45 minSeason 1 • Episode 13
LatestWill uncovers the missing link between Truxton and Hadas's death; Katherine discovers the truth behind her husband's suicide.
An intelligence analyst at a national think tank in New York City called the American Policy Institute discovers that he may be working with members of a secret society that manipulates world events on a grand scale.
Writing
Dialogue that trusts viewers to keep up, zero hand-holding.
Acting
James Badge Dale's anxious intelligence, Welch's tragicomic brilliance.
Direction
Deliberate 70s paranoid aesthetic, yellowed and claustrophobic.
Creator
Jason Horwitch
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Christopher Evan Welch died of lung cancer during production; his final episodes required creative editing and body doubles, making Grant's absence in later episodes unintentionally poignant.
Created in AMC's prestige era alongside Mad Men and Breaking Bad, Rubicon was the casualty of low ratings despite critical devotion—its cancellation helped kill the network's appetite for slow-burn dramas.
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