Alcatraz is a gripping sci-fi thriller show that aired on FOX in 2012, starring Sarah Jones as a San Francisco police detective named Rebecca Madsen. The show follows Rebecca and her partner, Detective Diego Soto (played by Jorge Garcia), as they investigate a strange case involving a group of former Alcatraz inmates who mysteriously reappear after 50 years of being missing.
The show begins with a chilling scene in which a group of Alcatraz prisoners vanish without a trace in 1963, leaving behind empty cells and confused guards. The show then fast-forwards to the present day, where Rebecca and Diego are investigating a homicide that leads them to a secret underground chamber, where they discover a hidden room filled with stacks of inmate files, each with a shocking note indicating that the prisoner has returned - unaged and with no explanation. They soon realize that the previously thought dead and missing inmates, who "vanished" in 1963, have all started appearing across the city and are, in fact, alive and well, but with their lives spanning over many decades.
As Rebecca, Diego, and another key character, Dr. Lucy Banerjee (played by Parminder Nagra), delve deeper into the mystery, they discover a secret government agency that was formed in the 1960s to track and recapture these missing prisoners. The show introduces the agency, The Hauser Institute, and its shadowy figure, Emerson Hauser (played by Sam Neill), who used to work at Alcatraz and is now leading the hunt for the inmates who have returned. However, as the investigation progresses, it becomes clear that there is more going on than meets the eye, and the secrets of Alcatraz are far more vast and obscure than anyone could have ever imagined.
The storytelling of Alcatraz is woven through the narratives of the cast that effectively keeps the viewer on the edge of their seat. The show dives deep into the dark and eerie ambiance of the prison to reveal a host of hidden secrets and eldritch powers. The show puts forth numerous cliffhangers and plot twists, which will have viewers yearning for more.
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Alcatraz is a series that ran for 1 seasons (13 episodes) between January 16, 2012 and on FOX