History's Greatest Escapes with Morgan Freeman

History's Greatest Escapes with Morgan Freeman (2021- )

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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.

Network
Scheduleevery Monday at 21:00 (60 min)

Last Episode

Breakout in Plain Sight
Season 2Episode 863 min

Breakout in Plain Sight

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-story prison. It's a group effort but Hossein Nayeri, the mastermind, does not play well with others and the escapees turn on each other--and get caught.

Sep 16, 2024

Recent Episodes

EpisodeNameAirdate
S02E08Breakout in Plain SightSep 16, 2024
S02E07Tunneling to FreedomSep 9, 2024
S02E06Alton City EscapeSep 2, 2024
S02E05Escaping Devil's IslandAug 26, 2024
S02E04The Sobibor RevoltAug 19, 2024
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Cast

Morgan Freeman

Morgan Freeman

plays himself
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Characters

Morgan Freeman

Morgan Freeman

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