List of Star episodes

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Star is an American drama television series created by Lee Daniels and Tom Donaghy.[1] The series follows three young women who navigate the music business on their road to success. The series debuted on December 14, 2016 on Fox[2] and was renewed for a second season in February 2017.[3] The second season debuted on September 27, 2017.[4] On May 10, 2018, Fox renewed the show for a third season, which premiered on September 26, 2018.[5][6]

During the course of the series, 48 episodes of Star aired over three seasons, between December 14, 2016, and May 8, 2019.

Series overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
112December 14, 2016 (2016-12-14)March 15, 2017 (2017-03-15)
218September 27, 2017 (2017-09-27)May 23, 2018 (2018-05-23)
318September 26, 2018 (2018-09-26)May 8, 2019 (2019-05-08)

Episodes

Season 1 (2016–17)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code
U.S. viewers
(millions)
11"Pilot"Lee DanielsLee Daniels & Tom DonaghyDecember 14, 2016 (2016-12-14)1AZD016.71[7]
Star, an 18-year old orphan living in Pittsburgh, persuades her social worker to give her the location of her half-sister Simone so that the two can pursue their dreams of a music career in Atlanta. After discovering Simone being sexually abused by her foster father Otis, Star stabs him and the two flee in his car. Meanwhile, Star's Instagram friend Alexandra, eager to escape her controlling parents, lies to both Star and Simone about who they are when the girls come to collect her. In Atlanta, the three meet Carlotta, Star's godmother, who encourages them to abandon their dreams and join her church choir. Ignoring her advice, Star, with the help of Carlotta's daughter Cotton, goes to a local strip club, where she gets a washed-up producer, Jahil, to book her and the others for a show at a house party, after which he agrees to manage them. Carlotta visits Jahil (who also managed Carlotta and Star and Simone's mother during their careers), and warns him to stay away from Star.
22"The Devil You Know"Lee DanielsLee Daniels & Tom DonaghyJanuary 4, 2017 (2017-01-04)1AZD024.72[8]
Alexandra's parents show up to bring her back home, straining her relationship with Star, who feels both betrayed and angered by her reluctance to exploit her connections to help their careers. Simone, struggling to forget her memories of abuse, becomes increasingly addicted to
prescription medications. As Alexandra wrestles with whether or not to turn her back on the others, Star visits her father Roland and tries to get him to sleep with her despite being underage
. However, she decides not to do so after nearly getting caught by Alexandra's snobbish mother, Rose. Unable to persuade his family to loan him more money, Jahil turns to an old friend, who agrees to let him take part in her smuggling operation. As Alexandra and Star patch things up by practicing for an upcoming music festival, Simone makes her debut in Carlotta's choir, only to collapse from drug-related complications after her performance.
33"Next of Kin"Paul McCraneJessica SharzerJanuary 11, 2017 (2017-01-11)1AZD034.25[9]
While Alexandra and Star set up a deal with producer Big Boi to record their first single, Carlotta and Cotton watch over Simone while she recovers in the hospital. After Star learns about her sister's condition, as well as the hospital's advice to have Simone treated as a suicide risk, she argues with them and Carlotta about what's best for her. Jahil discovers that the "deal" he's been assigned to work on is actually part of a human trafficking ring, and he ends up freeing the girls out of guilt. Star and Alexandra fake a robbery at Carlotta's salon to distract her, giving them time to break into the hospital, grab Simone, and bring her to Boi's studio for recording. When she figures out what's going on, however, an argument breaks out and Boi walks away from the deal. With only two hours left to record, the girls set up an improvised studio in the hospital showers with Jahil's help. Unbeknownst to them, Simone's foster father, who survived the attempt on his life, has managed to track her to Atlanta.
44"Code of Silence"Rose TrocheKimberley Ann HarrisonJanuary 18, 2017 (2017-01-18)1AZD043.96[10]
Carlotta and Bruce get ready to participate in an annual hairstyling competition, at which the girls are scheduled to perform a showcase of classic Gladys Knight songs. Jahil helps one of the women he freed, Eva, obtain a fake ID so she can start a new life. When his apartment gets ransacked later that evening, he is forced to take her to the show for protection. After the girls perform their opening number, Star is confronted by Otis, and he threatens her. While the others search for them, Simone finds Otis and apparently kills him with Carlotta's gun. Carlotta has Jahil bury the body while she and Star find Simone and comfort her. After swearing the girls to silence, Carlotta sends them back to finish their performance. The salon ultimately wins the competition, and Jahil refuses Eva when she offers to have sex with him. Simone confesses that she didn't kill Otis, but it's unclear who was truly responsible.
55"New Voices"Tamra DavisDenitria Harris-Lawrence & Thomas WestfallJanuary 25, 2017 (2017-01-25)1AZD053.79[11]
At a photo shoot, Alexandra storms out after accusing the photographer of trying to "lighten her" in comparison to Star and Simone. While searching through Carlotta's garage, Simone finds an old
VCR
recording of her mother from 1992, which she shows to the others. Jahil takes Star and Alexandra to observe a rival group, Glamour, which they all acknowledge to be very good. Simone suggests covering one of Mary's songs for an upcoming contest, but both Star and Carlotta are opposed. During a rehearsal session, Jahil admits that he let Mary's career fall apart, but blames Carlotta for being jealous of her talent. In turn, Carlotta tells Alex that Jahil cheated on her with Mary. Hunter gives Star his credit card so that the girls can buy outfits for the contest, at which they perform Mary's song. While outside, Jahil is abducted by masked men. Hunter discovers that Star spent over $20,000 on his card, and they fight. Simone's foster mother contacts her for information about Otis, while an unconscious Jahil is taken to an old warehouse and abandoned.
66"Infamous"Michael SchultzCharles CuestaFebruary 1, 2017 (2017-02-01)1AZD064.05[12]