TV series about prisoners

TV series about prisoners
List of the best TV series about prisoners according to viewers: The OA, Marco Polo, Orange Is the New Black, Alcatraz, Curon, Prison Break, Caliphate, Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector, Central Russia's Vampires, When They See Us.

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

Markimdb: 7.8
Genrefantastic, fantasy, drama, detective
CountryUSA
Duration01:46

Prairie Johnson, blind as a child, comes home to the community she grew up in with her sight restored. Some hail her a miracle, others a dangerous mystery, but Prairie won’t talk with the FBI or her parents about the seven years she went missing.

Markimdb: 8
Genreaction, drama, adventure, history
CountryUSA
Duration01:00

An epic adventure that follows the early years of the famous explorer as he travels the exotic Silk Road to the great Kublai Khan’s court. But Marco soon finds that navigating the Khan’s world of greed, betrayal, sexual intrigue and rivalry will be his greatest challenge yet, even as he becomes a trusted companion to the Khan in his violent quest to become the Emperor of the World.

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: 5.9
    Genrethriller, fantasy, detective
    CountryItaly

    When their mother mysteriously vanishes shortly after they all arrive in her hometown, teen twins discover secrets behind the village’s tranquil facade.

    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: 8.2
    Genrethriller, drama, crime
    CountrySweden

    National Security agent Fatima receives a tip that a terrorist attack against Sweden is in the planning stage. Meanwhile Sulle, a teenage girl in Stockholm, gets interested in her student assistent who opens doors to a new and fascinating world - the true path. Kalifat is a thriller about the intermingled fates of five young women who get caught up in the seducing and destroying force of religious fundamentalism.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
    CountryUSA

    Former NYPD detective and forensic genius Lincoln Rhyme was at the top of his game until a serious accident at the hands of a notorious serial killer forced him out of the field. When Amelia Sachs, an intuitive young officer who has a gift for profiling, finds herself hot on the killer's trail, Rhyme finds a partner for this new game of cat and mouse.

    Markimdb: 7.6
    Genrefantasy, comedy, detective
    CountryRussia

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    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: 8.4
    Genrefantastic, thriller, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:46

    Set in a dystopian future, a woman is forced to live as a concubine under a fundamentalist theocratic dictatorship. A TV adaptation of Margaret Atwood's novel.

    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: 8.7
    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: 8.6
    Genredrama, crime
    CountryAustralia
    Duration00:45

    Bea Smith is locked up while awaiting trial for the attempted murder of her husband and must learn how life works in prison. A modern adaptation and sequel of the iconic Prisoner series.

    Markimdb: 8
    Genrethriller, drama, crime, biography
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:11

    The stranger-than-fiction account of a prison break in upstate New York in the summer of 2015, which spawned a massive manhunt for two convicted murderers who were aided in their escape by a married female prison employee with whom they both became sexually entangled.

    Markimdb: 7.3
    Genrethriller, drama, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration00:43

    Driven by the fact that there are few things more dangerous than a prisoner who has just escaped, and tired of following protocol and resorting to outdated methods of law enforcement, veteran U.S. Marshals Charlie Duchamp and Ray Zancanelli are taking an unorthodox approach to their work: using former fugitives to catch fugitives.

    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: 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: 7.7
    Genrefantasy, comedy, cartoon, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration00:11

    Superjail! is an American animated television series produced by Augenblick Studios the first season and Titmouse, Inc. the second and third season. The series follows the events that take place in an unusual prison. The pilot episode aired on television on May 13, 2007, and its first season began on September 28, 2008. Superjail! is characterized by its psychedelic shifts in setting and plot and extreme graphic violence, which give the series a TV-MA-V rating. These elements are depicted through highly elaborate animated sequences, which have been described as "baroque and complicated and hard to take in at a single viewing". A fourth season was confirmed on David Wain's Twitter.

