History's Greatest Escapes With Morgan Freeman

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  • TV-PG
  • 2021
  • 2 Seasons
  • 7.4  (542)

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.

History's Greatest Escapes With Morgan Freeman is a series that ran for 2 seasons (16 episodes) between November 9, 2021 and on

History's Greatest Escapes With Morgan Freeman
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Breakout in Plain Sight
8. Breakout in Plain Sight
September 16, 2024
An Iranian American psychopath is thrown into the men's city jail. Before he gets sent to a higher security prison, he escapes by crawling up the plumbing chase.
Tunneling to Freedom
7. Tunneling to Freedom
September 9, 2024
After Colonel Thomas Rose was captured and sent to Libby Prison in Virginia, he engineered one of the greatest mass escapes in history.
Alton City Escape
6. Alton City Escape
September 2, 2024
Quawntay Adams is sentenced to a long prison term. When he finds out he is going to be a father, he determines to break out of his maximum-security cell-which he does.
Escaping Devil's Island
5. Escaping Devil's Island
August 19, 2024
Rene Belbenoit, a petty thief is captured and sentenced to hard time at France's notorious penal colony in French Guiana. He determines to escape or die trying.
The Sobibor Revolt
4. The Sobibor Revolt
August 12, 2024
During World War II, the Nazi war machine created specialized camps that were only used for one purpose, killing prisoners. Mainly Jews. They were called Death Camps.
San Quentin Breakout
3. San Quentin Breakout
August 5, 2024
A lifelong escape artist, Forrest Tucker, ends up in San Quentin prison. But despite his advanced age, he manages to engineer one of the most audacious prison breaks of all time.
Vietnam POW Escape
2. Vietnam POW Escape
July 29, 2024
A German American pilot, Dieter Dengler, uses survival skills honed as a child to escape a secret prison in Laos in the early years of the Vietnam war.
Fleeing Parchman
1. Fleeing Parchman
July 22, 2024
A lone wolf prisoner ends up the star of his own break out story when he figures out how to escape from one of Mississippi's oldest and most notorious prison farms, Parchman Penitentiary.
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History's Greatest Escapes With Morgan Freeman is available for streaming on the website, both individual episodes and full seasons. You can also watch History's Greatest Escapes With Morgan Freeman on demand at Apple TV Channels, Prime Video, Philo, Amazon, Hulu, History, Fandango at Home, Microsoft Movies & TV, Apple TV Store and Tubi TV.
  • Premiere Date
    November 9, 2021
  • IMDB Rating
    7.4  (542)
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