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Oscar-winning Hollywood actor Morgan Freeman has a deal with the History Channel for a new reality series and the working title says it all: Great Escapes with Morgan Freeman. According to Deadline, the series will examine the world’s greatest jailbreaks. The plan in place is for Morgan to host and executive produce six one-hour episodes for the series.
The show will rely on re-enactments and state of the art visual effects with the aim of recreating some of the most infamous jailbreaks ever pulled off. As a part of the storytelling, Morgan will discuss the inmates’ planning and escape routes and viewers will see how the cons were pursued by the authorities after their escapes.
Morgan Freeman has a stunning new reality show about famous jailbreaks
“I’ve been inside the minds of prisoners in my acting career, and I’m looking forward to stepping inside the most notorious prisons in the world, like Alcatraz, Sing Sing, Riker’s Island, and Leavenworth,” he said. “Audiences will feel like they’re making the escapes themselves as I walk them into a virtual world and through the greatest escapes in history.”
Film fans know that the handsome and talented actor earned an Oscar nomination for his portrayal of an inmate in the fictional movie Shawshank Redemption. Unlike the movie, Morgan will examine real-life escapes in his series.
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The production company responsible for Great Escapes also features Laurence Fishburne on the show History’s Greatest Mysteries and Tim Allen on the show Assembly Required.
History Channel producers had this to say about the addition of Freeman to its ranks: “Morgan’s gravitas will help ground this series and drive the drama in a way no other face or voice can.”
There is no word yet on when Freeman’s series debuts but it’s expected to launch in 2021. Although the program is coming relatively soon, production on the full season is still ongoing.
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Great Escapes with Morgan Freeman is his first return to television since 2017 and most recently, he played President Turnbull in the movie, Angel has Fallen.
He recently took part in a table read for Fast Times at Ridgemont High, which originally starred Sean Penn. The table read included, Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston. They, along with other actors, offered up a new take on the movie which is considered today to be a comedy classic.
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