Series synopsis
Prison Island, also known as L'Île prisonnière is a French drama mystery television series that premiered on France 2 on February 13, 2023. It ended on February 27, 2023. It was created by Michel Bussi. It stars Déborah François, Margot Bancilhon, Pierre Perrier and Kévin Azaïs.
A peaceful island turns into a prison, when a group of armed activists take the whole population of the quaint, isolated place off the coast of Brittany hostage one morning. They are highly organized – yet their motives remain a secret. Who are they? What do they want? Who can stop them? There’s only one thing Alpha, their leader, hasn’t taken into account: Five passengers of the shuttle that links the island to the mainland manage to escape and hide. As the islanders face this extraordinary, de ...
Premise
A peaceful island turns into a prison, when a group of armed activists take the whole population of the quaint, isolated place off the coast of Brittany hostage one morning. They are highly organized – yet their motives remain a secret. Who are they? What do they want? Who can stop them? There’s only one thing Alpha, their leader, hasn’t taken into account: Five passengers of the shuttle that links the island to the mainland manage to escape and hide. As the islanders face this extraordinary, deadly situation, secrets surface, sources of conflict. But who among them will become a hero, a coward, or a traitor? Who is the stranger who returned after ten years of absence? Will Chris, Dorian, Kelly, Mado, Alex, and the others succeed in thwarting Operation Ocean Storm? Will Candice find the love of her life? And are the goals of the activists really as bad as their actions make it seem?
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Déborah François as Chris
- Margot Bancilhon as Candice
- Pierre Perrier as Alex
- Kévin Azaïs as Yannick
- Anouk Grinberg as Mado
- Lannick Gautry as Alpha
- Antoine Duléry as Jaouen Leguen
- Marie Denarnaud as Eliane
Supporting cast
- Jane Cara as Kelly
- Diego Murgia as Dorian
- Fiamma Bennett as Elisabeth O'Brien
- Cédric Bouvier as Bastien Hamon
- Zoé Bruneau as Jennifer Durand
- Noé Chabbat as Geoffroy
- Véronique de Aquino as Bénédicte Le Guen
- Mauricette Gourdon as Madeleine Jonquière
- Stéphane Grossi as Francis Gaudry
- Eric Hervè as Le prêtre
- Ben Homewood as Yann O'Brien
- Maher Kamoun as Ahmed, le facteur
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 6 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 6 | February 13, 2023 | February 27, 2023 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | February 13, 2023 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | February 13, 2023 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | February 20, 2023 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | France 2 |
|---|---|
| First aired | February 13, 2023 |
| Last aired | February 27, 2023 |
| Runtime | 52 minutes |
| Status | ended |