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The Mentalist · Season 6

The Mentalist season 6 episode 2: Black-Winged Redbird

Aired 6 October 201342 minRated TV-14

8.1TMDB · 32 votesMark watched

Where to watch The Mentalist Season 6 in Australia

The Mentalist season 6 is streaming in Australia on Prime Video (subscription), HBO Max (subscription) and Netflix (subscription). You can also buy it on Apple TV from $24.99.

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Availability checked 16 November 2026.

What happens in “Black-Winged Redbird”

Jane discovers an important clue to Red John's methods as the team encounters four of the suspects, and the CBI investigates the case of a software engineer killed by a drone strike.

Episode summary: TMDB.

Before you watch

  • It is episode 2 of 22 of season 6, so watch episode 1 first.
  • It runs about 42 minutes.
  • Directed by Robert Duncan McNeill, written by Tom Szentgyorgyi.
  • TMDB users rate it 8.1 out of 10 (32 votes).

Cast and crew of this episode

Director
Robert Duncan McNeill
Writer
Tom Szentgyorgyi
Guest stars
Michael Gaston as Gale BertramReed Diamond as Raymond "Ray" HaffnerIvar Brogger as Elliott WinstonPaula Marshall as Kris MakkenaDrew Powell as Reede SmithJames Urbaniak as Aaron KalinoskiJessica Blank as Carol MathewsPancho Demmings as Officer Chase

Credits: TMDB.

More from The Mentalist Season 6

  1. E01
  2. E02
  3. E03
  4. E04
  5. E05
  6. E06
  7. E07
  8. E08
  9. E09
  10. E10
  11. E11
  12. E12
  13. E13
  14. E14
  15. E15
  16. E16
  17. E17
  18. E18
  19. E19
  20. E20
  21. E21
  22. E22

Every episode of Season 6The Mentalist episode guide

Episode names, air dates, runtimes, stills and ratings: TMDB. Air dates are the first broadcast anywhere; where it streams is our daily Australian check.