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History's Greatest Escapes with Morgan Freeman

Great Escapes with Morgan Freeman is an eight-part series from The HISTORY Channel hosted and executive produced by Morgan Freeman. The five-time Academy Award nominee and one-time Academy Award-winning actor has appeared in hundreds of films and television roles. One of his most famous and beloved performances was in Shawshank Redemption, a film focusing on the exploits of a group of inmates inside the fictional Shawshank State Penitentiary.

In the series, Morgan will explore real-life prison breaks that have captured the attention of the public. It's an up close and personal view of what the prisoners are faced with in executing their break outs. Famous escapes from Alcatraz, Dannemora, Pittsburgh State Penitentiary and other locations are recreated with actors playing key roles and interviews from some of the prisoners themselves, their families, their cell mates and from the guards and prison employees that tried to prevent the escapes. Along with the interviews and recreations, the series will utilize new software technology called Unreal Engine to recreate—with great verisimilitude—the prisons themselves.

Show Info

Network: United States History (2021 - now)
Schedule: Mondays at 21:00 (60 min)
Status: Running
Show Type: Documentary
Genres: History

Official site: www.history.com

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Previous Episode

Breakout in Plain Sight

Episode 2x08; Sep 16, 2024

An Iranian American psychopath is thrown into the men's city jail in Orange County Jail in Southern California. Before he gets sent to a higher security prison, he escapes by crawling up the plumbing chase and rappelling down the side of the five-sto

Previous Episodes

Episode NameAirdateTrailer
2x08: Breakout in Plain SightSep 16, 2024
2x07: Tunneling to FreedomSep 9, 2024
2x06: Alton City EscapeSep 2, 2024
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