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Breakout

Breakout

Description: Despite cameras and guards monitoring their every move, some prisoners are daring enough to test the system and execute a breakout. Told from the perspectives of both the escapees and the law enforcement teams tracking them, this programme documents some of recent history's high-profile jailbreaks and the various methods officials use to outsmart the criminals, leading to their eventual recapture.
Genre: Documentary, History
Year Released: 2010
Number of seasons: 2
Number of episodes: 16
First episode air date: March 28, 2010
Cast: Dai Xiangyu
Networks: National Geographic, Discovery Channel, National Geographic Society
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