Prison Break (2005–2009)

Due to a political conspiracy an innocent man is sent to death row and his only hope is his brother who makes it his mission to deliberately get himself sent to the same prison in order to break the both of them out from the inside out.

Creator:

Paul Scheuring

Stars:

Dominic Purcell, Wentworth Miller, Amaury Nolasco

Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 4 wins & 22 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Dominic Purcell	...	Lincoln Burrows (81 episodes, 2005-2009)
Wentworth Miller	...	Michael Scofield (81 episodes, 2005-2009)
Amaury Nolasco	...	Fernando Sucre (81 episodes, 2005-2009)
Robert Knepper	...	Theodore 'T-Bag' Bagwell (80 episodes, 2005-2009)
Sarah Wayne Callies	...	Dr. Sara Tancredi (68 episodes, 2005-2009)
Wade Williams	...	Brad Bellick (67 episodes, 2005-2008)
William Fichtner	...	Alex Mahone (59 episodes, 2006-2009)
Paul Adelstein	...	Paul Kellerman (45 episodes, 2005-2009)
Marshall Allman	...	LJ Burrows (44 episodes, 2005-2008)
Rockmond Dunbar	...	Benjamin Miles 'C-Note' Franklin (40 episodes, 2005-2009)
Jodi Lyn O'Keefe	...	Gretchen Morgan (37 episodes, 2007-2009)

Storyline

Structural Engineer Michael Scofield turns himself in to the Fox River Penitentiary in order to break out his brother Lincoln Burrows, who is on death row for the murder of the Vice President's brother. But Lincoln was set up by some of the Company (an agency formed by corrupt government officials) guys, headed by General Jonathan Krantz. Michael breaks out from Fox River with his brother Lincoln and other convicts.

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Plot Keywords:

prison | death row | conspiracy | murder | prison cell | 

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Taglines:

Prisons were made to be broken. (season 3)

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Also Known As:

The Break

Filming Locations:

Illinois, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Adelstein-Parouse Productions, Original Television, 20th Century Fox Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

43 min 60 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

The name of the prison in the show, Fox River, shares the name of a river that runs through Western Chicagoland, near the real prison filming location.

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Goofs

When the show cuts away to "Blackfoot, MT" it often shows a mountain range. The range shown is actually the Tetons, featuring Mt. Moran, which are located in northwestern Wyoming, not in Montana.

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Quotes

Theodore "T-Bag" Bagwell: [about the rising temperature in the cells] Not that hot?
[he points to an African American cellmate]
Theodore "T-Bag" Bagwell: When this guy woke up, he was white!

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Connections

Spin-off Prison Break: The Final Break (2009)

User Reviews

Fantastic New Show on Fox

I wasn't sure how this show was going to be, it didn't look that interesting to me. I thought it looked more like a made for TV movie than an actual series. I decided to give it a chance and watched the premier last night. Let me just say that I'm addicted to the show after the 2 hour premier. This show was great, the acting, the characters, the setting, everything was done top notch. The show is filmed in and around Chicago, the prison they use for the setting was just closed a couple of years ago, it gives it a very authentic look. If you thought like I did(how can you make an entire series out of one prison break?), give it a try, you won't be disappointed. Besides, Fox made an entire season out of a 24 hour period.