mdblist.com logo TV Shows Search


Ratings
Between
and
Between
and
Between
and
With at least
votes
Between
and
With at least
votes
Between
and
With at least
votes
Between
and
With at least
votes
Between
and
With at least
votes
Between
and
Between
and
Between
and
With at least
votes
Additional filters
m
m
Networks, Streaming Services, Cast and more
Create List (137 items)

Login to create a dynamic list


poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
89
8.4
/191253/
81
/7650/
79
/1234/
94
/87/
93
90
/40/
cc age 16+

The Night Of (2016)
After a night of partying with a female stranger, a man wakes up to find her stabbed to death and is charged with her murder.
poster
Netflix
87
8.6
/389395/
84
/16144/
81
/2809/
97
/173/
95
80
/37/
cc age 18+

MINDHUNTER (2017)
An agent in the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit develops profiling techniques as he pursues notorious serial killers and rapists.
poster
Apple TV
86
8.1
/138486/
80
/4783/
80
/892/
98
/81/
95
80
/29/
cc age 17+

Black Bird (2022)
As Jimmy Keene begins a 10-year prison sentence, he gets an incredible offer: If he can elicit a confession from suspected killer Larry Hall, Jimmy will be freed. Completing this mission becomes the challenge of a lifetime.
poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
85
8.7
/115627/
85
/3556/
80
/804/
93
/49/
94
73
/19/

Oz (1997)
The daily lives of prisoners in Emerald City, an experimental unit of the Oswald Maximum Security Prison where ingroups - Muslims, Latinos, Italians, Aryans - stick close to their mutual friends and terrorize their mutual enemies.
poster
Britbox Apple TV Channel
83
8.2
/31547/
77
/1053/
75
/242/
96
/38/
89
81
/16/

Time (2021)
Guilt, violence and impossible choices – what does it take to survive? Tense, gritty and heartbreaking – Jimmy McGovern's award-winning prison drama, with an all-star cast.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
83
8.1
/11445/
83
/903/
85
/901/
8.4
/408841/

Banana Fish (2018)
A teenaged gang leader in New York City faces his abuser and rival gangs alongside a photojournalist from Japan as they investigate a deadly new drug.
poster
Netflix
83
8.5
/107621/
80
/4820/
78
/538/
84
/85/
95
77
/34/
cc age 14+

Making a Murderer (2015)
Filmed over 10 years, this real-life thriller follows a DNA exoneree who, while exposing police corruption, becomes a suspect in a grisly new crime.
poster
Netflix
83
81
8.4
/6175/
82
/379/
83
/95/

Prison Playbook (2017)
With his major league baseball debut right around the corner, a star pitcher lands in prison and must learn to navigate his new world.
poster
Netflix
81
8.0
/334454/
79
/25574/
77
/2726/
90
/358/
82
80
/152/
cc age 16+

Orange Is the New Black (2013)
A crime she committed in her youthful past sends Piper Chapman to a women's prison, where she trades her comfortable New York life for one of unexpected camaraderie and conflict in an eccentric group of fellow inmates.
poster
Netflix
80
8.6
/341116/
83
/15019/
79
/1582/
75
/151/
85
78
/102/
cc age 15+

Arrested Development (2003)
The story of a wealthy family that lost everything, and the one son who had no choice but to keep them all together.
poster
Netflix
82
78
6.3
/1546/
72
/317/
75
/79/
100
/6/
cc age 16+

In the Mud (2025)
Five female prisoners forge a unique bond after a deadly accident... until corruption and turf wars within a ruthless prison threaten to destroy them.
poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
77
76
7.4
/6860/
72
/395/
68
/114/
94
/18/
92
65
/4/

Jett (2019)
Fresh out of prison, world-class thief Daisy ”Jett” Kowalski is forced back into doing what she does best by dangerous and eccentric criminals determined to exploit her skills for their own ends.
poster
Crunchyroll
76
7.5
/9745/
74
/1236/
80
/712/
7.5
/639417/

