Series synopsis
Alcatraz is an American mystery action & adventure drama television series that premiered on FOX on January 16, 2012. It ended on March 26, 2012. It was created by Elizabeth Sarnoff, Steven Lilien, Bryan Wynbrandt. It stars Sarah Jones, Sam Neill, Jorge Garcia and Parminder Nagra.
A unique team, consisting of a federal agent, a police officer and a conspiracy theory novelist, investigate the shocking reappearance of Alcatraz's most notorious prisoners, fifty years after they supposedly vanished.
Premise
A unique team, consisting of a federal agent, a police officer and a conspiracy theory novelist, investigate the shocking reappearance of Alcatraz's most notorious prisoners, fifty years after they supposedly vanished.
Premise: 302 vanished. 3 must find them.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Sarah Jones as Rebecca Madsen
- Sam Neill as Emerson Hauser
- Jorge Garcia as Diego Soto
- Parminder Nagra as Lucy Banerjee
- Jason Butler Harner as E.B. Tiller
- Jonny Coyne as Edwin James
- Robert Forster as Ray Archer
Guest cast
- Eric Johnson as Cal Sweeney
- Theo Rossi as Sonny Burnett
- Rami Malek as Webb Porter
- Billy Mitchell as David Pierce
- Terence Lewis as Mess Hall Prisoner
- Jeananne Goossen as Nikki
- Greyston Holt as Young Emerson Hauser
- David Hoflin as Tommy Madsen
- Jeffrey Pierce as Jack Sylvane
- Leon Rippy as Milton Beauregard
- Bumper Robinson as Bobby
- Camille Sullivan as Sonya
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 15 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 2 | January 12, 2012 | October 16, 2012 |
| Season 1 | 13 | January 16, 2012 | March 26, 2012 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | First Look | January 12, 2012 |
| 2 |
Island Of Intrigue A featurette discussing the concepts behind the TV show Alcatraz that was included in the Blu-Ray and DVD releases. |
October 16, 2012 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Jack Sylvane Years ago when the most dangerous prisoners of Alcatraz mysteriously disappeared, they resurface in the present day as part of a larger conspiracy, leaving a police detective, an expert on Alcatraz and an FBI agent to track them down. |
January 16, 2012 |
| 2 |
Ernest Cobb When a sniper begins targeting young victims, the team is forced to retrace the steps of the past in order to solve this modern day mystery. |
January 16, 2012 |
| 3 |
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. |
January 23, 2012 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | FOX |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 16, 2012 |
| Last aired | March 26, 2012 |
| Runtime | 43 minutes |
| Status | Canceled |
| Schedule | Monday at 21:00:00 |