~~~~~~~ALCATRAZ SEASON 1 EPISODE LIST,DATES, & TIMES~~~~~~~
~ALCATRAZ HAS BEEN PICKED UP FOR 12 EPISODES, BEGINS FILMING IN APRIL IN VANCOUVER BC AND PREMIERES FALL 2011 ON FOX~




~~~~~~~ALCATRAZ SEASON 1 SCENES, UPDATES, AND SPOILERS~UPDATED FEBRUARY 15, 2011~~~~~~~~
~Alcatraz follows Rebecca Madsen, a police officer (Sarah Jones), and Dr. Diego Soto, a "hippy geek" who is the world's foremost expert on Alcatraz (Jorge Garcia). Both will investigate the reappearance of twenty wardens and prisoners (who have not aged) of Alcatraz in modern day, after their mysterious disappearance fifty years ago~

CAST

Jason Butler Harner as E.B. Tiller
Santiago Cabrera as Jimmy
Jonny Coyne as Warden Edwin James
Robert Forster as Ray Archer
Jorge Garcia as Dr. Diego Soto
Sarah Jones as Rebecca Madsen
Parminder Nagra as Lucy
Sam Neill as Emerson Hauser
Ian Tracey as Frank


~Is Alcatraz actually about Alcatraz?~
~ABRAMS: Alcatraz does involve Alcatraz. Some will be [shot in the actual prison], yes. There are sets being built, but there will be some of the pilot shot in San Francisco at Alcatraz. I don't want to give anything away because no one wants to hear that, but I will say that it's a beautifully written and surprisingly emotional script, although not surprising when you know that Liz Sarnoff wrote it. She's amazing. The show is about an incredibly odd and mysterious turn and secret about the prison of Alcatraz, and a modern-day mystery that involves something very odd that happened there 50 years ago. The cast is unbelievable. It's Sam Neill, Sarah Jones, Jorge Garcia from Lost -- who was the first person we cast and is just the greatest with an amazing role -- and Johnny Coyne, who's an amazing English actor. We have a spectacular cast. There are a number of other actors and it is wonderful. I'm really excited about the show.~