    Markimdb: 7
    Genrethriller, drama
    CountryMexico

    A former U.S. Marine, Lázaro Mendoza, enters a maximum security prison in Mexico (La Rotunda), under a false identity and accused of an alleged triple murder. Now as Dante Pardo, his mission is to infiltrate a dangerous band of inmates and guards that operate inside and outside of prison who are the prime suspects of the kidnapping of the teenage daughter of U.S. Judge, John Morris. Inside La Rotunda, Lázaro has to find out who carried out the kidnapping and the whereabouts of the girl.

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genreaction, detective
    CountryRussia
    Duration03:28

    A captain in pursuit of escaped prisoners must survive harsh climates and unravel a mystery involving sensitive documents.

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    Genrefantasy, comedy, family, cartoon, crime
    CountryUSA, France

    A fanboy of a supervillain supergroup known as the Vicious 6, Gru hatches a plan to become evil enough to join them, with the backup of his followers, the Minions.

    Markimdb: 7.4
    Genremelodrama, drama
    CountryUSA

    For decades, childhood best friends Kate and Tully have weathered life's storms together -- until a betrayal threatens to break them apart for good.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, fantasy, drama, detective
    CountryUnited Kingdom, Canada

    A masked figure known as "The Curious" collects tales of dark magic, otherworldly encounters and twisted technology in this kids anthology series.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genrefantastic, action, drama, adventure
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:06

    Set two generations before the destruction of the legendary Man of Steel’s home planet, Krypton follows Superman’s grandfather — whose House of El was ostracized and shamed — as he fights to redeem his family’s honor and save his beloved world from chaos.

    Markimdb: 7.3
    Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:39

    Given superstrength and durability by a sabotaged experiment, a wrongly accused man escapes prison to become a superhero for hire.

    Markimdb: 5.8
    Genrehorror, thriller, drama, detective
    CountryChile, USA

    This terrifying thriller follows widow Lisey Landon as a series of disturbing events revives memories of her marriage to author Scott Landon and the darkness that plagued him.

    Markimdb: 6.9
    Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:49

    An action-packed Las Vegas thriller about a former military operative turned security expert who is drawn into a high-stakes game where an organization of wealthy individuals gamble on his ability to stop some of the biggest crimes imaginable from playing out. Can he take them down from the inside and get revenge for the death of his wife, or is it true what they say: the House always wins.

    Markimdb: 7.4
    Genrefantastic, action, thriller, fantasy, drama
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA

    In the last years of Victoria's reign, London is beset by the "Touched": people — mostly women — who suddenly manifest abnormal abilities, some charming, some very disturbing. Among them are Amalia True, a mysterious, quick-fisted widow, and Penance Adair, a brilliant young inventor. They are the champions of this new underclass, making a home for the Touched, while fighting the forces of… well, pretty much all the forces — to make room for those whom history as we know it has no place.

    Markimdb: 9.2
    Genreaction, fantasy, melodrama, drama, adventure
    CountryUSA, United Kingdom
    Duration00:55

    Seven noble families fight for control of the mythical land of Westeros. Friction between the houses leads to full-scale war. All while a very ancient evil awakens in the farthest north. Amidst the war, a neglected military order of misfits, the Night's Watch, is all that stands between the realms of men and icy horrors beyond.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genrefantastic, action, drama, adventure
    CountryUSA
    Duration03:57

    When heroes alone are not enough ... the world needs legends. Having seen the future, one he will desperately try to prevent from happening, time-traveling rogue Rip Hunter is tasked with assembling a disparate group of both heroes and villains to confront an unstoppable threat — one in which not only is the planet at stake, but all of time itself. Can this ragtag team defeat an immortal threat unlike anything they have ever known?

    Markimdb: 7
    Genrefantastic, thriller, drama, detective
    CountrySouth Korea

    An emotional journey that follows a brain scientist who is obsessive about figuring out new technologies to access the consciousness and memories of the brain. His life goes sideways when his family falls victim to a mysterious accident, and he uses his skills to access memories from his wife’s brain to piece together the mystery of what actually happened to his family and why.