Prison School (2015)
There was a time when the Hachimitsu Private Academy was a revered and elite all-girls' boarding school on the outskirts of Tokyo but a recent policy revision is allowing boys into the student body. On his first day, Kiyoshi Fujino discovers that he's one of only five boys enrolled at the school. Completely overwhelmed by the thousands of girls on campus, the few boys find that their situation is less than ideal.
poster
Netflix
80
76
8.1
/5402/
80
/324/
81
/412/

El Marginal (2016)
An ex-cop entered a prison as convicted under a false identity in order to infiltrate within a group of prisoners that has just kidnapped the teenage daughter of an important national judge.
poster
Crunchyroll
83
75
8.6
/2303/
75
/92/
91
/28/
8.3
/28725/

Sentenced to Be a Hero (2026)
In a world where heroism is a punishment, Xylo Forbartz, a condemned goddess killer, battles endless hordes of monstrous abominations as part of Penal Hero Unit 9004. Death is no escape, only a cycle of resurrection and relentless combat. But when Xylo encounters a mysterious new goddess, their unlikely alliance sparks a rebellion that could shatter the chains of eternal punishment.
poster
Crunchyroll
80
74
8.2
/3683/
82
/296/
73
/72/
8.4
/165739/

Rainbow (2010)
About ten years after the Second World War, a group of juvenile offenders are sent to the Shounan Special Reform School, a kind of juvenile detention center, to deal with the atrocities and injustices they experienced in the war.
poster
fuboTV
73
IMDb 62
8.2
/70087/
79
/3061/
78
/568/
65
/49/
84
55
/22/
cc age 15+

Mayor of Kingstown (2021)
In a small Michigan town where the business of incarceration is the only thriving industry, the McClusky family are the power brokers between the police, criminals, inmates, prison guards and politicians in a city completely dependent on prisons and the prisoners they contain.
poster
76
73
7.7
/8415/
76
/368/
75
/97/
cc age 18+

Superjail! (2008)
An eccentric warden and his staff run a bizarre maximum security prison full of dangerous prisoners.
poster
Netflix
73
8.3
/656064/
80
/27228/
80
/5752/
61
/104/
77
59
/55/
cc age 14+

Prison Break (2005)
Due to a political conspiracy, an innocent man is sent to death row and his only hope is his brother, who makes it his mission to deliberately get himself sent to the same prison in order to break the both of them out, from the inside out.
poster
Crunchyroll
71
7.0
/13505/
70
/1592/
75
/466/
7.1
/713445/

Deadman Wonderland (2011)
Ganta is the only survivor after a mysterious man in red slaughters a classroom full of teenagers. He's framed for the carnage, sentenced to die, and locked away in the most twisted prison ever built: Deadman Wonderland. And then it gets worse.
poster
Netflix
70
65
7.5
/3932/
67
/327/
69
/54/

Trailer Park Boys: The Animated Series (2019)
Nova Scotia’s favorite miscreants have always been super sketchy. Now, carrying on from the Season 12 finale, the boys have become complete cartoons.
poster
81
65
7.6
/1716/
78
/144/
73
/50/
88
/8/
93

Doctor Prisoner (2019)
An ace doctor in a university hospital is wrongfully accused of a medical malpractice incident and gets ousted from the hospital. He then applies to work at a prison, where he plans to make personal connections with all the big shots in prison with the ultimate goal of getting revenge against the hospital that kicked him out.
poster
64
7.2
/16888/
71
/1193/
66
/127/
56
/19/
cc age 14+

Breakout Kings (2011)
Driven by the fact that there are few things more dangerous than a prisoner who has just escaped, and tired of following protocol and resorting to outdated methods of law enforcement, veteran U.S. Marshals Charlie Duchamp and Ray Zancanelli are taking an unorthodox approach to their work: using former fugitives to catch fugitives.
poster
Peacock Premium
54
IMDb 95
6.6
/6567/
67
/472/
69
/57/
18
/11/
83
34
/7/
cc age 14+

The Hunting Party (2025)
A small team of investigators are assembled to track down and capture the most dangerous killers our country has ever seen, all of whom have just escaped from a top-secret prison that's not supposed to exist.
poster
73
53
7.8
/5468/
73
/67/
68
/50/

