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Alcatraz

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  • 62   Metascore
  • 2012-2012
  • 1 Season
  • Fox Network
  • Action & Adventure, Suspense, Drama
  • TV-14
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Switching between eras, Alcatraz focuses on the Alcatraz prison, which was shut down in 1963 due to unsafe conditions for its prisoners and guards. The show's premise is that both the prisoners and the guards disappeared in 1963 and have abruptly reappeared in modern-day San Francisco, where they are being tracked down by a government agency.

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Cast & Crew See All

Sarah Jones
Detective Rebecca Madsen
Jorge Garcia
Dr. Diego Soto
Jonny Coyne
Warden Edwin James

Season 1 Episode Guide See All

Episode 1

Pilot

Mon, Jan 16, 201245 mins

Fifty years ago, Alcatraz prison was closed, all inmates officially shifted to a more modern facility. In fact jailer Emerson Hauser was among those who witnessed dozens of hardened criminals disappearing mysteriously at once. He joined the FBI and heads a secret division to hunt them down now. The first target is Jack Sylvane, dubiously convicted and mistreated, who now exacts bloody revenge on long-retired deputy warden E.B. Tiller. The affair allows recruiting Alcatraz-obsessed genius Dr. Diego Soto and San Fancisco PD detective Rebecca Madsen, who seems somehow destined.

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Alcatraz: Doc Soto
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Awards

  • 2012 - Imagen Award - Best Actor/Television - nominated
  • 2013 - Golden Reel Award - Best Sound Editing - Short Form Sound Effects and Foley in Television - nominated
  • 2013 - ASC Award - Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in One-Hour Episodic Television Series - nominated
  • 2012 - Leo - Best Supporting Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series - nominated

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