Breakout Kings
Seen it?2011 | 2 seasons | 60 min | Action & Adventure, Drama, Crime
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With middling reviews (41% on Rotten Tomatoes) and a lukewarm 6.6 out of 10 from audiences, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans and action fans. If you loved Burn Notice, start here.
- The mood
- Dark and gritty.
- The pace
- 2 seasons: a few weeks of evenings, hour-long episodes, about 23 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- Rated TV-14. Probably too much for younger kids.
- It was cancelled, so the story may not get a proper ending.
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are few things more dangerous than a prisoner who has just escaped, and tired of following protocol and resorting to outdated methods of law enforcement, veteran U.S. Marshals Charlie Duchamp and Ray Zancanelli are taking an unorthodox approach to their work: using former fugitives to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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
41% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesBelow par
6.6 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Ran for 2 seasons and reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 68K people sought it out in the past year
Season by season
The show overall is a Weeknight Watch. Here's how each season stacks up; Season 1 is the high point.
- Season 12011 · 13 episodes · 6.3 out of 10Weeknight
- Season 22012 · 10 episodesNot rated yet
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Cast & crew
Created by Matt Olmstead, Nick Santora
- Laz AlonsoCharlie Duchamp
- Domenick LombardozziRay Zancanelli
- Serinda SwanErica Reed
- Jimmi SimpsonLloyd Lowery
- Brooke NevinJulianne Simms
- Jason CerboneAugust Tillman
- Mark DayJimbo Cantrell
- Rufus CrawfordMan Walking Dog
- Malcolm GoodwinSean 'Shea' Daniels