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      Season 1 – Alcatraz

      2012 Crime Drama Mystery & Thriller List
      60% Tomatometer 35 Reviews 41% Audience Score 50+ Ratings While investigating a homicide, Detective Rebecca Madsen discovers fingerprints that belong to a former Alcatraz inmate, who was believed to have died decades earlier. A family past with the prison makes her especially interested in the case, so she turns to an Alcatraz expert and comic-book enthusiast, Dr. Diego "Doc" Soto for help piecing together what happened. Together, they discover that the suspect is alive and appears not to have aged since his incarceration and that soon he will be joined by other former inhabitants of the prison. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Buy Now

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      Critics Consensus

      Though it involves a mysterious and intriguing premise, Alcatraz delivers the plot through lumbering, humorless means.

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      David Hinckley New York Daily News Happily, there are reasons to watch Alcatraz, starting with an appealing cast and a premise that really does not require a college degree in the mythology of other worlds. Rated: 3/5 Jan 16, 2012 Full Review Nancy DeWolf Smith Wall Street Journal Inquiring minds who liked Lost, or The 4400 and The Event will find much to feast on. Jan 16, 2012 Full Review Neil Genzlinger New York Times Alcatraz is a spunky upgrade over the collection of interchangeable police procedurals clogging the television schedule. Jan 16, 2012 Full Review Kieron Tyler The Arts Desk As it is, it's about as good, and about as diverting as the post X-Files conspiracy series Dark Skies. Aug 18, 2018 Full Review Megan Basham WORLD The overarching storyline is filled with enough of the supernatural to hold the attention of those who prefer their cast threatened by the occasional smoke monster. Jun 25, 2018 Full Review Ellen Gray Philadelphia Daily News I'm not hooked, but I'm not yet planning my escape, either. Jan 16, 2012 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Audience Member This show is amazing and shouldnt have been cancelled so fast. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Audience Member Absolutely loved this show. Kinda wished I hadn't watched it though. I knew there was only one season (watched in 2020) but I checked it out, got hooked and it ended on a cliff hanger. Soooo many unanswered questions!!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Audience Member Was expecting way better, got cancelled fast as well Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Episodes

      Episode 1 Aired Jan 16, 2012 Pilot Detective Rebecca Madsen and Dr. Diego Soto join forces with a secret agency charged with catching recently resurfaced Alcatraz inmates. Details Episode 2 Aired Jan 16, 2012 Ernest Cobb The team retraces the steps of the past to apprehend a sniper who is targeting young victims. Details Episode 3 Aired Jan 23, 2012 Kit Nelson When child killer Kit Nelson, a terrifying kidnapper who always returns his victims home after he's killed them reappears from the past, the team is in a race against time to catch the man before he kills again. Details Episode 4 Aired Jan 30, 2012 Cal Sweeney When a notorious robber (Eric Johnson) returns from the past, Rebecca must extricate him from a hostage-filled bank before his identity is discovered. Details Episode 5 Aired Feb 6, 2012 Guy Hastings An Alcatraz guard, Guy Hastings, reappears and runs into an old acquaintance. Details Episode 6 Aired Feb 13, 2012 Paxton Petty The team uses methods of the past to track former inmate Paxton Petty, who has returned to plant bombs in populated areas of San Francisco. Details Episode 7 Aired Feb 20, 2012 Johnny McKee Madsen and Hauser look for a killer with a background in chemistry, who likes to poison his victims; more information about Madsen's grandfather comes to light. Details Episode 8 Aired Mar 5, 2012 The Ames Bros. The facility's most violent brothers, Herman and Pinky Ames, find something amiss when they return to present-day Alcatraz. Details Episode 9 Aired Mar 5, 2012 Sonny Burnett A man who became incredibly violent during his time in the prison returns. Details Episode 10 Aired Mar 12, 2012 Clarence Montgomery After being unjustly sent to prison, a man returns and starts committing crimes. Details Episode 11 Aired Mar 19, 2012 Webb Porter Rebecca, Hauser and Doc try to capture a musically inclined serial killer (Rami Malek) who has become even more violent. Details Episode 12 Aired Mar 26, 2012 Garrett Stillman Rebecca and Doc close in on a man who might have information about all the returning criminals. Details Episode 13 Aired Mar 26, 2012 Tommy Madsen Rebecca and Doc close in on a man who may be the key to understanding why the criminals are returning, and a discovery is made beneath the halls of Alcatraz. Details

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      Season Info

      Executive Producer
      J.J. Abrams, Bryan Burk, Elizabeth Sarnoff
      Network
      Fox
      Rating
      TV-14
      Genre
      Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date
      Jan 16, 2012