
Breakout Kings
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Breakout Kings follows an unconventional partnership between the U.S. Marshals' office and a group of convicts as they work to catch fugitives on the run. In Breakout Kings, veteran U.S. Marshals Charlie Duchamp and Ray Zancanelli decide to reject protocol and take an unorthodox approach to their work: using former criminals to catch current ones. They form a special task force composed of the three most elusive convicts Ray ever captured: Lloyd Lowery a former child prodigy and behaviorist/psychiatric expert who excels in psychoanalysis; Shea Daniels, an ex-gang banger who knows how to work the system, both in prison and on the street; and Erica Reed, a sexy expert tracker who learned her trade from her bounty hunter father. Charlie and Ray also employ the services of Julianne Simms, a civilian who acts as the "funnel" for the group - all information, tips and data go through her.
Highest-rated episodes all ranked
- 01
PilotAn unconventional team is formed to track escaped convicts when, in the series opener, two U.S. Marshals hire three convicted felons who had escaped from prison, and promise them a month off of their sentences for each capture. - 02
Out of the Mouths of BabesThe team hunts a pedophile, and they believe he could be going to the school where he worked and where the children he's accused of molesting attend. - 03
The Bag ManA man with a prosthetic hand escapes and goes on a crime spree, and the team tries to catch him before he crosses the Canadian border.
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Episodes by season
Season01Best season
- S01E01
Season's bestPilotMarch 6, 2011An unconventional team is formed to track escaped convicts when, in the series opener, two U.S. Marshals hire three convicted felons who had - S01E02
CollectedMarch 13, 2011A man who hunts women and tortures them escapes during a candlelight vigil outside prison, and the team learns that he has a woman captive i - S01E03
The Bag ManMarch 20, 2011A man with a prosthetic hand escapes and goes on a crime spree, and the team tries to catch him before he crosses the Canadian border. - S01E04
Out of the Mouths of BabesMarch 27, 2011The team hunts a pedophile, and they believe he could be going to the school where he worked and where the children he's accused of molestin - S01E05
Queen of HeartsApril 3, 2011A woman convicted of stabbing her husband 48 times escapes on a school bus; and Lloyd's gambling debt is on the rise and an inmate threatens - S01E06
Like Father, Like SonApril 10, 2011An antigovernment con with a destructive streak escapes, and the case hits close to home when the man sends a bomb to DuChamp's home. Also, - S01E07
Fun with ChemistryApril 17, 2011A Bonnie-and-Clyde-like pair escape and go on a killing spree, and the race is on to catch them before they kill again. - S01E08
SteaksApril 24, 2011Two inmates escape by poisoning another inmate and hiding in his coffin, but, once outside, there is friction between the two men. - S01E09
One for the MoneyMay 1, 2011A jewel thief escapes from prison and the team believes he's plotting a big heist, and the only way to catch him is to discover what the man - S01E10
Paid in FullMay 8, 2011A contract killer escapes and leaves a trail of bodies, and the team looks for a connection between the victims in order to catch the killer - S01E11
Off the Beaten PathMay 15, 2011A schizophrenic with outdoor-survivalist skills escapes and sets out to abduct a young television host and eventually kill her. - S01E12
There Are RulesMay 22, 2011An 18-wheeler busts through prison walls, and several convicts escape by hiding in an armored car that was in the back of the truck. - S01E13
Where in the World is Carmen VegaMay 30, 2011In the first-season finale, the head of a drug cartel escapes while attending her son's funeral, and, while the team hunts her, it's suspect
Season02
- S02E01
Season's bestAn Unjust DeathMarch 4, 2012In the second-season opener, the team hunt a merciless serial killer whom Lloyd's testimony helped convict. Meanwhile, Charlie gets offered - S02E02
Round TwoMarch 11, 2012A group of convicts use a subterranean tunnel to get to a home near the prison, and one of them is an undercover agent whose allegiance may - S02E03
Double DownMarch 18, 2012An escaped police informant is hunted, and his ties to a major felon are uncovered. The situation then intensifies when a member of the team - S02E04
Cruz ControlMarch 25, 2012An escaped con goes on a killing spree fueled by a hopeless medical diagnosis he received. - S02E05
Self HelpApril 1, 2012The gang must figure out how a prisoner pulled off the perfect crime while remaining incarcerated. - S02E06
I Smell EmmyApril 8, 2012The team pursues an escaped inmate and a prison volunteer who aided her getaway. - S02E07
Ain't Love (50) GrandApril 15, 2012A prison escapee kidnaps his former lover after discovering that she has become involved in another relationship. - S02E08
SEALd FateApril 22, 2012An ex-Navy SEAL flees prison in order to exact revenge on his former government-contractor employer, setting off conspiracy theories about h - S02E09
FreakshowApril 29, 2012The gang tracks a fugitive who used to perform in the circus as an escape artist. - S02E10
Served ColdApril 29, 2012The team face a difficult choice when a case they're barred from being involved in turns personal.
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