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  • 2009
  • AMC
  • 2009
  • AMC
The Prisoner

Summary AMC reinterprets the British 1960s cult classic of the same name in a miniseries format. The miniseries stars Jim Caviezel as "Six" and the legendary Ian McKellen as "Number Two." Six believes that he was a security analyst who resigned from his position, and finds himself trapped in a community known only as "the Village", located in a ...

  • 2009
  • AMC
  • 2009
  • AMC

The Prisoner

Season 1 Premiere: Nov 15, 2009
Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 21 Critic Reviews
45
User Score Mixed or Average Based on 12 User Ratings
4.8
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Summary AMC reinterprets the British 1960s cult classic of the same name in a miniseries format. The miniseries stars Jim Caviezel as "Six" and the legendary Ian McKellen as "Number Two." Six believes that he was a security analyst who resigned from his position, and finds himself trapped in a community known only as "the Village", located in a ...

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 21 Critic Reviews
45
14% Positive
3 Reviews
57% Mixed
12 Reviews
29% Negative
6 Reviews

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 21 Critic Reviews
45
14% Positive
3 Reviews
57% Mixed
12 Reviews
29% Negative
6 Reviews

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80
AMC’s The Prisoner isn’t going to reinvent TV the way McGoohan’s brainchild did. For six hours, however, it’s compelling enough in its own way to make you its captive.
By Aaron Barnhart FULL REVIEW
60
Like "Twin Peaks," it raises questions that it doesn't necessarily answer--but even the raising took a bit of daring, and "a bit" is more than one usually gets from television.
By Tom Shales FULL REVIEW
42
This Prisoner is visually stunning and risk-taking but not a satisfying rethinking.
By James Poniewozik FULL REVIEW
40
This reimagined version, which feels a bit old hat in a post-Matrix fantasy landscape, is more leaden, pretentious and solemn, a tone embodied by Caviezel’s brooding Six, who’s more dour than dashing.
By Matt Roush FULL REVIEW
40
Somewhere along the way, though, this three-night, six-hour production begins to feel less like a compelling metaphor for totalitarian repression and more like a marathon. No offense, but is it over yet?
By David Hinckley FULL REVIEW
30
Dismal and disoriented, under-plotted and over-allegorized, the six-hour Prisoner miniseries that debuts on AMC Sunday night is an exercise in full-tilt dramatic tedium that will appall anybody who remembers the original and bewilder anyone who doesn't: What was the big deal about that?
By Glenn Garvin FULL REVIEW
30
This Prisoner remake contains some striking visuals and intermittently effective performances, especially from the typically magnetic McKellan, but it’s also frequently too choppy and elliptical to build up much suspense or dramatic impact.
By Maureen Ryan FULL REVIEW

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4.8
25% Positive
3 Ratings
50% Mixed
6 Ratings
25% Negative
3 Ratings

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25% Negative
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Production Company:
  • Granada International
  • ITV Productions
  • Out of Africa Entertainment
Initial Release Date: Nov 15, 2009
Number of seasons: 1 Season
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Awards

Primetime Emmy Awards
• 2 Nominations
Satellite Awards
• 2 Nominations
Gold Derby Awards
• 2 Nominations

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