About this season
After an apocalyptic winter consumes the Earth, humanity’s survivors cling to life aboard a purpose-built train, endlessly looping the globe. First class passengers live in luxury, while those in the tail near-starve, until an unexpected murder sees ‘tailie’ detective Layton pulled to the front in order to investigate.
Episodes (10)
1. First, the Weather Changed
6.5Aired 17 May 2020 • 52 min
A grisly murder stokes class division on Snowpiercer, the Great Ark Train. Melanie Cavill, the powerful head of hospitality, deputizes a dangerous rebel to help solve the killing -- Andre Layton, the world's only surviving homicide detective.
2. Prepare to Brace
6.2Aired 24 May 2020 • 46 min
Layton uses his new position as train detective to investigate the murder while gathering intel for the revolution on the side. Meanwhile, Melanie faces a resource crisis, with potentially drastic consequences for the entire train.
3. Access Is Power
6.0Aired 31 May 2020 • 46 min
Layton descends into the black market with Till, searching for both the killer and a valuable commodity for his revolution. Melanie stages a prize fight to distract the passengers from mounting class tension.
4. Without Their Maker
6.3Aired 7 June 2020 • 46 min
A shocking twist in the murder investigation brings Layton and Till's manhunt to a cat-and-mouse climax. But Layton is getting too close to Melanie's big secret, which may prove the most dangerous game of all.
5. Justice Never Boarded
6.5Aired 14 June 2020 • 47 min
Tensions between Third Class and First Class are boiling as Melanie stages the trial of the Snowpiercer killer. Third Class threatens a work stoppage, demanding representation on the jury, and Melanie makes a fateful decision about which side to favor.
6. Trouble Comes Sideways
6.4Aired 21 June 2020 • 46 min
Hiding out with help from his allies, Layton lays track for revolution and an engineering emergency threatens every soul on Snowpiercer.
7. The Universe Is Indifferent
6.5Aired 28 June 2020 • 47 min
On a divided Snowpiercer, Melanie intensifies her search for Layton while Layton is weaponizing her secret. Third Class faces a reckoning when he presents them with a choice.
8. These Are His Revolutions
7.0Aired 5 July 2020 • 48 min
Revolution has finally come. As Layton leads the lower classes forward in armed rebellion, Melanie's house of cards collapses.
9. The Train Demanded Blood
7.3Aired 12 July 2020 • 44 min
The rebel forces are on their heels when a dangerous foe joins them. A plan is hatched to take the train, but it may destroy them all.
10. 994 Cars Long
6.8Aired 12 July 2020 • 45 min
In the revolution's aftermath, Layton and Melanie realize the greatest threat to their survival is right over their shoulder.