American Prison TV Series

List of Top American Prison TV Series Selected by Visitors to Our Site: For Life, Mayor of Kingstown, Oz, Orange Is the New Black, Alcatraz, Prison Break, When They See Us, The Count of Monte Cristo, Peaky Blinders, Godfather of Harlem.

In the top there are new series of 2022, a plot description and trailers for series that have already been released.

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Markimdb: 7.7
Genredrama, crime, biography
CountryUSA

A prisoner becomes a lawyer, litigating cases for other inmates while fighting to overturn his own life sentence for a crime he didn’t commit.

Markimdb: 7.8
Genrethriller, drama, crime
CountryUSA

Set in a small Michigan town where the only industry remaining are federal, state, and private prisons, the story follows the McClusky family, the power brokers between the police, criminals, inmates, prison guards and politicians, in a city completely dependent on prisons and the prisoners they contain.

Markimdb: 8.7
Genrethriller, drama, crime
CountryUSA
Duration00:56

The daily lives of prisoners in Emerald City, an experimental unit of the Oswald Maximum Security Prison where ingroups - Muslims, Latinos, Italians, Aryans - stick close to their mutual friends and terrorizes their mutual enemies.

Markimdb: 8
Genrecomedy, drama, crime
CountryUSA
Duration00:51

A crime she committed in her youthful past sends Piper Chapman to a women's prison, where she trades her comfortable New York life for one of unexpected camaraderie and conflict in an eccentric group of fellow inmates.

Markimdb: 7
Genrefantastic, action, thriller, detective
CountryUSA, Canada
Duration00:43

    Alcatraz is an American television series created by Elizabeth Sarnoff, Steven Lilien and Bryan Wynbrandt, and produced by J. J. Abrams and Bad Robot Productions. The series premiered on Fox on January 16, 2012, as a mid-season replacement. Switching between eras, the series focuses on the Alcatraz prison, which was allegedly 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. The series starred Sarah Jones, Jorge Garcia, Sam Neill and Parminder Nagra. The show was cancelled on May 9, 2012.

    Markimdb: 8.3
    Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime, detective
    CountryUSA, United Kingdom
    Duration00:43

    Due to a political conspiracy, an innocent man is sent to death row and his only hope is his brother, who makes it his mission to deliberately get himself sent to the same prison in order to break the both of them out, from the inside out.

    Markimdb: 8.9
    Genredrama, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:43

    Five teens from Harlem become trapped in a nightmare when they're falsely accused of a brutal attack in Central Park.

    Markimdb: 7.8
    Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, adventure
    CountryFrance, Germany, Italy
    Duration06:40

    A TV mini-series adaptation of the classic Alexandre Dumas novel. Edmond Dantes is unjustly sent to prison for 18 years. He escapes to reclaim his fiancée Mercedes and revenge against his nemesis, Mondego.

    Markimdb: 8.8
    Genredrama, crime
    CountryUnited Kingdom
    Duration01:00

    A gangster family epic set in 1919 Birmingham, England and centered on a gang who sew razor blades in the peaks of their caps, and their fierce boss Tommy Shelby, who means to move up in the world.

    Markimdb: 8.1
    Genredrama, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration00:56

    Loosely based on infamous crime boss Bumpy Johnson, who in the early 1960s returned from ten years in prison to find the neighborhood he once ruled in shambles. With the streets controlled by the Italian mob, Bumpy attempts to regain his piece of Harlem.

    Markimdb: 7.3
    Genrethriller, drama, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:02

    Fresh out of prison, world-class thief Daisy ”Jett” Kowalski is forced back into doing what she does best by dangerous and eccentric criminals determined to exploit her skills for their own ends.

    Markimdb: 7.7
    Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:11

    The son of a notorious serial killer becomes an acclaimed criminal psychologist who uses his unique insight into how killers think to help the NYPD.

    Markimdb: 8.8
    Genredrama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:23

    The lives of the Roy family as they contemplate their future once their aging father begins to step back from the media and entertainment conglomerate they control.

    Markimdb: 8.6
    Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:14

    An agent in the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit develops profiling techniques as he pursues notorious serial killers and rapists.

    Markimdb: 8.2
    Genredrama, crime, biography, history
    CountryCanada, USA
    Duration00:33

    This drama series is a fictionalized retelling of the story of meth dealer-turned-ATF informant Charles Falco, who spent three years inside one of America's most dangerous motorcycle gangs, the Vagos. Although Falco originally took on the assignment to avoid spending 20 years in prison on drug charges, it eventually evolved into a quest for justice for him. “Gangland Undercover” documents the lives of outlaw bikers, who live in a world in which respect is earned through fear. The series is based on Falco's memoir, “Vagos, Mongols, and Outlaws,” and documented historical research of gang rivalries.

