The Prisoner

Name: The Prisoner
Genre: Drama, Action & Adventure, Suspense, Science Fiction
Released: November 15, 2009
Rating: 45
Cast: Lennie James, Ruth Wilson, James Caviezel, Hayley Atwell, Ian McKellen

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AMC | Release Date: November 15, 2009

Starring: Lennie James, Ruth Wilson, James Caviezel, Hayley Atwell, Ian McKellen, Jamie Campbell Bower

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 aAMC 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 desert seemingly in the middle of nowhere. Six vows to escape, but must determine if his memories are his real life, or simply the delusions of a deluded man.… Expand

Genre(s): Drama, Action & Adventure, Suspense, Science Fiction

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S1:E6. Checkmate
Air Date: November 17, 2009
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S1:E5. Schizoid
Air Date: November 17, 2009
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S1:E4. Darling
Air Date: November 16, 2009

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Alessandra Stanley

Season 1 Review: Its a clever and engaging reinterpretation by Bill Gallagher, who shaped the script to contemporary tastes and sensibilities--notably, a postmodern fatigue with ideology and big thoughts. Read full review

Verne Gay

Season 1 Review: The Narrative knot is further jumbled by all the head games Two plays on him and everyone else. Six is on shifting sand, and so, too, will you be. Read full review

Ken Tucker

Season 1 Review: It's self-absorbed to the point of incoherence. Read full review

Robert Lloyd

Season 1 Review: This Prisoner is as much about Two as it is about Six and that the actor seems to be enjoying himself makes his scenes pleasant to watch even when they don't add up to much; there is a music to his readings even when the lines are obscure. Read full review

Alan Sepinwall

Season 1 Review: McKellen, and the production design, and some smart use of Brian Wilson songs on the soundtrack (The Beach Boys' "I Know There's an Answer" is the miniseries' cheeky final tune) weren't enough to overcome my need for coherence. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Matt Roush

Season 1 Review: 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. Read full review

Glenn Garvin

Season 1 Review: 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? Read full review

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drlowdon

Sep 29, 2019

This six hour mini-series is said to be a 'reinterpretation' of the cult British show. Having not seen more than a few clips of the original I can't really make comparisons but there is very little to recommend here as the slow pace and overly complicated plot make for rather dull television.

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: November 15, 2009
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  S1:E6. Checkmate
  Air Date: November 17, 2009
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  S1:E5. Schizoid
  Air Date: November 17, 2009
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  S1:E4. Darling
  Air Date: November 16, 2009
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  S1:E2. Anvil
  Air Date: November 16, 2009
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  S1:E2. Harmony
  Air Date: November 15, 2009
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  S1:E1. Arrival
  Air Date: November 15, 2009