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The Prisoner

The Prisoner

You only think you're free.

20095.71 Season6 EpisodesEnded

Overview

A man wakes up in a new place - a place he doesn't recognize, a place where people have numbers instead of names, a place called "The Village" where all traces of his former life are renounced as delusions.

Created by Damien Timmer
Produced by Trevor Hopkins, Lance Samuels
NetworksAMC

Top Cast

Jim Caviezel

Jim Caviezel

6 / Michael

Ian McKellen

Ian McKellen

2 / Curtis

Hayley Atwell

Hayley Atwell

4-15 / Lucy

Ruth Wilson

Ruth Wilson

313

Jamie Campbell Bower

Jamie Campbell Bower

11-12

Lennie James

Lennie James

147

Rachael Blake

Rachael Blake

M2

Themes & Keywords

remakeminiseriesmemory losstrappeddesertmysterious stranger

About The Prisoner

The Prisoner is a drama, sci-fi & fantasy series that first aired in 2009 exploring themes of remake, miniseries, memory loss, trapped, desert, mysterious stranger. Created by Damien Timmer, it stars Jim Caviezel, Ian McKellen, Hayley Atwell. A man wakes up in a new place - a place he doesn't recognize, a place where people have numbers instead of names, a place called "The Village" where all traces of his former life are renounced as delusions.

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