    Markimdb: 8.2
    Genreaction, thriller, drama, adventure
    CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Italy
    Duration01:08

    A security consultant hunts for a ruthless assassin. Based on the Villanelle novellas by Luke Jennings.

    Markimdb: 7.3
    Genredrama, crime
    CountryUSA

    Based on a true story that spanned more than 30 years in which a young man was charged and convicted of brutally murdering his mother. Each episode is structured around an interrogation taken directly from the real police case files, with the goal of turning the viewer into a detective.

    Markimdb: 7.6
    Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, drama, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:01

    Based on the stories of Stephen King, the series intertwines characters and themes from the fictional town of Castle Rock.

    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genrefantasy, comedy, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:33

    June and Oscar live a comfortable but very predictable wedded life when suddenly they find themselves in a completely unexpected situation, raising questions about love and marriage.

    Markimdb: 7
    Genrethriller, drama, crime, biography
    CountryUSA

    In the late 1960s, a Los Angeles police sergeant with a complicated personal life starts tracking a small-time criminal and budding cult leader seeking out vulnerable women to join his “cause.” The name of that man is Charles Manson.

    Markimdb: 7.3
    Genrehorror, thriller, drama
    CountryUSA

    A limited anthology series that explores terror in America.

    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:05

    Thom Payne is a 44 year-old man whose world is thrown into disarray when his 25 year-old "wunderkind" boss arrives, saying things like "digital," "social" and "viral." Is he in need of a "rebranding," or does he just have a "low joy ceiling?" Maybe pursuing happiness is a fool's errand? Happiness after all is pretty high bar. In a world as absurd as ours, maybe the best anyone can hope for is happyish.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genredrama
    CountryUSA

    The lawyers of an elite Memphis law firm specializing in the most controversial landmark civil rights cases and led by legendary lawyer Elijah Strait and his brilliant daughter, Sydney Keller, take on the toughest David-and-Goliath cases while navigating their complicated relationship.

    Markimdb: 7.8
    Genrecomedy
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
    Duration00:28

    A British husband-and-wife comedy writing team travel to Hollywood to remake their successful British TV series, with disastrous results.

    Markimdb: 7.9
    Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:39

    After a tragic ending to her short-lived super hero stint, Jessica Jones is rebuilding her personal life and career as a detective who gets pulled into cases involving people with extraordinary abilities in New York City.

    Markimdb: 8.3
    Genrehorror, action, fantasy, cartoon
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:46

    A dark medieval fantasy following the last surviving member of the disgraced Belmont clan, trying to save Eastern Europe from extinction at the hand of Vlad Dracula Tepe himself. Inspired by the classic video game series.

    Markimdb: 5.9
    Genrecomedy
    CountryUSA
    Duration00:30

    The series chronicles the personal life (and the wild lifestyle) of Rebecca Wright, a tough-as-nails judge serving on the Los Angeles County Circuit Court, whose time off the bench is spent partying and displaying a reckless behavior. Her reputation is about to be tamed—and judged—by Robby Shoemaker, a eight-year-old boy whose parents Rebecca put behind bars. He might be the one that can turn Rebecca's life around.

    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration00:43

    Amanda Vaughn, once the ultimate high school "mean girl," is forced to return home in disgrace after her marriage ends in scandal. As Amanda and her teenage kids try to adjust to their new lives, the ladies from her past alternate between sympathy and scheming.

    Markimdb: 8.6
    Genredocumentary, crime, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:00

    Robert Durst, scion of one of New York’s billionaire real estate families, has been accused of three murders but never convicted. Brilliant, reclusive, and the subject of relentless media scrutiny, he’s never spoken publicly—until now. During interviews with Andrew Jarecki, he reveals secrets of the case that baffled authorities for 30 years. In 2010, Jarecki made the narrative film All Good Things based on the infamous story of Robert Durst. After Durst saw the film, he contacted Jarecki wanting to tell his story. What began as a feature documentary ultimately became a six-part series as more and more of his incredible story was revealed.

    Markimdb: 7.4
    Genrecomedy
    CountryUSA

    A British newscaster moves to Los Angeles with his alcoholic manservant and the baggage of several failed marriages to host a sanctimonious talk show.

    Markimdb: 7.4
    Genredrama, biography
    CountryUSA, Canada
    Duration02:32

    The two-night scripted miniseries “Houdini” follows the epic tales of Harry Houdini as he emerges as America’s first bonafide world-renowned superstar.

