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Alcatraz

Alcatraz

302 vanished. 3 must find them.

20126.31 Season13 EpisodesCanceled

Overview

A unique team, consisting of a federal agent, a police officer and a conspiracy theory novelist, investigate the shocking reappearance of Alcatraz's most notorious prisoners, fifty years after they supposedly vanished.

Created by Steven Lilien
Produced by Toni Graphia, Jack Bender
NetworksFOX

Top Cast

Sarah Jones

Sarah Jones

Rebecca Madsen

Sam Neill

Sam Neill

Emerson Hauser

Jorge Garcia

Jorge Garcia

Diego Soto

Parminder Nagra

Parminder Nagra

Lucy Banerjee

Jason Butler Harner

Jason Butler Harner

E.B. Tiller

Jonny Coyne

Jonny Coyne

Edwin James

Robert Forster

Robert Forster

Ray Archer

Themes & Keywords

san francisco, californiaalcatraz prisontime traveldisappearancepolice detectiveescaped prisoner

About Alcatraz

Alcatraz is a mystery, action & adventure, drama series that first aired in 2012 exploring themes of san francisco, california, alcatraz prison, time travel, disappearance, police detective, escaped prisoner. Created by Steven Lilien, it stars Sarah Jones, Sam Neill, Jorge Garcia. A unique team, consisting of a federal agent, a police officer and a conspiracy theory novelist, investigate the shocking reappearance of Alcatraz's most notorious prisoners, fifty years after they supposedly vanished.

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