Maximum Security (1984)
- Genre
- drama television series
- Country
- United States
- Length
- 1 season, 7 episodes
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Rating
- 6.0 of 10 from 2 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A psychiatrist works to rehabilitate inmates in a supermax prison. The show follows the daily lives and struggles of both the prisoners and the doctor.
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What happens
Maximum Security is an American drama television series that originally aired on HBO from July 1984 to March 1985. The series depicts the everyday life and struggles of supermax prison inmates and psychiatrist who works on the prisoners' rehabilitation. The pilot premiered on July 3, 1984, and the six-part series began on March 5, 1985. Its stars included Robert Desiderio, Geoffrey Lewis, and Jean Smart. Among its directors were Sharron Miller and Gilbert Moses. The series was filmed at the Lincoln Heights jail in Los Angeles, California, USA. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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