The Prisoner
The Prisoner Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 6.5 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 6.3 |
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"Paranoid puzzle-box remake that never quite unlocks itself"
A man wakes up stranded in a strange desert town called the Village, with no memory of how he arrived and no way out. Everyone there has a number instead of a name, and questioning the system is not encouraged. This six-part miniseries trades in surreal dread and paranoia rather than action, leaning on mood, odd visuals, and slow-building unease. It rewards patience for ambiguity but frustrates anyone wanting concrete answers, and its deliberate pace and dreamlike logic can feel more disorienting than gripping.
Ian McKellen's unsettling, quietly menacing turn as the man who runs the Village.
you need concrete answers rather than dreamlike ambiguity by the finale.
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All Seasons
| Ep | Title | Rating | Yours | Votes | Runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | 1 | Episode 1: Arrival | 6.7 | 373 | 45 min | |
| ▶ | 2 | Episode 2: Harmony | 6.5 | 306 | 45 min | |
| ▶ | 3 | Episode 3: Anvil | 6.3 | 272 | 45 min | |
| ▶ | 4 | Episode 4: Darling | 6.5 | 254 | 60 min | |
| ▶ | 5 | Episode 5: Schizoid | 6.3 | 249 | 60 min | |
| ▶ | 6 | Episode 6: Checkmate | 6.3 | 250 | 60 min |