Bangkok Hilton (1989)
This classic Australian mini series was originally broadcast in 1989 as three 90 minute episodes and tells the story of a young woman who goes in search of the father she has never known. Her search takes her from Australia to England and then on to Bangkok. There she meets up with a charming young man, Arkie Regan, who plants drugs in her luggage and leaves her to her fate when the authorities find them during a routine search at the airport. Following her imprisonment in the notorious Bangkok Hilton prison she awaits the decision of the authorities on whether she should face the death penalty.
poster
77
50
7.5
/2011/
76
/122/
80
/49/

Brotherhood (2019)
An honest lawyer reaches a moral crossroads after the cops force her to inform on her incarcerated brother, the leader of a rising criminal faction.
poster
Netflix
48
5.6
/6216/
62
/455/
62
/107/
29
/7/
33

Muted (2023)
Sergio hasn't spoken since the day he murdered his parents. Six years later, a teen girl may be the key to revealing the whole story.
poster
WOW Presents Plus
79
45
8.2
/2471/
80
/59/
75
/33/

Prisoner: Cell Block H (1979)
Prisoner is an Australian soap opera that is set in the Wentworth Detention Centre, a fictional women's prison.
poster
Netflix
53
41
6.4
/2300/
59
/167/
52
/21/
18
/11/
88
38
/4/
cc age 15+

Hard Cell (2022)
Events planner-turned-women's prison governor Laura Willis documents the thrills and spills of life behind bars in this delightfully dry comedy series.
poster
74
40
7.8
/1196/
68
/78/
77
/1164/

Surviving Escobar - Alias JJ (2017)
As the Medellín Cartel crumbles, Pablo Escobar's No. 1 hit man struggles to stay alive and gain respect in the prison hierarchy.
poster
Netflix
65
39
6.0
/995/
63
/137/
74
/60/
cc age 15+

Prison Cell 211 (2025)
Caught in a prison riot, a human rights lawyer poses as an inmate to survive. As he blends in, chaos and personal loss unveil the darkness within him.
poster
73
35
7.5
/1496/
72
/71/
74
/28/
3.8
/2184/

Louis Theroux: Miami Mega-Jail (2011)
Louis takes an in-depth look at Miami's jail system, a vast holding pen for the unconvicted where most inmates are awaiting trial.
poster
VIX
79
35
7.7
/909/
82
/55/
78
/37/

A Favorita (2008)
Donatela and Flora, two friends who became rivals. One of them committed a homicide and pretends to be innocent. There are two versions for the same story. Who, after all, is telling the truth? Donatela or Flora?
poster
69
34
7.5
/2676/
69
/61/
65
/17/

Prisoner (2023)
Sammi, Henrik, Miriam, and Gert are prison officers and colleagues in an old, worn-down Danish prison. Their work environment is raw and hostile, and their respective lives outside the prison walls are filled with conflict, secrets, and loneliness for very different reasons. Secrets, that will soon resurface and have great consequences not only for the four prisoners, but for everyone inside and outside the walls.
poster
Netflix
58
33
5.7
/472/
48
/29/
55
/14/
73
/11/

Nowhere Man (2019)
Two nefarious schemes taking place 10 years apart entangle a dauntless triad member, who must break out of prison to rescue a loved one.
poster
Hoopla
62
32
6.2
/2730/
64
/61/
61
/22/

Birds of a Feather (1989)
Birds of a Feather is a British sitcom that was broadcast on BBC One from 1989 until 1998 and on ITV from 2013. Starring Pauline Quirke, Linda Robson and Lesley Joseph, it was created by Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran, who also wrote some of the episodes along with many other writers. The first episode sees sisters Tracey Stubbs and Sharon Theodopolopodos brought together when their husbands are sent to prison for armed robbery. Sharon, who lived in an Edmonton council flat, moves into Tracey's expensive house in Chigwell, Essex. Their next-door neighbour, and later friend, Dorien Green is a middle-aged married woman who is constantly having affairs with younger men. In the later series the location is changed to Hainault. The series ended on Christmas Eve 1998 after a 9-year-run.
poster
Netflix
67
31
7.1
/1451/
65
/122/
67
/19/
cc age 16+

Jailbirds (2019)
At the Sacramento County Jail, incarcerated women fight the power and one another as they try to make the best of life -- and love -- on the inside.
poster
Netflix
73
29
7.3
/1293/
73
/70/
73
/20/

