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The Prisoner (2009)

The Prisoner poster
Genre
science fiction television series
Country
United Kingdom, United States
Length
1 season, 6 episodes
Rated
TV-PG
Rating
5.6 of 10 from 98 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man wakes up in a strange village that seems perfect but is impossible to leave. He tries to figure out why he is there and how to escape.

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What happens

The Prisoner is a 2009 six-part television miniseries based on the 1960s series. The series concerns a man who awakens in a mysterious, picturesque, but escape-proof village, and stars Jim Caviezel, Sir Ian McKellen, Ruth Wilson, and Hayley Atwell. It was co-produced by American cable channel AMC with British channel ITV, whose parent company holds the rights to the original series through ITV Studios. It received mixed reviews, with critics feeling that the remake was not as compelling as the original series. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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