Season 1

Complete listed story — includes the ending

1. Pilot

After serving a fifteen year prison sentence, an unnamed criminal ( Antony Starr ) flees New York City when he is attacked by a group of gangsters. He heads to the small town of Banshee, Pennsylvania in search of his ex-lover and former accomplice Anastasia ( Ivana Miličević ), who is living under the name Carrie Hopewell with her new husband Gordon (Rus Blackwell) and their two children Deva ( Ryann Shane ) and Max (Gabriel Suttle). When the town's newly-appointed sheriff Lucas Hood ( Griff Furst ) is killed in a bar robbery, the criminal assumes his identity and takes up the mantle of sheriff of Banshee, with only the bar owner Sugar Bates ( Frankie Faison ) knowing the truth. Lucas learns from Banshee's young mayor Dan Kendall (Daniel Ross Owens) that the town is under the stranglehold of business owner and criminal entrepreneur Kai Proctor ( Ulrich Thomsen ), a former Amish who abandoned his faith in favor of illegal enterprises. Back in New York, mysterious crime boss Rabbit ( Ben Cross ) sends gangsters after a former contact of Lucas's, Job ( Hoon Lee ), who helped Lucas forge paperwork to become sheriff. Job manages to escape, displeasing Rabbit, who instructs his employee to "find them both quickly."

2. The Rave

Lucas is haunted by the memories of the night he was arrested, when he led the police away from Ana (now Carrie) so that she could escape with a consignment of diamonds they had stolen from Rabbit. He confronts her about his lingering feelings for her, but finds her reluctant to reciprocate. Meanwhile, Kai Proctor begins trying to earn Lucas's loyalty by warning him about the Moody Brothers, a local gang, but Lucas is determined to stay clean as he continues to build his new identity. Deva skips school with her boyfriend Reed (Hunter Garner), who takes her to a drug den operated by a local dealer, Hanson ( Toby Leonard Moore ). He invites them to a barn rave, where he sells ecstasy. After a run-in with the Moody Brothers, Lucas has a one night stand with Rebecca Bowman ( Lili Simmons ), a devout Amish girl by day but a rebellious party-girl by night. Things at the rave get out of control when several people (including Reed) O.D. Thanks to a tip from Rebecca's father Elijah, Lucas and the rest of the BSD arrive to break up the rave, but not in time to save Reed's life. Hanson escapes and is revealed to be working for Proctor, who feeds Hanson to his Rottweiler for selling the tainted drugs.

3. Meet the New Boss

In New York, Carrie drops in on Rabbit, who is revealed to be her father. He offers her a deal: return the diamonds she stole from him the night she disappeared and deliver Lucas to him and he will leave her alone forever. Meanwhile, an MMA prizefighter named Mr. Sanchez (Cedric Stewart) arrives in Banshee for an exhibition fight as part of a deal between Proctor and Benjamin Longshadow ( Russell Means ) to build a new casino. When Sanchez beats and rapes a local cocktail waitress, Lucas uses it as an opportunity to prove to Proctor that he is not for sale and, after a vicious fight with Sanchez, beats the prizefighter nearly to death and ruins Proctor's deal with Longshadow. One of the spectators uploads a video of the incident to YouTube. Proctor confronts Lucas about his poor decision and suggests that Lucas should start being afraid of him.

4. Half Deaf Is Better Than All Dead

Lucas goes back to his old ways and gets trapped inside a state museum he is robbing and ends up having to turn to his old crew - Job and Carrie - for help escaping. Using evidence provided by a white supremacist, Arno, Lucas and Emmet are able to arrest Proctor for the murder of Hanson. While transporting him, they are attacked by the Moody Brothers, who want revenge for Lucas Hood killing their brother. A fight ensues, in which Lucas, Emmet, and Proctor defeat the Moody brothers (Lucas cuts off one of the leaders ears). Carrie keeps reminiscing about her time with Lucas; meanwhile he sleeps with Kat Moody.

