"Prison Break" (2005) TV series 2005-2009

Creator:

Paul Scheuring

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

Breaking out was easy, getting away will be hard (Season 2).

Plot:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Prison | Death Row | Conspiracy | Murder | Self Sacrifice

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 3 wins & 21 nominations

Cast

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 (81 episodes, 2005-2009)
Sarah Wayne Callies	...	Dr. Sara Tancredi (69 episodes, 2005-2009)
Wade Williams	...	Brad Bellick (67 episodes, 2005-2008)
William Fichtner	...	Alex Mahone (59 episodes, 2006-2009)
Paul Adelstein	...	Paul Kellerman (46 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)

Also Known As:

Prison Break: On the Run (Australia) (second season title)
The Break (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

42 min (plus commercials) | 60 min (including commercials)

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

USA:TV-14 | South Africa:PG (13V) (TV rating) | South Africa:PG (13V) (DVD rating) | UK:12 (some episodes) | UK:15 (some episodes) | Australia:M (some episodes) | Ireland:18 (Season 1 DVD rating) | Finland:K-15 | Norway:15 (DVD rating) | Malaysia:18PL | Germany:16 (TV rating) | Singapore:NC-16 (season 2 DVD rating) | Singapore:PG (season 1) (season 2) (season 3) | South Korea:15 | Argentina:13 | Hungary:16 (some episodes) | New Zealand:R16 (season 3) | Australia:MA (some episodes) | Singapore:NC-16 (season 4)

Filming Locations:

Building One, Studios at Las Colinas - 6301 North O'Connor Road, Irving, Texas, USA

Company:

20th Century Fox Television

Trivia:

Wentworth Miller was a last minute casting choice. He started filming about a week after auditioning/being cast.

Goofs:

Continuity: We are told in the fourth season that Michael and Lincoln's mother died of a brain aneurysm but in the first season when asked about his family medical history, Lincoln tells Sarah that his mother died from liver cancer.

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?
[...]

Movie Connections:

Featured in The 63rd Annual Golden Globe Awards (2006) (TV)

Fast, thrilling and good looking!

Prison Break is one of the best new series. It's got personality, style, thrills and action. Michael Scofield robs a bank only to be caught and jailed. With him behind the bars he brings a plan to get himself and his brother, who is sentenced to death, out. What few people knows is that Michael is the architect of the prison and so he knows his way around.

The characters are really good. You really get to know them, but just so good that they're still unpredictable. You get to know some of their history and what kind of person they are. The actors does a great job in portraying these characters. I've only seen Dominic Purcell in John Doe, a performance I didn't find that good. However, in Prison Break his potential in shown. He portrays Lincoln Burrows very good. Wentworth Miller also does a great job as Lincoln's brother, Michael Scofield.

The story may seem a little incredible and some facts may be wrong, but never the less it's made quite believable. You believe the locations and the characters and how they behave and react. The story is well written and detailed and it all seems possible. They've managed to give this series kind of it's own style and personality. The basic idea of escaping a prison is old and so you might not wanna call this show original. On the other hand you don't know what else to call it. It is a new twist to an old idea (and a good one I might add) and it is not filled with clichés. It gives a realistic image of what could very well be. At the same time you got the old hero who's out to save the innocent. Yet, Michael is not treated like a hero. He leans more towards being a anti-hero.

The cinematography is great. This is one of those series with it's own unique look. The mood, style and action is well captured in really good looking shots followed by really nice music.

If you should start to watch one new series this year, it should be Prison Break.