Alcatraz is an American television Show created by Elizabeth Sarnoff, Steven Lilien and Bryan Wynbrandt, Also produced by J. J. Abrams and Bad Robot Productions. The show premiered on Fox on January 16, 2012. Shifting between eras, the show focuses upon the Alcatraz prison, and this was shut down in 1963 because of dangerous conditions for guards and its prisoners. The show's premise is that both the prisoners and have abruptly reappeared in modern day San Francisco and the guards disappeared in 1963. The show starred Sarah Jones, Jorge Garcia, Sam Neill and Parminder Nagra. The series was cancelled May 9, 2012.