    Markimdb: 7.5
    Genrefantastic, action, drama, adventure, crime, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration00:43

    Spoiled billionaire playboy Oliver Queen is missing and presumed dead when his yacht is lost at sea. He returns five years later a changed man, determined to clean up the city as a hooded vigilante armed with a bow.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genremelodrama, drama, military, history
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
    Duration01:55

    The beautiful Spanish princess, Catherine of Aragon, navigates the royal lineage of England with an eye on the throne.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genrefantastic, drama, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration03:56

    When a mysterious object crashes to Earth, a group of seemingly unconnected strangers die from the energy pulse, but then awaken to learn that they have assigned the task of preventing the impending Apocalypse.

    Markimdb: 6.2
    Genrehorror, fantastic, fantasy, drama, adventure, detective
    CountryUSA

    Monster hunters Fred and Deloris Allen tangle with evil ... and family drama with their teenage twins. From the comics by Steve Niles and Damien Worm.

    Markimdb: 6.9
    Genrefantasy, drama, history
    CountryItaly, United Kingdom

    The story of Romulus and his twin brother Remus, in eighth century B.C. as seen through the eyes of three people marked by death, loneliness and violence.

    Markimdb: 8.3
    Genreaction, melodrama, drama, adventure, western
    CountryUSA

    The economic and cultural growth of town of Centennial, Colorado, through the intertwining lives of the brave men and women inhabiting it. Spanning two centuries from the settling of the area in the 1700s, to the late 1970s.

    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genrehorror, thriller, drama, detective
    CountryCanada, USA

    A filmmaker heads to Hollywood in the early ’90s to make her movie but tumbles down a hallucinatory rabbit hole of sex, magic, revenge — and kittens.

    Markimdb: 7.7
    Genreaction, drama, military
    CountryUSA

    The lives of the elite Navy Seals as they train, plan and execute the most dangerous, high-stakes missions our country can ask.

    Markimdb: 7.4
    Genrehorror, action, thriller, fantasy, drama, adventure, crime, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration00:43

    Ichabod Crane is resurrected and pulled two and a half centuries through time to unravel a mystery that dates all the way back to the founding fathers.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genreaction, fantasy, drama, adventure
    CountryUSA
    Duration00:59

    Talon, the lone survivor of a race called the Blackbloods, sets off to the edge of civilisation to track her family's killers. On her journey she discovers she has supernatural powers which she must learn to harness in order to achieve her goals.

    Markimdb: 5.9
    Genrefantasy, drama, adventure
    CountryUnited Kingdom, Australia

    In this fresh take on the Arthurian legend, teenager Nimue joins forces with mercenary Arthur on a quest to find Merlin and deliver an ancient sword.

    Markimdb: 8
    Genrefantasy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUnited Kingdom
    Duration00:40

    Diana Bishop, historian and witch, accesses Ashmole 782 and knows she must solve its mysteries. She is offered help by the enigmatic Matthew Clairmont, but he's a vampire and witches should never trust vampires.

    Markimdb: 6.2
    Genrefantastic, thriller, drama, detective
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
    Duration01:19

    To escape reality 17-year-old Leila turns to a secret virtual paradise. Her real journey begins when this digital Eden turns dark.

    Markimdb: 8.2
    Genrefantastic, action, fantasy, adventure
    CountryUSA

    After stealing the Tesseract during the events of “Avengers: Endgame,” an alternate version of Loki is brought to the mysterious Time Variance Authority, a bureaucratic organization that exists outside of time and space and monitors the timeline. They give Loki a choice: face being erased from existence due to being a “time variant”or help fix the timeline and stop a greater threat.

    Markimdb: 8.2
    Genrehorror, fantasy, drama, adventure
    CountryUSA, Poland
    Duration00:60

    Geralt of Rivia, a mutated monster-hunter for hire, journeys toward his destiny in a turbulent world where people often prove more wicked than beasts.

    Markimdb: 8
    Genrefantasy, melodrama, drama, adventure, detective, biography, history
    CountryUSA
    Duration00:59

    The series follows the "untold" story of Leonardo Da Vinci: the genius during his early years in Renaissance Florence. As a 25-year old artist, inventor, swordsman, lover, dreamer and idealist, he struggles to live within the confines of his own reality and time as he begins to not only see the future, but invent it.




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