Behind Bars: Rookie Year: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Behind Bars: Rookie Year follows a group of new recruits at the New Mexico Corrections Academy (NMCA) who are training or have recently joined the ranks at the Penitentiary of New Mexico (PNM). These rookies come face-to-face with rapists, murderers, and gang members who take pleasure in preying on weakness. Every new recruit hoping to join the department goes through a rigorous training program designed to test their fortitude and give them the tools needed to survive one of the most dangerous working environments on the planet. But as each day passes, the physical and emotional demands often prove too much for some, and even the best training can't prepare a rookie for the unexpected. Whether they're cadets in training or brand new on the line, the officers all wrestle with a critical life-or-death question: Is it worth it?

Series details

• Title: Behind Bars: Rookie Year
• Format: Reality
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Action, Crime
• Premiere date: 2015-08-06
• Final broadcast date listed: 2016-11-10
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: A&E
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 61 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 2681

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2015-08-06; final listed air date 2015-09-24; episode order: 8.
• Season 2: premiered 2016-08-25; final listed air date 2016-11-10; episode order: 12.

Source and licence

Adapted from Behind Bars: Rookie Year on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.