Prisoner
Created by Matt Charman
On Sky Atlantic
A tense, fast-paced crime thriller built on moral compromise and institutional corruption, where a prison officer must navigate betrayal and shifting allegiances in the criminal underworld.
A young and ambitious prison officer finds herself in the middle of a battle for the criminal underworld as crime lords try to evade justice. But in order to do that, she will have to learn quickly to put her faith in one of the very men she wants to put behind bars.
Genres
Questions people ask
Is Prisoner violent? Yes. More violent than 81% of series.
Is Prisoner scary? Yes. More frightening than 79% of series.
Is Prisoner easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 75% of series.
Does Prisoner leave you hopeful? Not especially. Less hopeful than 73% of series.
Is Prisoner sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
Cinnamon Score
How much this series gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Familiar shape, done well.
How unlike any other series this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Like Prisoner
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Prisoner
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Prisoner, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Prisoner, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Prisoner, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
