Prison Break 

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.

Creator:

Paul Scheuring

Stars:

Dominic Purcell, Wentworth Miller, Amaury Nolasco

Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 8 wins & 31 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Dominic Purcell	...	Lincoln 'Linc' Burrows / ... 90 episodes, 2005-2017
Wentworth Miller	...	Michael Scofield 90 episodes, 2005-2017
Robert Knepper	...	Theodore 'T-Bag' Bagwell 87 episodes, 2005-2017
Amaury Nolasco	...	Fernando Sucre 79 episodes, 2005-2017
Sarah Wayne Callies	...	Sara Tancredi / ... 77 episodes, 2005-2017
Wade Williams	...	Brad Bellick 63 episodes, 2005-2008
William Fichtner	...	Alexander 'Alex' Mahone / ... 59 episodes, 2006-2009
Paul Adelstein	...	Paul Kellerman 49 episodes, 2005-2017
Rockmond Dunbar	...	Benjamin Miles 'C-Note' Franklin 43 episodes, 2005-2017

Storyline

An innocent man is framed for the homicide of the Vice President's brother and scheduled to be executed at a super-max penitentiary, thus it's up to his younger brother to save him with his genius scheme: install himself in the same prison by holding up a bank and, as the final month ticks away, launch the escape plan step-by-step to break the both of them out, with his full-body tattoo acting as his guide; a tattoo which hides the layout of the prison facility and necessary clues vital to the escape.

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Plot Keywords:

prison | death row | escape | tattoo | conspiracy | 

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Taglines:

Escaping Prison was Just the Beginning, Escaping the Country is now the priority (Season 2).

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Official Sites:

Hulu Official Facebook

Country:

UK USA

Language:

English Arabic Spanish

Release Date:

29 August 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Break

Filming Locations:

Miami, Florida, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Adelstein-Parouse Productions, Dawn Olmstead Productions, Adelstein Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

44 min 60 min 3,938 min (Entire series)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

According to an Instagram post from Dominic Purcell (posted in December 2017) Season 6 of Prison Break is currently in the works.

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Goofs

The toilet in cell 40, which is eventually Michael Scofield's cell, has no pipes for the waste exiting or water entering his cell. This toilet could actually not be used.

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Quotes

Michael Scofield: You kept it.
Dr. Sara Tancredi: Kept what?
Michael Scofield: The flower.
Dr. Sara Tancredi: Well, I'm a packrat. I never throw anything out.
Michael Scofield: [looks around the spotless infirmary] Yeah, well this clutter. It's... overwhelming.
Dr. Sara Tancredi: You should see my apartment.
Michael Scofield: Woah. We haven't even had our first date yet and you're already inviting me in. I thought you were a nice girl.
Dr. Sara Tancredi: Oh Michael, we all know nice girls finish last.
[motions for Michael to lift up his shirt]
Michael Scofield: So where do you finish?
[...]

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Connections

Referenced in The Bernie Mac Show: Prison Break (2005)

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Soundtracks

Main Title
Written by Ramin Djawadi

User Reviews

Awesome!!!!!!!

Some people say this show is for 24 fans... I'm not a 24 fan... As a matter of fact I don't like 24 at all!... But I so love this show... I mean, 1 hour is not enough... Gosh, if you watch one episode you'll be attached to the show... It's great!... It keeps you wandering what's gonna happen... and most of the time you THINK you know what's gonna happen but the twists are so cool!!! You could never imagine that coming... The characters: they have this established personality, they're unique, they're not like the typical criminal, the typical good girl and bad boy... they're completely different... The story lines are awesome too... This show is well written, directed and produced...So I really recommend this show... I love it!