SummaryFifty years after they vanished, some of Alcatraz's most notorious prisoners reappear and start committing crime once again. Emerson Hauser (Sam Neill), Rebecca Madsen (Sarah Jones), and Diego "Doc" Soto (Jorge Garcia) team up to investigate how this happened.
Created By:Steven Lilien, Elizabeth Sarnoff, Bryan Wynbrandt
Alcatraz
Season 1 Premiere:
Jan 16, 2012
Metascore
Generally Favorable
62
User score
Generally Favorable
6.5
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
45% Positive
13 Reviews
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55% Mixed
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Jan 13, 2012
88
The show has the makings of great--what else can I say?--escapist entertainment. [23 Jan 2012, p.39]
Jan 17, 2012
75
Alcatraz is easy enough to follow tonight, with twists and surprises that are enjoyable and not enervating.
Jan 17, 2012
70
Here he has both--mood galore and a premise strong enough to not only sire a great pilot but to sustain a solid series.
Jan 17, 2012
60
There's enough in the premise and the performances (particularly those of Garcia and Neill) to keep us watching, but to really hook us in Alcatraz needs to decide what kind of show it wants to be.
Jan 17, 2012
50
Alcatraz's early crime stories are competent enough, in a moody, achey, men-gone-wrong kind of way. But there's a coldness to the show, and no sense that these are characters I want to invest in and spend time getting to know.
Jan 17, 2012
50
Obviously, it's necessary to give viewers the backstory on the returning thug of the week, but let's hope that if the show finds its legs, it won't need quite as many reminders of its fundamental concept.
Jan 17, 2012
40
Soto helps the mood of the show with his wry attitude and occasional gee-whiz-ardry, and he helps to move the plot along by stating facts that Rebecca would otherwise have to pause and look up.
User score
Generally Favorable
59% Positive
88 Ratings
88 Ratings
27% Mixed
41 Ratings
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14% Negative
21 Ratings
21 Ratings
Mar 16, 2024
0
Bon bah voilà, c’est des taulards revenants qui reviennent (normal, c’est des revenants, putain !) à notre époque pour se venger (lol ?!)… Ou plutôt en fait un taulard revenant (pour commencer). Il y a une grande blonde froide comme la banquise (mais très jolie) qui fait la fliquette de service et qui vient renifler pour découvrir le pot de fleurs caché derrière le placard. Parce que ouais, en fait, c’est un complot, putain !… et Sam Neill s’est perdu dans ce merdier, pour la gamelle (le pauvre). Donc, c’est réalisé comme une très banale série policière avec des dialogues qui font soupirer : je soupire, je souffle même et je lève les yeux au plafond : c’est vachement plus intéressant à regarder en fait. Le plafond, le putain de plafond !! quelle série de merde, sérieusement !!
Production Company:
- Bonanza Productions
- Bad Robot
- Warner Bros. Television
- Alcatraz Films
Initial Release Date:Jan 16, 2012
Number of seasons:1 Season
Rating:TV-14
Awards
Leo Awards
• 2 Nominations
ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Critics Choice Television Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
