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:

He ain't heavy, he's my wrongly accused brother. (Season 1)

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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:

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

Wentworth Miller had previously auditioned for 'Superman: Flyby', a film which Brett Ratner was to direct but which was ultimately never made. Ratner was impressed by Miller's audition and recommended him to the producers of the show.

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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

Michael Scofield: This is going wrong in every possible way.

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Connections

Referenced in Attack of the Show!: Episode dated 15 May 2006 (2006)

User Reviews

unreal!

what an awesome show! for the first time since 24, a show has lived up to its hype! the entire plot, actors, everything was great.

i know some people will bash anything, but not this. this was awesome.

i cant wait until next Monday.

the scene where Michael took off his shirt to reveal his tattoos, had my entire living room jumping.

my phone was ringing off the hook because everyone i told to watch was doing so, and was reacting the way i did.

if the rest of the season is just 10% of the first night, it will be better than advertised!

fox hit a home run right out of the ballpark with this show. finally a show that is in the same class as 24!