A criminal sentenced to a maximum security prison for killing a police officer catches the eye of an amoral television producer. She offers him the chance to win his freedom by competing in a deadly televised race in which convicts battle it out in heavily armed vehicles. Sci-fi thriller prequel, with Luke Goss, Sean Bean and Danny Trejo.

In the world's most dangerous prison, a new game is born: Death Race. The rules of this adrenaline-fueled blood sport are simple, drive or die. When repentant convict Carl Lucas discovers there's a price on his head, his only hope is to survive a twisted race against an army of hardened criminals and tricked-out cars.