The Prisoner (2009 miniseries)
| The Prisoner | |
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Promotional poster
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| Based on |
The Prisoner by Patrick McGoohan George Markstein |
| Written by | Bill Gallagher |
| Directed by | Nick Hurran |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Rupert Gregson-Williams |
| Country of origin | United States United Kingdom |
| No. of episodes | 6 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Trevor Hopkins |
| Running time |
45 minutes (per episode) 360 minutes (Full running time) |
| Release | |
| Original network | AMC, ITV, STV, UTV |
| Original release | November 15 – November 17, 2009 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
45 minutes (per episode)
The Prisoner is a 2009 television miniseries based on the 1960s TV series The Prisoner. The series concerned a man who awakens in a mysterious, picturesque, but escape-proof village. It was co-produced by American cable network AMC with British channel ITV, who now hold the rights to the original series.
The series begins with an unidentified man waking up in a desert and finding himself in the middle of a pursuit as mysterious guards chase an elderly man through a canyon. The old man dies soon after, but not before passing a message on to the younger man: "Tell them I got out."
The man arrives in an enigmatic community, whose residents inform him that it's called simply The Village. Everyone he meets is known only by a number—he learns his number is 6—and he discovers that they have no knowledge or memory of the outside world.
6 is unable to remember his real name, and recalls only snippets of his life in New York City. He had met and seduced a mysterious woman in a diner. He finds himself locked in a battle of wills against 2, the Village's leader, who goes to great lengths to make 6 assimilate. 6, meanwhile, tries to contact "dreamers" — Village residents who, like him, have been experiencing flashes of memory of their lives outside of the Village. Along the way, he befriends 147, a Village taxi driver; 313, a doctor with whom 6 develops a romantic connection, but who has her own secrets; and "11–12", 2's son, who begins to question the reality of the Village.
A remake had been in the works since 2005.
The miniseries was promoted at 2008 San Diego ComicCon via a skywriter airplane that sketched the phrase "Seek the Six" on the sky over San Diego. Although "Seek the Six" was initially thought to be a catchphrase of some sort, it did not appear in the final cut.
A further promotional event for the miniseries was held at the 2009 ComicCon, including a spoiler-heavy, 9-minute trailer and a cast and crew discussion panel.
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