If you’re interested, this is a reminder that the 6-part series, The Prisoner will be be premiering on AMC on November 15th. The Prisoner stars Ian McKellen, Jim Caviezel, Hayley Atwell, Ruth Wilson, Lennie James and Jamie Campbell-Bower.
The following is the lengthy press release from AMC TV, after the break:
WHAT: AMC’s highly anticipated six-part mini-series “THE PRISONER,“ debuts this Sunday, November 15 at 8pm ET/PT. A reinterpretation of the 1960s cult classic by Patrick McGoohan, “THE PRISONER” tells the story of one man’s desperate quest to find his way back to his former life and reclaim his freedom.
Leading in to the highly-anticipated mini-series debut will be AMC Complete Collection: Mad Max, starring Mel Gibson, and AMC Complete Collection: The Matrix, starring Keanu Reeves and Laurence Fishburne. This marks the first time, for each Collection, that all three Mad Max films and the entire Matrix trilogy of films will air together, back-to-back.
Fans can also watch all 17 episodes of the original 1960s “THE PRISONER” in full screen on www.amctv.com
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WHEN: ”THE PRISONER” premieres Sunday, November 15 from 8-10 pm ET/PT and airs over three consecutive nights, with two episodes each evening beginning at 8pm ET/PT.
AMC Complete Collection: Mad Max debuts Friday, November 13 with Mad Max (1979) at 8pm ET/PT, Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981) at 10pm, and Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome (1985) at 12am.
AMC Complete Collection: The Matrix premieres Saturday, November 12 at 8pm ET/PT and repeats on Sunday, November 15 11am with The Matrix (1999) followed by The Matrix Reloaded (2003) at 2pm ET/PT and The Matrix Revolutions (2003) at 5pm ET/PT, leading into “THE PRISONER.”
WHO: THE PRISONER stars Jim Caviezel (Passion of the Christ, The Thin Red Line) in the title role of Six, two-time Oscar® nominee Ian McKellen (Lord of the Rings, The Da Vinci Code) as Two; Hayley Atwell (Brideshead Revisited, Mansfield Park) as 4-15; Ruth Wilson (Jane Eyre, Capturing Mary) in the role of 313; Lennie James (“Jericho”) as 147; Rachael Blake (Lantana, Tom White) as M2, the wife of Two; and Jamie Campbell Bower (Sweeney Todd, The Twilight Saga: New Moon) as 11-12, the son of Two.
AMC co-produced “THE PRISONER” with UK producer Granada and ITV. Granada International will distribute the series worldwide. Produced by Trevor Hopkins, and executive produced by Michele Buck, Damien Timmer and Rebecca Keane for ITV, the mini-series is written by Bill Gallagher and directed by Nick Hurran.
