A federal prisoner transport crashes near a sleepy Alaskan suburb, sending fifty convicts into the wilderness. The town's nearly retired U.S. Marshal Frank Remnick, a modest, blue-collar figure who feels increasingly obsolete, is tasked with tracking the escapees on foot. The CIA rushes to contain the scene in order to prevent exposure of a far larger cover-up tied to a shameful past. Frank stumbles through chaos, becomes a pawn in a broader conspiracy, and must confront personal and historical wounds while his family and community anchor his choices. The series intentionally channels 1990s action-thriller energy and manhunt dynamics.
"The show is meets The Fugitive," Bokenkamp tells me via Zoom. "It's grounded in '90s action thrillers. That's what we wanted to do. We're trying to give audiences something fun, and come together for a thrill ride. That was our inspiration."
"The downed plane and convicts at large are Frank's responsibility," explains Jason Clarke over email. "We follow Frank, stumbling through the chaos that ensues. He becomes a useful pawn in a larger plot that is forced to confront a shameful, wrongful past as history appears to repeat itself."
"Family and community are important to Frank. He is somebody who sees the world changing around him, and changing faster than he's comfortable with. There are things in the world that he doesn't understand. This catastrophe forces him to confront those questions. There's a sensitivity and nuance [to him]. He's a bit of an open wound, and he's very good at hiding t
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