5. The Kindred

Job moves to Banshee and makes new plans with Lucas. When a member of a motorcycle gang attempts to rape Carrie, Siobhan arrives on scene and kills the man. The motorcycle gang swears vengeance, burning down Siobhan's house and ruining the annual Banshee festival. Proctor helps Lucas locate the gang, but expects something in return. Lucas then beats up the motorcycle gang and has them transported out of Banshee. Meanwhile, an FBI agent comes to Banshee to investigate some missing files.

6. Wicks

A former fellow inmate named Wicks recognizes Lucas. This triggers a series of flashbacks to when Lucas was in prison. When in prison, Lucas had to deal with the advances and assaults of Albino, an inmate who worked for Rabbit. One of the assaults nearly killed Lucas. During a confrontation in front of the entire prison, Lucas violently killed the Albino. In the present, Wicks attempts to blackmail Lucas by threatening to reveal his true identity, but is killed by Sugar and Lucas. In the post credits scene, Lucas receives a voice mail from the son of the real Lucas Hood.

7. Behold a Pale Rider

A drug store robbery turns into a massive hostage situation led by two gunmen, with Carrie's daughter one of the students held at gunpoint. At the same time, Rabbit is on his way to Lucas who has been drugged and handcuffed to a motel bed by Carrie, in her attempt to deliver on her deal with her father. Aided by Job, who tracked his phone, Lucas escapes, goes to the school and kills the gunmen. After the hostage crisis is resolved, Rabbit watches television and recognizes Lucas in a news report. Rabbit sends Olek to Banshee to look for clues about Lucas. Carrie repents, reseduces Lucas and apologizes for her betrayal.

8. We Shall Live Forever

Carrie tells Lucas that Deva is his daughter. Olek, an employee of Rabbit arrives and attempts to capture Carrie, only to be captured by Lucas and Carrie in return. Rebecca is forced to leave her Amish home, prompting her uncle Proctor to confront his Amish family. Benjamin Longshadow dies in a hospital, leaving his son Alex as the tribal chief. Olek manages to break free of his constraints, resulting in a fight with Carrie that lasts for the majority of the episode. Lucas arrives shortly after the fight concludes, with Olek dead and Carrie severely injured.

9. Always the Cowboy

Carrie is in ICU. Her husband Gordon runs into Lucas and later confronts her with his doubts. Job and Sugar bury Olek's body. Rabbit prepares a large scale action in Banshee. Trying to secure Max, Carrie is too late and sees him being abducted by Rabbit. The FBI agent takes charge of the kidnapping investigation. Lucas and Kai Proctor come to an arrangement after a short fight about Lucas' affair with Rebecca. Proctor also confronts Alex and has the construction of the new casino halted as a display of power. Rabbit introduces himself to his new family, much to the horror of Deva. Later Rabbit confronts Lucas and tells him that this will be the last time they see each other. As soon as Rabbit leaves the building, the sounds of guns being readied could be heard and Lucas ducks in desperation.

10. A Mixture of Madness

In the past, Lucas gets close to a counselor evaluating his early release. It is eventually revealed that the counselor worked for Rabbit. In the present, Lucas is saved from Rabbit's gunmen by Proctor and Burton. Lucas exchanges himself to Rabbit for Max. Carrie, Sugar, Job and the three deputies go to Rabbit's outpost to save Lucas and a shootout occurs. Sugar and Brock are wounded. Rabbit tortures Lucas and prepares to kill him when Carrie arrives. After a brief exchange of words, Carrie shoots her father. Hurt by Carrie's choice of Lucas over her family, Gordon leaves with the children. An explosion set off by Proctor to send a message to Alex blows up the casino being built and accidentally kills Mayor Dan Kendall who is inside. A small group of hunters come across the remains of the body of the real Lucas Hood. In a post-credits scene, Jason Hood, son of the real Lucas Hood, is shown watching a YouTube video of the fight between Mr. Sanchez and the unnamed protagonist as Lucas Hood.