Investigation Discovery Rolls Out Jailbreak VR Experience

SILVER SPRING: Ahead of the eighth-season debut of I (Almost) Got Away with It, Investigation Discovery (ID) has launched a VR experience that lets viewers witness a prison escape firsthand.

Titled Jailbreak, the five-minute VR content was developed through a partnership with ID, Indigo Productions, Digital Cave Media and FogoMotion, and is powered by Discovery VR. The short is available on multiple platforms, including Discovery VR iOS and Android apps and Oculus devices.

I (Almost) Got Away with It is produced by Indigo Films with David Frank as executive producer. Its latest run will debut May 13 at 10 p.m.

“As the leaders in true-crime programming, ID is all about providing our insatiable fans outlets to consume true-crime content on all platforms,” said Kevin Bennett, the general manager of Investigation Discovery. “We are excited to introduce the action-packed VR experience Jailbreak, offering our viewers first-hand access into just how these perpetrators almost got away with it.”