As of July 2026, Maverick Season 1 aired in 1957 with 27 episodes — streaming now on Philo. Full episode guide and where to watch below.

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Maverick Season 1

1957 27 Episodes Comedy · Western ⭐ 7/10

Maverick Season 1 has quietly become one of the more dependable comedies currently available on and . A single, tightly-focused season means there is plenty to get through without ever feeling padded. Its 7/10 TMDB score, built from 42 ratings, reflects a title that consistently delivers. James Garner leads a cast with real comic timing. There is no real reason to keep putting it off.

Maverick Season 1 arrived without much fanfare and built its audience the hard way — through word of mouth. Maverick Season 1 does what great comedies rarely manage — it is actually funny, consistently, across the whole run. Season 1 of Maverick includes 27 episodes. It aired from September 1957 to April 1958. This season stars James Garner and Jack Kelly. James Garner and Jack Kelly lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 1957. The real test of any comedy is whether it is still funny once you know all the jokes, and Maverick Season 1 holds up on rewatch in a way that separates it from one-off curiosities. There is real craft here, even in the moments that do not fully land.

Comedy fans looking for a reliably funny watch will find it in Maverick Season 1. If you have run out of similar titles to watch, this is a strong next pick. The complete run is available and best experienced without too much prior knowledge of where it goes. James Garner is funny in a way that holds up on rewatch. Put it on when you need something guaranteed to land.

📡 Where to Watch Maverick Season 1

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Starz Apple TV Channel

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🎬 Maverick Season 1 — Episode Guide

War of the Silver Kings

Bret Maverick takes down a money-hungry gambler in the town of Echo Springs. He befriends an old drunk, who turns out to be a successful judge. Maverick strikes a deal with the gambler, Phineas King, to merge the ""silver lady"" mine with ""the new hope"" mine.

Bret meets a delightful and cunning girl (Karen Steele). Within minutes, she makes plans for his future â€” a permanent plot on boot hill.

According to Hoyle

Samantha Crawford is a con artist employed by George Cross. Cross once lost $50,000 to Bret Maverick and is determined to get it back. Two riverboat owners staked Maverick $5,000 which he promptly loses to Samantha. Samantha claims Cross is her father and needs the money to get out of jail. Maverick...

A woman who'd been traveling with Bret suddenly disappears. Looking into things he discovers that she'd been reported dead more than a week ago.

Bret tries to prove the innocence of a man serving a life sentence. But there's someone who wants the prisoner to stay where he is.

Fleeing a band of angry Native Americans, Bret takes shelter in a way station where a family of nasty outlaws are planning their bloodiest deal.

Relic of Fort Tejon

Bret wins a camel in a card game and ends up using her to bring a crooked gambling den owner to justice.

Bret Maverick meets up with brother Bart in New Orleans where they plan to obtain passage on a riverboat where big money poker games are held but end up getting involved in the kidnapping of the riverboat owner's daughter instead.

Bret and Dandy Jim Buckley bet heavily on a boxing match but when their fighter withdraws it's up to Bret himself to step into the squared circle.

The Jeweled Gun

Bart agrees to pose as the husband of a woman who's traveling through the badlands. Big mistake because he soon finds himself the target of a killer.

Bart takes to the sea after buying a derelict cargo ship. The wreck is extremely valuable and he wants to know why.

The Quick and the Dead

The only person who can clear Bret of a robbery charge has been marked for death by the notorious gunfighter/gambler Doc Holliday.

The Naked Gallows

Bart pokes his nose into an unsolved murder case and ends up facing the business end of a killer's .45.

Comstock Conspiracy

Arriving in the mining boom town of Virginia City, Bret gets involved with a mining engineer in his struggle for improved working conditions.

The Third Rider

Bart gets involved with two devious couples in this episode which sees him trying to clear himself of a bank robbery and a murder.

Rage For Vengeance

Bret is happy to escort a lovely widow to the bank with a large sum of cash - until he learns the money is counterfeit.

It's shades of 12 Angry Men when Bret becomes the lone holdout for a not guilty verdict in a murder trial. He has to use a long shot card trick to convince the other jurors that the defendant might be innocent.

Diamond in the Rough

After being beaten up, robbed, and shanghaied, Bart sets out to expose the man responsible, a respected member of San Francisco society, as a diamond swindler.

Day of Reckoning

Fearless Bret feels it's about time someone did something about the town bully so he asks the townspeople to do something.

The Savage Hills

Against his better judgment, Bart teams up with Samantha Crawford to recover stolen Treasury plates.

🎭 Cast of Maverick Season 1

James Garner

Jack Kelly

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