Where to watch Behind Bars: The World's Toughest Prisons in Australia
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Availability checked 16 November 2026.
Is Behind Bars: The World's Toughest Prisons renewed or cancelled?
No new episodes since March 2024
TMDB still lists Behind Bars: The World's Toughest Prisons as returning, but nothing has aired since Fri 22 March 2024 and no new season has a date, so treat its return as unconfirmed.
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Behind Bars: The World's Toughest Prisons seasons and where to watch them
Behind Bars: The World's Toughest Prisons episode guide
4 seasons, 20 episodes aired, 3 October 2016 to 22 March 2024.
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Season 42024 · 6 episodes
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- S04E01New Bilibid Prison8 March 2024
- S04E02Lepoglava, Croatia8 March 2024
- S04E03Taichung Men’s Prison, Taiwan10 March 2024
- S04E04Episode 415 March 2024
- S04E05Episode 517 March 2024
- S04E06Episode 622 March 2024
Behind Bars: The World's Toughest Prisons Season 4: where to watch and every episode
Season 32021 to 2022 · 6 episodes
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- S03E01Urso Branco, Brazil28 November 2021 · 1h
- S03E02Colony 8, Zhytomyr, Ukraine12 December 2021 · 1h
- S03E03Maafushi Central Prison, Maldives26 December 2021 · 1h
- S03E04Episode 42 January 2022
- S03E05Episode 59 January 2022
- S03E06Episode 616 January 2022
Behind Bars: The World's Toughest Prisons Season 3: where to watch and every episode
Season 22018 · 7 episodes
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- S02E01Carcel Distrital, Bogotá, Colombia – Part One4 August 2018 · 1h
- S02E02Carcel Distrital, Bogotá, Colombia – Part Two4 August 2018 · 1h
- S02E03Colony 100, Kharkiv, Ukraine4 August 2018 · 1h
- S02E04South Cotabato Jail, Philippines4 August 2018 · 1h
- S02E05El Hongo, Tecate, Mexico4 August 2018 · 1h
- S02E06Armavir Prison, Armenia4 August 2018 · 1h
- S02E07La Mesa, Mexico4 August 2018 · 1h
Behind Bars: The World's Toughest Prisons Season 2: where to watch and every episode
Season 12016 · 6 episodes
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- S01E01San Pedro Prison — La Paz, Bolivia3 October 2016 · 1h
- S01E02Dallas County Jail — Texas, USADate to be announced · 1h
- S01E03Antanimora Prison — Antananativo, MadagascarDate to be announced · 1h
- S01E04Tent City — Arizona, USADate to be announced · 1h
- S01E05Sofia Central Prison — Sofia, BulgariaDate to be announced · 1h
- S01E06Miami Dade County Jail and Bootcamp — Florida, USADate to be announced · 1h
Behind Bars: The World's Toughest Prisons Season 1: where to watch and every episode
Episode names, air dates and runtimes: TMDB. Air dates are the first broadcast anywhere; where a season streams is our daily Australian check.
About Behind Bars: The World's Toughest Prisons
These are some of the toughest prisons in the world. Prisons so tough, even gang bosses and killers learn the meaning of fear. Across four continents, six different prisons, the series takes us beyond the gates, walls, barred windows and cells into an unknown world, a world we know exists, but a world nobody wants to think about.
- Year
- 2016
- Genres
- Crime, Documentary
- Runtime
- 1h
- Network
- Prime Video
- Status
- Returning
- Seasons
- 4
Behind Bars: The World's Toughest Prisons air dates
- First aired
- Season 4 premiered
Air dates: TMDB.
Cast and crew of Behind Bars: The World's Toughest Prisons
- Director
- Elisabeth Shapiro
- Director of Photography
- Andreas Linde
Cast and crew: TMDB.
Got a question about Behind Bars: The World's Toughest Prisons?
Is Behind Bars: The World's Toughest Prisons on Netflix in Australia?
No, Behind Bars: The World's Toughest Prisons is not on Netflix in Australia right now. It is free on SBS On Demand.
Can I watch Behind Bars: The World's Toughest Prisons for free in Australia?
Yes, you can watch Behind Bars: The World's Toughest Prisons for free in Australia on SBS On Demand.
How many seasons of Behind Bars: The World's Toughest Prisons are there?
Behind Bars: The World's Toughest Prisons has 4 seasons. The latest, season 4, was released on 8 March 2024.
Where can I watch Behind Bars: The World's Toughest Prisons season 4 in Australia?
Season 4 is the latest season of Behind Bars: The World's Toughest Prisons. We could not find it on an Australian service yet. It was released on 8 March 2024.
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