Season 1 (2012)
Number of Episodes: 8
Intro: In The River, Dr. Emmet Cole, beloved adventurer and television personality, goes missing deep in the Amazon. After a fruitless search for him, his family and friends abandon hope and hold a memorial service to commemorate his amazing life. His grieving wife, Tess, reluctantly tries to face the reality that her husband is gone, while her son, Lincoln, is more than ready to bury his past. Six months later Emmet's location beacon mysteriously begins to relay a signal. Tess persuades Lincoln to join her and Emmet's film crew on a journey through the Amazon to find him, a journey on which horrifying and almost mythical events will push them to their limits.
Original Air Dates: February 7 - March 20 at 9:00 PM ET/PT on ABC
Episode #: 1
Title: "Pilot"
Summary: Six months after reality TV adventurer Dr. Emmet Cole goes missing in the Amazon, his wife, Tess, and her son, Lincoln, join Emmet's film crew on a journey through the wilderness to find him.
Episode #: 2
Title: "Marbeley"
Summary: When the spirit of Dr. Emmet Cole mysteriously enters Jahel, the message is clear: go home! Instead, Tess determines to go into the jungle to find clues to Cole's whereabouts. While on their mission, they discover a tree draped in children's dolls that they suspect is there to ward off the "spirit of the abandoned girl" who drowned in the river. Then, when a member of the crew goes missing, the group realize they'll have to endure a nightmare in order to appease an angry spirit and get their loved one back.
Episode #: 3
Title: "Los Ciegos"
Summary: When the whole crew of the Magus goes blind due to spores from a tree, lone holdout AJ will have to overcome his most paralyzing fear to find a cure before the blindness becomes permanent. Meanwhile, the local Morcego tribe stalks the crew and judges whether they are worthy to stay in the jungle. If they are deemed unworthy, the consequences could be fatal.
Episode #: 4
Title: "A Better Man"
Summary: The Magus finds one of Emmet's crew members who also went missing. They discover that he's been cursed and learn the story behind the curse is a matter of life and death. Lincoln must try to decide what the mission's next move will be.
Episode #: 5
Title: "Peaches"
Summary: The Magus runs aground after colliding with another vessel, but the rescue mission turns dangerous when a crew claiming to come to their aid have another scenario in mind. Meanwhile, a shocking discovery leads to a tearful reunion.
Episode #: 6
Title: "Doctor Emmet Cole"
Summary: The Magus crew finds Emmet's camera bag containing tapes, leading it further into the Amazon; Lena reveals a secret.
Episode #: 7
Title: "The Experiment"
Summary: A cannibalistic terror targets the Magus crew as they investigate an abandoned research facility; Kurt is forced to make a personal sacrifice.
Episode #: 8
Title: "Row, Row, Row Your Boat"
Summary: The Magus crew finds itself in chaos when a crew member is killed, leading Jahel to call upon the Boiuna spirit to help, against her father's wishes.
