Summary
Lights Out is an American television boxing drama series from the FX network in the United States. It stars Holt McCallany as Patrick "Lights" Leary, a New Jersey native, and former heavyweight champion boxer who is considering a comeback.
Good for
- Friends night
- Binge-friendly
- Thought-provoking
Skip it if
- You want fast pacing
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 85Audiences 82GoodWatch 82
Tomatometer90%
Metascore79
Audience score86%
IMDb8.0
User score8.0
Time to watch it all
9 h 45 min
13 episodes, about 45 min each
An episode a night: about 2 weeks.
Reach
To rent or buy in 5 countries
First aired
2011
January 11, 2011
Ended 2011
Genres
Action & AdventureDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- TV-MAUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
- Drug useNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchBinge-FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 9 more12 people
- Holt McCallanyPatrick 'Lights' Leary13 episodes
- Stacy KeachPops13 episodes
- Pablo SchreiberJohnny Leary13 episodes
- Catherine McCormackTheresa Leary13 episodes
- Bill IrwinHal Brennan13 episodes
- Reg E. CatheyBarry K. Word13 episodes
- Billy BrownDeath Row Reynolds13 episodes
- Meredith HagnerAva Leary13 episodes
Ryann ShaneDaniella Leary13 episodes
Reiko AylesworthJennifer3 episodes
Annalaina MarksKarina2 episodes
Jonnie BrownEdgar1 episode
Directing · 9
- Norberto Barba Director
- Jean de Segonzac Director
- Clark Johnson Director
- Nick Gomez Director
- Tom DiCillo Director
- Ken Girotti Director
Writing · 5
- Bryan Goluboff Story
- Nathan Jackson Story, Teleplay
- Eli Bauman Teleplay
- John Paul Roche Teleplay
- Joe Tracz Teleplay
Production · 8
- Justin Zackham Executive Producer, Writer, Creator
- Carter Harris Co-Executive Producer, Writer
- Warren Leight Executive Producer, Story, Writer, Teleplay
- Robin Veith Co-Producer, Writer
- Jonathan Starch Producer
- Stuart Zicherman Co-Executive Producer
Lights Out episodes
1 season · 13 episodes
Episodes
- S1 E1 Pilot, 7.6
- S1 E2 Cakewalk, 7.5
- S1 E3 The Shot, 8.0
- S1 E4 Bolo Punch, 7.9
- S1 E5 The Comeback, 8.0
- S1 E6 Combinations, 7.7
- S1 E7 Crossroads, 7.8
- S1 E8 Head Games, 8.5
- S1 E9 Infight, 7.6
- S1 E10 Cut Men, 7.6
- S1 E11 Rainmaker, 7.9
- S1 E12 Sucker Punch, 7.4
- S1 E13 War, 8.6
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