Battle of Alcatraz S01E01 - Episode 1

Episode Overview

Driven by an unyielding desire for freedom, five desperate inmates set their sights on escaping from Alcatraz in 1946, one of the most notorious prisons in America. Through exclusive interviews with both former guards and inmates, the gripping account of the infamous jailbreak unfolds. The plan, spearheaded by the cunning Bernard Coy, involves him starving himself to squeeze through the bars of the gun gallery. However, chaos ensues when he takes down a guard, igniting a violent standoff that transforms the Rock into a battleground over the next two days.