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Prison Cell 211

2025 · 1 season

A tense, claustrophobic descent into chaos where survival demands shedding who you were.

Created by
Gibrán Portela
Genres
Drama, Crime
Starring
Diego Calva, Noé Hernández, Gerardo Taracena
Overview
Caught in a prison riot, a human rights lawyer poses as an inmate to survive. As he blends in, chaos and personal loss unveil the darkness within him.

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Stream in the UK
  • Netflix
More options Data from JustWatch
Created by
Gibrán Portela
Genres
Drama, Crime
Starring
Diego Calva, Noé Hernández, Gerardo Taracena
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Tone
    Pacing
    relentless, 4 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • survival
    • violence
    • identity
    • corruption
    • grief
    Places
    • prison
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • single location
    • serialised
    Content intensity
    • Gore mild
    • Language strong
    • Violence strong
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action6
    Horror4
    Humour1
    Realism7
    Romance1
    Tension8
    Darkness8
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight7

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    Details

    Genres
    drama, crime
    Created by
    Gibrán Portela
    Written by
    Javier Peñalosa, Tania Tinajero, Benjamin Figueroa Garcia, Umaru Robles
    Starring
    Diego Calva, Noé Hernández, Gerardo Taracena, Karina Gidi, Alejandro Puente, Ana Sofía Gatica, Pedro de Tavira, Roberto Duarte
    Length
    1 seasons, 6 episodes
    Network
    Netflix
    Country
    Mexico
    Languages
    Spanish

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