    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genremelodrama, drama
    CountryUSA

    Ahsha Hayes enters the wild world of professional basketball when she tries out for the elite L.A. Devil Girls dance team against the wishes of her mother Sloane, a former dancer herself.

    Markimdb: 7.8
    Genredrama
    CountryUSA

    Doctors and nurses at the intensive care unit of a New Orleans hospital struggle with treating patients during Hurricane Katrina when the facility is without power for 5 days.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genrecomedy
    CountryUSA

    Esther and Benji are platonic best friends who want nothing more than to be accepted by the vain and status-obsessed culture of Los Angeles. Despite their sometimes contentious relationship, when push comes to shove, they’ve got each other’s back … And they have nobody else to hang out with.

    Markimdb: 7.7
    Genredrama, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:11

    Tensions run high between African American citizens and Caucasian cops in Jersey City when a teenage African American boy is critically injured by a cop.

    Markimdb: 6.9
    Genrehorror, thriller, drama, crime, detective, biography
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:07

    An intense and fictionalized account of actual events and people surrounding Lizzie’s life after her controversial acquittal of the horrific double murder of her father and stepmother in 1892.

    Markimdb: 5
    Genrecomedy
    CountryUSA

    A time in Mark Feuerstein's adult life when he lived in apartment 9K in the building he grew up in, sandwiched between his parents' apartment, 9J; and his brother, sister-in-law and their baby's apartment, 9L and his attempts to set boundaries with his intrusive but well-meaning family.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genredocumentary, crime, history
    CountryUSA

    A detailed account of the McDonald's Monopoly game scam during the 1990s as told by the participants in the case, including the prizewinners and the FBI agents who caught the security officer who orchestrated the entire scheme.

    Markimdb: 7.4
    Genredrama
    CountryUSA

    An immersive, behind-the-headlines account of the historically turbulent events surrounding the 2016 presidential election and its aftermath, which divided a nation. This two-part biopic tells the story of two powerful figures, Comey and Trump, whose strikingly different personalities, ethics and loyalties put them on a collision course.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genrecomedy
    CountryUSA

    Family Reunion follows a family of six who travel from Seattle, Washington to Columbus, Georgia for the McKellan Family Reunion and decide to stay to be closer to their family.

    Markimdb: 8
    Genrefantastic, drama
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, Sweden
    Duration01:00

    In a parallel present where the latest must-have gadget for any busy family is a 'Synth' - a highly-developed robotic servant that's so similar to a real human it's transforming the way we live.

    Markimdb: 7.4
    Genredocumentary
    CountryUSA

    With unprecedented access to ICE operations, as well as moving portraits of immigrants, this docuseries takes a deep look at U.S. immigration today.

    Markimdb: 7.7
    Genrecomedy
    CountryUSA

    A single-camera buddy comedy about what happens when two best friends come back together, just when they need each other most. Inspired by the ultra-close friendship between the series' creators and stars, "Playing House" centers on mother to-be Maggie who asks her single and career-driven best friend Emma to return home from her job overseas to attend her baby shower, having no idea what’s truly in store.

    Markimdb: 7.5
    Genrecomedy
    CountryUSA

    Comedy about a husband and wife trying to raise their five kids in a New York two-bedroom apartment.

    Markimdb: 8
    Genrefantastic, comedy, cartoon
    CountryUSA

    A family of aliens from a much better world must take refuge in middle America after the destruction of their planet. Their mission: protect the Pupa, a living super computer that will one day evolve into its true form, consume them and terraform the Earth.

    Markimdb: 7
    Genrecomedy
    CountryUSA

    Acclaimed author Jill Kargman plays a version of herself as she navigates the treacherous and elite ecosystem of New York's Upper East Side, and the uber-wealthy mommy clique inhabiting this fantastically outrageous domain.

    Markimdb: 7.3
    Genredrama, biography, history
    CountryUSA

    This limited series chronicles the incredible true story of Madam C.J. Walker, who was the first African American self-made millionaire.

    Markimdb: 7.9
    Genredocumentary, crime
    CountryUSA

    Over a two-year period, filmmakers embedded with cops in Flint, Michigan, reveal a department grappling with volatile issues in untenable conditions.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genrecomedy
    CountryUSA

    A comedy examines one man's life over a 50-year span. It explores three distinct periods in his life - as a 14-year-old in 1991, a 40-year-old in present day and a 65-year-old in 2042.

    Markimdb: 7.3
    Genrewestern
    CountryUSA

    The High-Sierra adventures of Ben Cartwright and his sons as they run and defend their ranch while helping the surrounding community.




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