Queen Mantis (2025)
Cha Su-yeol, a police officer who has long despised his mother, the notorious 'Mantis' serial killer, must reluctantly turn to her for help when a copycat killer emerges.
poster
57
28
7.0
/122/
20
/3/
82
/52/

Emperatriz (2011)
Emperatriz is a Mexican telenovela produced by Fides Velasco for Azteca. It stars Gabriela Spanic as the title character, while Bernie Paz as the male lead. Other casts include Sergio de Bustamante, Julieta Egurrola, Adriana Louvier, Marimar Vega, Miriam Higareda, Alberto Guerra, Rafael Sanchez Navarro and Carmen Delgado. Omar Fierro made special appearance in the first five episodes, and later returns in the final part of the series.[1] The filming process took place between 17 March 2011 - 30 September 2011. The series premiered on 5 April 2011, 19 days after filming the first scene, at 8:30pm, occupying Prófugas del Destino's slot, and ended on 8 November 2011. Emperatriz is also known as most selling telenovela of 2011.
poster
88
27
9.2
/580/
90
/49/
84
/22/

ClaireBell (2025)
Fate led Bell, an unfortunate young woman, into prison, where she had to struggle for survival alone, without hope. That was until Claire, a mysterious female inmate, appeared to help her. And from that moment on... the encounter between these two souls began to fill this dark and desolate place with a small glimmer of light, one that gradually grew into love.
poster
73
26
7.6
/223/
76
/23/
6.8
/4080/

Usavich (2006)
Putin and Kirenenko are two odd inmates stuck in a bizarre Russian prison. Being confined to their small cell does not prevent them from causing a lot of trouble.
poster
65
25
6.2
/690/
64
/62/
69
/26/

The Escape of the Seven (2023)
The mysterious disappearance of a girl brings together seven people from all different walks of life. They all have an intertwined connection to her disappearance in the most horrific, unfathomable, and despicable way. As money drives them to their greed, lies, and delirium, they face divine retribution as they struggle for their lives in a picturesque revenge. How far will they go to claim their innocence, and will anyone make it out alive?
poster
76
20
7.4
/41/
82
/133/
72
/12/

Sweet Punishment: I'm the Guard's Personal Pet (2018)
The story is set in a prison in the near future. It revolves around Hina Saotome, imprisoned despite her innocence, and the elegant yet sadistic guard Aki Myoujin. Hina's heart and body are at the mercy of Myoujin's "heartless yet sweet domination" from physical examinations to lovers' prison visits.
poster
75
20
8.3
/1133/
71
/27/
73
/12/

Colditz (1972)
Colditz is a British television series co-produced by the BBC and Universal Studios and screened between 1972 and 1974. The series deals with Allied prisoners of war imprisoned at the supposedly escape-proof Colditz Castle when designated Oflag IV-C during World War II, and their many attempts to escape captivity, as well as the relationships formed between the various nationalities and their German captors.
poster
Netflix
77
19
7.5
/457/
79
/28/
79
/17/

Had I Not Seen the Sun (2025)
Filmmaker Zhou Pin-yu interviews a serial killer in prison — an encounter that triggers a string of mysterious events tied to a buried past.
poster
The Roku Channel
75
19
7.6
/669/
70
/30/
80
/15/

Evilive (2023)
A hardworking lawyer who randomly selects prisoners to visit and find jobs for himself meets a former baseball player who is also the second in command of a criminal organization. Will he be able to resist the temptations of evil?
poster
Amazon Prime Video
65
19
7.4
/513/
65
/62/
57
/20/
cc age 14+

Gordon Behind Bars (2012)
Gordon sets up a business behind bars, attempting to get prisoners working and paying something back into the system. But training up a group of prisoners won't be easy...
poster
76
18
8.5
/954/
62
/19/
81
/11/

Tenko (1981)
Based on real-life experiences, Tenko remains one of the most fondly remembered and acclaimed BBC dramas of the early 1980s. It follows a group of women, formerly comfortably well-off ex-pats living in Singapore, as they are captured by the Japanese during World War II.


mdblist.com © 2020 | Contact | Reddit | Discord | API | Privacy Policy