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Online, January 11, 2012 (Newswire.com) - Alcatraz can be a expression deeply ingrained inside our cultural consciousness being a resource of mystery and curiosity, so that it would seem fitting that J.J. Abrams and Elizabeth Sarnoff, two of the genius minds behind the equally enigmatic "Lost," would choose to tackle the iconic island for an additional high-concept Television series. "Alcatraz" (premiering Mon., Jan. 16, 8 p.m. Orient on Fox) may be lacking smoke monsters and roman policier bears, but there are still plenty of questions to be answered, as HuffPost Tv uncovered once we visited the Vancouver-based occur October. The show's story starts in March 1963, when history tells us the prison was closed as a result of unmanageable running expenses and the erosion of buildings from years of salt water publicity. But in the planet of "Alcatraz," the legitimate reason behind the closure is way more persuasive: 302 prisoners and guards mysteriously vanish without a trace, only to reappear in our time without having aged. An unlikely workforce -- Alcatraz historian and comic strip author Doctor Diego Soto (Jorge Garcia), police detective Rebecca Madsen (Sarah Jones) and federal government agent Emerson Hauser (Sam Neill) -- will have to interact to capture the returned inmates and find out the fact powering their disappearance.

The series was conceived by Steven Lilien and Bryan Wynbrandt, previous "Kyle XY" writers, who offered the idea to Abrams' Bad Robot production organization. But Sarnoff, that has now stepped down as showrunner, took yet another stab at the story just before looking around to the networks. Another "Lost" alum, Jack Bender, serves as executive producer, and that he was available to reply to reporters' concerns through the group set check out. On the surface, the two island-based indicates share equivalent DNA -- and not just due to the fact of Abrams and Garcia. But Bender insisted that "Alcatraz" is made to be more available than its predecessor. "I feel the networks are extremely frightened of the mythology of the demonstrate overpowering an audience's possible ways to arrive aboard the prepare if they've missed a couple of [episodes]," he said. "I feel that our present will probably walk that thin line, ideally, for the reason that every week there is gonna be a story unfolding that starts and ends. Then there is still this overreaching, 'What took place? How the hell did this transpire? What's happening?' vibe to the show that is going to be, season by season, discovered in the sluggish style in order that the mystery stays alive and effectively."

Mystery series are fairly determined by the cast and crew's capability to have a magic formula, and Abrams has arguably created a entire sub-genre of tv program that is built to retain the audience guessing, from "Alias" and "Lost" to "Fringe" and "Person of Fascination." "Alcatraz" won't be any exception. Garcia, who shot to fame as the lovable Hurley on "Lost," told The Huffington Post that he's turn into accustomed to not knowing anything about his character's backstory -- and the male is aware of a lot better than to question. "I've gotten accustomed to operating in this way from having accomplished a indicate utilizing these people today in advance of," he explained. "I would delight in having to complete my own blanks at the starting. If stuff gets revealed later, even when it seems like contradictory, I usually believe contradiction is why us men and women. When you behave in ways that's not how people could have anticipated, it is a pretty human approach to behave. So I have normally loved individuals moments myself as an actor."

Jones agreed, adding: "I enjoy what the writers have done with their romance. ... I like this Rebecca is not rapid to confidence individuals. You will find very few individuals her life that she allows herself to have near to and believe in and I that way the writers are not so instant to produce Rebecca and Doc best friends. There exists a loving relationship that is built and often they have a minute with each other and often she pushes him away; but that's a thing I'm genuinely grateful to the writers for, because it makes it possible for Document and Rebecca to truly get to know one another and find out how to have confidence in each other." Unlike Garcia, Jones is new to dealing with Abrams' closely-guarded plot turns, so she's even now racking your brains on the show's central mystery: Where by did the inmates vanish to? "A component of each and every episode is that you get yourself a very little little bit better discovering why these men are here: Where by did they are available from, who's running it, you understand?" she explained. "I really don't even know yet -- I'm wanting to figure it out. I have got my very own theories about this using a bit of the clues that we get each individual episode, but I'm sure they are not suitable. I'm certain I will be way off and have not a clue what I used to be talking about!" You can look at to fix the mystery by yourself when "Alcatraz" premieres using a two-hour episode on Mon., Jan. 16 at 8 p.m. Orient on Fox. Alcatraz Episode 4