Morgan Freeman explores real-life prison breaks that have captured the attention of the public, showcasing an up close and personal view of what the prisoners are faced with in executing their break outs.
EPISODE 3
San Quentin Breakout
A lifelong escape artist, Forrest Tucker, ends up in San Quentin prison. But despite his advanced age, he manages to engineer one of the most audacious prison breaks of all time.
EPISODE 4
The Sobibor Revolt
During WWII, the Nazi war machine created specialized camps that were only used for one purpose, killing prisoners. At Sobibor, a group of Jews that were forced to keep the camp operational, engineered a mass escape that saved many of their lives.
EPISODE 5
Escaping Devil's Island
Rene Belbenoit is sentenced to hard time at France's notorious penal colony in French Guiana. He determines to escape or die trying. After numerous harrowing escapes, he finally gets free. His story becomes the basis of several movies in Hollywood.
EPISODE 6
Alton City Escape
Quawntay Adams, a young African American man from a South-Central Los Angeles, gets caught up in a large-scale marijuana bust. When he finds out he is going to be a father, he determines to break out of his maximum-security cell which he does.
Gary Brierley
Michael Dyke
Michael Esslinger
David Widner
Hugh Hunt
Morgan Freeman
Mitch Marcus
Mary Donahue
