion	7.6	278
5	Paranoia	8.1	291
6	Obsession	7.8	265
7	Denial	7.7	277
8	Hysteria	7.7	268
9	Frenzy	8.2	274
10	Psychosis	8.5	304

Season 3 (2020)

8.17 avg 10 episodes 7.8 → 8.5 24 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Accused Woman	7.8	260
2	The Rookie Lawyer	8.1	261
3	The Whistleblower	8.0	246
4	A National Affair	7.7	242
5	Public Appeal	7.9	242
6	In God We Trust	8.2	249
7	Rogue Witness	8.3	241
8	A Dangerous Union	8.5	260
9	Irrefutable Evidence	8.7	263
10	The Reckoning	8.5	259

Season 4 (2021)

7.98 avg 10 episodes 7.5 → 8.3 29 min avg

Slow burn

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Girl in the Basement	7.5	252
2	Something Sharp	7.5	226
3	Escape to Nowhere	7.8	236
4	Home Again, Home Again, Jiggity-Jig	8.1	237
5	Doctor Mindbender	7.4	240
6	The Thoughtless Woman	7.9	229
7	The Infinite Loop	8.8	299
8	The Imposter	8.2	252
9	The Inferno	8.3	233
10	The Shadows	8.3	266

Season 5 (2022)

6.91 avg 10 episodes 7.1 → 6.9 27 min avg

Shape drift

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Genesis	7.1	246
2	Exodus	7.1	218
3	Kings	6.9	222
4	Leviticus	6.6	216
5	Acts of the Apostles	6.6	208
6	The Gospel of Judas	7.4	217
7	Book of the Wars of the Lord	6.9	196
8	Song of Songs	6.9	214
9	Lamentations	6.7	210
10	Revelation	6.9	272

Search Party (2016)

Cast

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