Best TV shows set in prisons
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Discover the list of the most watched TV shows set in prisons, ranked from best to worst.
According to 0 votes, the TV show Black Bird, released in 2022, came in first as the best TV show set in prisons, followed by I Will Find You and In the Mud (released in 2025, starring China Suárez and Eugenia Suárez
). Scroll down for the top 10 TV shows set in prisons, rated by visitors in 2026.See more
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Black Bird
2022 - 2022. Drama, Crime. Taron Egerton, Paul Walter Hauser, Ray Liotta, Greg Kinnear, Sepideh...
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As Jimmy Keene begins a 10-year prison sentence, he gets an incredible offer: If he can elicit a confession from suspected killer Larry Hall, Jimmy will be freed. Completing this mission •••
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I Will Find You
2026 - 2026. Drama, Mystery, Crime. Sam Worthington, Britt Lower, Chi McBride, Logan Browning...
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David Burroughs was wrongfully imprisoned, accused of murdering his own son. When he learns that the boy may still be alive, he sets out on a desperate mission to find him. Sam Worthington •••
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In the Mud
2025 - present. Crime, Drama. China Suárez, Eugenia Suárez
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Five female inmates in an Argentine prison become very close after a tragic accident. But corruption and power struggles in prison threaten to destroy them. Eugenia “China” Suárez stars in •••
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Mayor of Kingstown
2021 - 2023. Drama, Crime. Jeremy Renner, Dianne Wiest, Hugh Dillon, Tobi Bamtefa, Taylor...
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The McLusky family mediates between prisoners, authorities and the community in Kingstown, Michigan, where incarceration is the only thriving industry.
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Prison Break
2005 - 2017. Action & Adventure, Crime, Drama. Wentworth Miller, Dominic Purcell, Sarah Wayne...
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The series follows the intriguing story of Michael Scofield, played by the seductive Wentworth Miller, who stages a bank robbery to end up in the same prison as his older brother, Lincoln •••
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Sentenced to Be a Hero
2026 - present. Animation, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Action, Adventure. Yohei Azakami, Mayu Iizuka...
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In a world where being a hero is a punishment, Xylo Forbartz fights monsters nonstop in a unit of convicts. Death does not set him free, but brings him back to life for a new fight. The •••
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The Hunting Party
2025 - 2026. Drama, Investigation, Thriller. Melissa Roxburgh, Patrick Sabongui, Josh McKenzie...
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After an incident at a secret prison, a small team of investigators is tasked with finding the escapees. Each mission brings clues about the past of the fugitives, but also about the •••
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The Manipulated
2025 - 2025. Crime, Drama. Ji Chang-wook, Doh Kyung-soo, Lee Kwang-soo, Jo Yoon-soo, Jung Heon...
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Taejoong's life falls apart when he is framed for a serious crime and ends up in prison. Discovering that it was all set up by an outsider, he embarks on a fierce quest for revenge. Ji •••
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The Price of Confession
2025 - 2025. Drama, Mystery, Thriller. Jeon Do-yeon, Kim Go-eun, Park Hae-soo, Jin Sun-kyu...
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An Yun-su ends up in prison after being accused in a case that changes her life. There she meets Mo-eun, a mysterious woman who offers her a bargain: Mo-eun will confess in her place but •••
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The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox
2025 - 2025. Drama, Biographical. Grace Van Patten, Sharon Horgan, Francesco Acquaroli...
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Amanda Knox goes to Italy for a year of studies, but an investigation changes her life completely. Unjustly accused, she tries to make her version heard in a case followed by the press •••
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